University of Florida Foundation
Gainesville, FL
$700KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Organizational grant
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The Hand Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 65-0118848 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Wesley Ledesma
- Phone
- (561) 567-9245
- Deadlines
- None - generally for calendar use.
- Application materials
- Specific letter request - reviewed by selection committee
- Restrictions
- Primary criteria - financial need for education, merit, and selection committee criteria
Original filing text
- Contact
- Wesley Ledesma
- Address
- 9100 Belvedere Rd Suite 210 Royal Palm Beach, FL, 33411
- Phone
- 5615679245
- wesley@HandFoundationInc.org
- Deadlines
- None - generally for calendar use.
- Application materials
- Specific letter request - reviewed by selection committee
- Restrictions
- Primary criteria - financial need for education, merit, and selection committee criteria
Reported organization name: The Hand Foundation Inc
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | 51 | $160K |
Where The Hand Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Community Methodist Church
Belle Glade, FL
$170KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Organizational grant
Stetson University
DeLand, FL
$150KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Organizational grant
Glades Day School
Belle Glade, FL
$150KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Organizational grant
University of Florida Foundation
Gainesville, FL
$125KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Organizational grant
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (182 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Hand Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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