Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← All organizations

OPEN HANDS FOUNDATION

EIN 20-0456778 EXCELSIOR, MN

Revenue 2024
$664,111
Expenses 2024
$1,436,989

Program services were 84.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T30
Classification
1000
Street
3121 WESTWOOD DR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE OFFER LOVE, DIGNITY AND HOPE BY MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY OUR ONLY PROGRAM IS HOPE HOUSE, A YOUTH CRISIS AND COUNSELING SHELTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE OFFER LOVE, DIGNITY AND HOPE BY MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

  • SEE SCH O.HOPE HOUSE IS A YOUTH CRISIS AND COUNSELING SHELTER PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH 180 DEGREES (PROGRAM SERVICE PROVIDER) AND WESTWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH. THE SHELTER PROVIDES SAFE, STABLE AND SUPPORTIVE EMERGENCY HOUSING AND COUNSELING. SPECIFICALLY, IT PROVIDES: 6 BEDS FOR YOUTH IN CRISIS AGES 14-19; 24HR/ 7DAYS A WEEK CRISIS SHELTER; COUNSELING FOR YOUTH, PARENTS AND FAMILY; DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL STAFF; NO COST FOR SERVICES; AND A FIRST CALL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS. YOUTH/FAMILY IMPACT: SINCE OPENING IN 2015, 4,606 IMPACTED YOUTH: WITH 870 YOUTH MAKING OVERNIGHT STAYS, AND 3,736 INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN HANDLED THROUGH CALLS OR TEXTS FOR HELP. HOUSING STABILITY (OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE KIDS BACK IN A SAFE/STABLE ENVIRONMENT): IN AUGUST 2024 - JULY 2025, 92% OF THE YOUTH ACHIEVED THIS GOAL AT EXIT AFTER AN AVERAGE OF 22 DAYS IN THE SHELTER. IN AUG'24 - JUL'25, 731 YOUTH WERE IMPACTED, WITH 83 MAKING OVERNIGHT STAYS. HOPE HOUSE BENEFITS TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THE BROADER COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, RESOURCE, REFERRAL AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO YOUTH. THROUGH POSITIVE, PRO-ACTIVE, PROGRAMMING AND MESSAGES, HOPE HOUSE BUILDS CONFIDENCE; TEACHES THEM THAT THEY HAVE MANY OPTIONS IN LIFE; AND FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKILLS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE CHOICES. HOPE HOUSE CASE MANAGERS HELP YOUTH IDENTIFY NEEDS, SET GOALS, AND DEVELOP PLANS. HOPE HOUSE TEENS ARE MEANINGFULLY CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR GOALS IN THREE KEY AREAS: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION. YOUTH ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.DURING THE YEAR, WE CONTINUED THE EXPANSION PROJECT FOR THE HOPE HOUSE PROGRAM. WE STARTED THE FISCAL YEAR WITH TEMPORARY RESTRICTED ASSETS FOR THE HOPE HOUSE PROGRAM OF $857,945. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WE RECEIVED $421,695 IN DESIGNATED CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOPE HOUSE AND INCURRED $1,224,944 IN RELATED HOPE HOUSE PROGRAM EXPENSES, RESULTING IN $54,696 REMAINING IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS AT YEAR END.

    Expenses $1,214,944 · Grants $1,037,178

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Joel Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $236,745
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $142,207
    Other
    $94,538
    Hours/week
    3 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $142,207 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,730 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $83,808 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $236,745 related
  • Michael Moore

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Steve Lattu

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Tami Norton

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Candyce Trautwein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cindy Alness

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related
  • Bruce Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rodney Provart

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,911
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $86,776
    Other
    $17,135
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $664,111
    Expenses
    $1,436,989
    Contributions
    $622,699
    Grants paid
    $1,037,178
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,470,098
    Expenses
    $512,252
    Contributions
    $1,441,505
    Grants paid
    $252,391
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $129,547
    Expenses
    $228,261
    Contributions
    $134,130
    Grants paid
    $154,022
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $382,347
    Expenses
    $316,987
    Contributions
    $382,347
    Grants paid
    $262,879

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $444,205
    Expenses
    $270,874
    Assets (EOY)
    $426,331
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $321,655
    Expenses
    $124,892
    Assets (EOY)
    $238,397
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $379,300
    Expenses
    $301,393
    Assets (EOY)
    $140,362
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $329,106
    Expenses
    $333,708
    Assets (EOY)
    $108,901
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $276,418
    Expenses
    $315,317
    Assets (EOY)
    $78,799

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2014

Tax period
1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
Principal officer
Michael Moore
Mailing address
3121 Westwood DriveExcelsior MN 55331

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • WESTWOOD COMMUNITIY CHURCH

    $819,461

    2024 FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOPE HOUSE PER THE TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WESTWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH, JOHN KRAEMER & SONS, INC. AND BATC FOUNDATION, D/B/A HOUSING FIRST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION.

  • 180 DEGREES

    $252,340

    2023 YOUTH CRISIS AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

  • 180 DEGREES

    $214,825

    2024 YOUTH CRISIS AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

  • 180 DEGREES

    $143,952

    2022 YOUTH CRISIS AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

  • WESTWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH

    $9,820

    2022 LOVE BUILDS CAMPAIGN

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • WESTWOOD COMMUNITY CHRUCH

    501(C)(3) · CHURCH · MN

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility SO.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.