Helping Hands for Gand Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HELPING HANDS FOR GAND, INC. WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF GATAD2B-ASSOCIATED NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER (GAND) AND THE NEED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH GAND THROUGH THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT SUCH ACTIVITIES, AND TO MAKE GRANTS, LOANS OR OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS FOR ANY OF THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(C)(1) OR (2)(B) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
- Income
- $38,485
- Spending
- $5,636
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $2,500 spent. ONLINE SUPPORT FOR GAND SITE RESEARCH - 9,022 UNIQUE VISITORS AND 16,046 PAGE VIEWS IN 2025.
- HELPING HANDS FOR GAND HOSTED THE 2025 GAND ONLINE CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2025. APPROXIMATELY 100 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN SESSIONS COVERING BRAIN HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPCOMING LAUNCH OF THE GAND PATIENT REGISTRY. PARTICIPANTS ALSO HEARD FROM DR. TYLER PIERSON, MD, PHD, AND DR. JUAN YOUNG, PHD, BOTH LEADING GAND RESEARCHERS, WHO GAVE OVERVIEWS OF GAND, UPDATED THE ATTENDEES ON THEIR RESEARCH RESEARCH, AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE CONFERENCE ENDED WITH A BREAKOUT SESSION FOR FAMILIES TO CONNECT AROUND A TOPIC OF SHARED INTEREST.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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