EIN 06-0861268

Hands on Hartford

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
53
Year formed
1969
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Hands On Hartford, in partnership with others, strengthens community in Hartford by responding faithfully to people in need through programs that change lives and renew human possibility.
Total revenues
$4,800,491
2022
Total expenses
$5,207,980
2022
Total assets
$7,977,512
2022
Num. employees
53
2022

Program areas at Hands on Hartford

We provide safe and affordable supportive housing and related support services for folks with serious health issues (including those living with hiv/aids), both onsite, and in individual's homes throughout the Hartford area. We also provide supportive services and individualized housing stabilization or homelessness prevention services to neighbors in need of assistance. 42 individuals and their families participated in this program in 2022. In addition, we provide linkage and referral case management services at a 32-unit apartment building for individuals with limited income.
Our 40 year old community meals program which offered free meals four days and one evening a week was converted to a pay-what-you-can restaurant called gather55 mid-year, offering restaurant quality breakfast and lunch options to all for either full-price, a minimum of $2, hour of volunteer time or free, four days a week. Gather55 is also open in the evenings four days a week with 20% of seatings reserved for those unable to pay. We also offer a day program open four days and one evening a week (including a free dinner), which is a welcoming place where caring staff and volunteers give emotional support and a sense of community to those who often live isolated lives, and where guests can spend the day indoors. Staff trained in social work help guests stabilize their situations and take steps to move toward permanent housing and self-sufficiency, and health-checks, a bimonthly walk-in clinic, enrichment activities, risk reduction items and help with referrals are also available. Some who come to the program want only a meal; for others, it becomes a springboard for positive life changes, including accessing resources to help with benefits, housing, and employment. In 2022, we served 47,633 meals, provided targeted navigation services to 451 people, and 552 people received onsite health assistance.
Our neighborhood services program offers referrals, utility assistance through private funds and operation fuel, security deposit and rental assistance, training and employment opportunity financial assistance and referrals, nutrition education and health screenings to Hartford residents. The manna community pantry is a full choice shopping model pantry, allowing clients to choose food that will suit their families' needs and tastes, minimizing food waste and maximizing nutritional value. Pre-bagged groceries are also available based on client choice. Groceries include non-perishable staples, along with bread, milk, eggs, fresh produce, frozen meat (including halal meat). Food is labeled based on the swap (supporting wellness at pantries) system, rating it based on sugar, salt and saturated fat content. We also offer basic personal hygiene items and diapers. We served an average of 597 households each month through this program in 2022, and distributed 402,646 pounds of food, nearly 25% of which was fresh food. We provided neighborhood services/homeless prevention to 592 households.
Community engagementthe community engagement program orients, trains, supports, and places volunteers with all of our direct service programs. This program also manages larger customized service projects, immersions and "dash for a difference" events providing service learning both at Hands on Hartford and at non-profits, schools and parks throughout Hartford. Community engagement also encompasses the faces of homelessness speakers' bureau, through which speakers share their own experiences of homelessness with diverse audiences. In 2022, 980 volunteers provided 12,361 hours of service in the Hartford area. Faces of homelessness speakers spoke at 50 events in 2022.homeless outreach programthe homeless outreach program is an interdisciplinary collaboration with wheeler clinic and Connecticut harm reduction coalition aimed at helping to get folks who are living unsheltered into permanent homes of their own. The team seeks out people who are living in tents, under bridges, in wooded areas, etc., provides them with warm clothing, snacks, beverages, and works to find them a warm place to sleep indoors. They connect them with medical and mental health assistance where needed, and work to match them to housing programs with an ultimate goal of ensuring that each person they encounter finds a safe and stable place to call home. The team engaged with 618 individuals during the year.backpack nutrition programthe backpack nutrition program serves Hartford children who rely on free-of-charge school breakfasts and lunches during the school year. We send home a backpack containing two breakfasts and two lunches along with drinks and snacks (including shelf stable milk) each friday of the school year. We also add weekly enhancements, such as fresh fruit, canned chicken, community resources information, nutrition resource information, and school supplies. We served 163 children in the first half of 2022, and 218 children by the end of the second half of the year, distributing 4,708 backpacks to children in eight Hartford schools.cihhn (Connecticut integrated healthcare and housing neighborhoods)through the cihhn program, we support individuals in finding and keeping safe, affordable housing and provide housing case management and patient navigation services to increase housing stability and positive health outcomes. Participants were formerly homeless, have complex medical issues and are high users of medicaid-supported hospital and emergency department services. 11 individuals were served through this program in 2022.55b apartmentsthirteen one-bedroom and efficiency style apartments at Hands on Hartford provide permanent housing to 13 individuals in need of supportive services because of serious health issues. 24/7 support is available through our housing services program.zezzo house supportive housing serviceswe provide supportive housing and related support services for 16 households who have members with serious health issues (including those living with hiv/aids), at an offsite residence in hartford.faxon apartments supportive housing serviceswe provide supportive housing and related support services for tenants in 14 apartments dedicated to individuals and families who have struggled with homelessness and housing instability at an apartment building in west hartford.permanent supportive housing (psh)we provide supportive housing and related support services for up to 24 folks with serious health issues living in various scattered site locations in the Hartford area.shared use kitchenhands on Hartford's shared use kitchen is available for use by qualified food operators on a membership basis on an hourly basis. Small culinary businesses join the shared kitchen and benefit from a modern, renovated, licensed kitchen for product preparation and development, cooking classes, etc. We also worked in partnership with a group of community organizations to run the culinary collaborative, designed to support the small businesses who are members of our kitchen to strengthen and further their businesses. 42 businesses were members of our shared use kitchen in 2022.

Who funds Hands on Hartford

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Journey HomeHomelessness Assistance$255,575
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG)Capacity Building$158,023
Network for GoodUnrestricted$139,831
...and 47 more grants received totalling $1,044,878

Personnel at Hands on Hartford

NameTitleCompensation
Barbara A ShawExecutive Director$123,619
Pamela FitzgeraldDirector of Finance and Admi$94,410
Kate ShaferDevelopment Director / Development and Communications Manager
Abbie KellyDirector of Housing / Director of Program Services and Evaluation
Jonathan Mitchel LDirector of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Programs
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for Hands on Hartford

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,392,194
Program services$1,397,322
Investment income and dividends$10,975
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,800,491

Form 990s for Hands on Hartford

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-06-26990View PDF
2021-122022-06-27990View PDF
2020-122021-06-28990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-10-12990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $38,765 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
August 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 22, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 39 new grant, including a grant for $577,300 from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG)
July 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFood banksCharities
Issues
Human servicesCommunity improvementHomelessnessHunger
Characteristics
Peer-to-peer fundraisingState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
55 Bartholomew Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
Metro area
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT
County
Hartford County, CT
Website URL
handsonhartford.org/ 
Phone
(860) 728-3201
Facebook page
hands.on.hartford 
Twitter profile
@handsonhartford 
IRS details
EIN
06-0861268
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1969
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P20: Human Service Organizations
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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