Right Hand Charitable Trust appears to operate primarily as a funding vehicle rather than a programmatic foundation: its sole recorded grant is a large, unrestricted transfer to DAFGIVING360, a donor-advised/grantmaking intermediary. There is no direct evidence of issue-area, geographic, or beneficiary-specific priorities in the public grant record. This suggests the trust directs philanthropic decisions to an intermediary or advises grants through a donor-advised structure rather than funding named nonprofits directly.
Highly concentrated — a single, large pass-through grant to a donor-advised/grantmaking intermediary rather than multiple direct grants; likely uses DAF structures to allocate future giving.
Right Hand Charitable Trust U/a/d 12/12/14’s public record is dominated by a single 2025 charitable grant of $1,182,064 to Dafgiving360 in Omaha, Nebraska. That transfer is much larger than the trust’s other recorded awards and points to a structure that channels most giving through an intermediary rather than to many direct operating grants. Around that core, the trust has also supported food distribution, hurricane relief, and faith-based community services through named local organizations. The recorded grants show a pattern of modest, repeated support at the $10,000 to $25,000 level for community organizations in Minnesota, Florida, and Kentucky. Fish of Sanibel and Sanibel Community Church each received multiple grants tied to food distribution and hurricane relief. Deer Creek Community Services in Apple Valley also appears more than once, as do Higher Trek in Lexington and several Minnesota congregational or school-based recipients. Taken together, the public grant list suggests a trust that makes both large pass-through charitable transfers and smaller targeted gifts to community-serving and ministry-linked organizations.
Food distribution is one of the clearest recurring themes in the trust’s public grants. In 2023, it gave $25,000 to Fish of Sanibel for a food distribution center, followed by another $20,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. That same organization also appears among the larger awards in the record. Hurricane recovery is another specific area. Sanibel Community Church received $25,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 for a hurricane relief fund, indicating support tied to disaster response in Sanibel. The trust also funds faith-linked community services in Minnesota. Deer Creek Community Services in Apple Valley received $20,000 in 2023 and another $20,000 in 2024 for Discovery Ministry. Separate general-support grants went to Neighborhood House in Saint Paul, Sand Lake Northwoods Chapel in Deer River, and Church of St Therese in Deephaven.
The typical grant size is $10,000, with the lower quartile and median both at $10,000 and the upper quartile at $20,000. The distribution is therefore tightly clustered, even though one 2025 transfer to Dafgiving360 was far larger than the rest. The record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Fish of Sanibel, Sanibel Community Church, Deer Creek Community Services, Higher Trek, Sand Lake Northwoods Chapel, Church of St Therese, and St Therese Catholic School. The trust funds individuals: False, and it makes program-related investments: False. The grant record does not show a public application process.
$1.4M
$0
$60K
$1.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 59% of grants go to recipients in NE.
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Notable grantees: DAFGIVING360
Grants are all in the United States, and most recorded awards go to Minnesota recipients, matching 59% of grants in the HQ state. Beyond Minnesota, the trust also gives in Florida and Kentucky. Omaha, Nebraska stands out as the city tied to the largest 2025 grant to Dafgiving360. Other recipient cities include Sanibel, Apple Valley, Saint Paul, Deer River, Deephaven, Wayzata, and Cambridge.
The public grant record shows support for food distribution, hurricane relief, and faith-based or ministry-linked community services. Named recipients include Fish of Sanibel for a food distribution center, Sanibel Community Church for a hurricane relief fund, and Deer Creek Community Services for Discovery Ministry.
The trust’s grant-size distribution is compact: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. Most recorded awards fall in that band, even though one 2025 transfer was much larger.
Yes. The record shows repeat grants to several recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Fish of Sanibel, Sanibel Community Church, Deer Creek Community Services, Higher Trek, Sand Lake Northwoods Chapel, Church of St Therese, and St Therese Catholic School.
By recipient state, Minnesota accounts for 59% of grants in the public record. The trust also gives to organizations in Florida, Kentucky, and Nebraska, with Omaha appearing in the largest recorded transfer to Dafgiving360.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAFGIVING360 | OMAHA, NE | $1,182,064 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GRANT |
| FISH OF SANIBEL | SANIBEL, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER |
| DEER CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES | APPLE VALLEY, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | DISCOVERY MINISTRY |
| SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH | SANIBEL, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | HURRICANE RELIEF FUND |
| HIGHER TREK | LEXINGTON, KY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAND LAKE NORTHWOODS CHAPEL | DEER RIVER, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHURCH OF ST THERESE | DEEPHAVEN, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE | SAINT PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST THERESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | WAYZATA, MN | $5,000 | 2024 | GIVE TO THE MAX DAY |
| SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH | SANIBEL, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | HURRICANE RELIEF FUND |
| FISH OF SANIBEL | SANIBEL, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER |
| DEER CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES | APPLE VALLEY, MN | $20,000 | 2023 | DISCOVERY MINISTRY |
| HIGHER TREK | LEXINGTON, KY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAND LAKE NORTHWOODS CHAPEL | DEER RIVER, MN | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHURCH OF ST THERESE | DEEPHAVEN, MN | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST THERESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | WAYZATA, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GIVE TO THE MAX DAY |
| CHRIST THE KING - CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
DAFGIVING360
$1,182,064CHARITABLE GRANT
FISH OF SANIBEL
$20,000FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
DEER CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES
$20,000DISCOVERY MINISTRY
SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH
$20,000HURRICANE RELIEF FUND
HIGHER TREK
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAND LAKE NORTHWOODS CHAPEL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHURCH OF ST THERESE
GENERAL SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST THERESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$5,000GIVE TO THE MAX DAY
SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH
$25,000HURRICANE RELIEF FUND
FISH OF SANIBEL
$25,000FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
DEER CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES
$20,000DISCOVERY MINISTRY
HIGHER TREK
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAND LAKE NORTHWOODS CHAPEL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHURCH OF ST THERESE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST THERESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$5,000GIVE TO THE MAX DAY
CHRIST THE KING - CAMBRIDGE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT