Both Hands Foundation
Serve A Widow. Fund An Adoption.
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Mission
Both Hands mission is to fulfill James 1:27 by serving orphans, widows, and Christian adoptive families. Based in Nashville, TN, Both Hands helps adoptive families and volunteer groups organize service projects for widows while raising funds for adoptions and orphan-related causes. Similar to a 5k race, a family or group gathers a team of volunteers who commit to serving a widow in their community. The volunteers also send letters to raise sponsorship for their day of service with the funds raised going towards the family's adoption costs. All the while, the widow receives free help on their home. As of August 2023, over 1,250 Both Hands projects have been completed across 45 states. Those projects have raised $17.5 million for adoption costs, and counting! Learn more at BothHands.org
Ruling year
2009
Founder & President
Mr. JT Olson
Executive Director
Mr. Jared DeLong
Main address
P.O. Box 2713
Brentwood, TN 37024 USA
EIN
26-1879659
NTEE code
Adoption (P31)
Raising & Fund Distribution (Pun)
Christian (X20)
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The private adoption of a child here in the U.S. is expensive. In fact, studies show it's the #1 reason a family considering adoption doesn't move forward. Our goal is to eliminate the financial barrier to families wanting to adopt a child into a Christian home by guiding them through completing a Both Hands project. Adoptions currently cost anywhere from $25k-$50k or more, but our projects in 2021 and 2022 raised an average of $22,000 per adoptive family. This is the highest yielding adoption fundraising model out there based on our findings, so our goal is to reach even more families to make adoption more accessible to those looking to bring a child into a loving home.
Our programs
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Adoptive Family & Widow Projects
A private adoption of a child in the U.S. is expensive, typically ranging between $25k-$50k. Studies show the high cost is actually the #1 reason families who consider adoption aren't able to move forward. Our goal is to eliminate the financial barrier for families wanting to adopt while simultaneously serving widows with help around their homes.
Here's how a project works: A family gathers a team of volunteers and Both Hands coaches them through coordinate a service project fixing up a widow's home. The family and their team send letters to raise sponsorship for their day of service, similar to a 5k race. The funds raised support that family's adoption to and the widow receives free service on their home. Both Hands - One for the widow, one for the orphan.
Committed to fundraising support for its operating expenses through private donors, no funds raised by a family and their team are deducted for Both Hands' administrative costs.
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Our results
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Number of projects completed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Adoptive Family & Widow Projects
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our goal for 2023 is to complete 100 or more Both Hands projects.
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to complete 100 Both Hands projects in 2023 and to raise $2 million for adoptions and orphan causes.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We're heavily focused on marketing and partnerships to raise further awareness of our model with families researching online and adoption agencies. We've also established a matching grant fund to encourage more families to work with our ministry to complete a project by receiving a matching grant towards their adoption once they meet all project requirements.
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What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Both Hands Foundation
Board of directorsas of 08/16/2023
Derek Bell
Mosaic Trust
Term: 2012 - 2022
Marty Roe
Diamond Rio
JT Olson
Both Hands
Renee Browning
Community Volunteer, Adoptive Mom
Derek Bell
Mosaic Trust
Joel Eckert
Experian Health
Sue Giere
Treasurer
Jeff Hartline
SCP Health
Kathy McKinney
Show Hope
Kevin Banks
The Helton Group, Keller Williams
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