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Private foundation (trust)EIN 631198327Est. 1998-05

BETTER PLACE FOUNDATION

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210

Total Assets

$14.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$863K

FY 2023

Grants Made

47

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$80K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$905K

Distributable Amount

$747K

Min. Investment Return

$757K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $10K to maximum $80K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

152 grants

TRANSGENDER ADVOCATES KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERING
$173K
3 grants
ALAQUEST COLLABORATIVE FOR EDUCATION
$163K
3 grants
HIGHER PURPOSE INC
$145K
3 grants
SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$136K
3 grants
HIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER
$120K
3 grants
YOUTH TOWERS INC
$103K
3 grants
MCRAE LEARNING CENTER INC
$103K
2 grants
OASIS COUNSELING CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
$98K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

152 grants

<$10K
84
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Alabama
$1.6M
60% of total
Mississippi
$265K
10% of total
Tennessee
$225K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$197K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$85K
3% of total
Georgia
$83K
3% of total
North Carolina
$63K
2% of total
Kansas
$40K
1% of total
Indiana
$25K
1% of total
New York
$23K
1% of total

+8 more states

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