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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363608625Est. 1988-12

Better Way Foundation

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Total Assets

$68.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

45

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$60K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$3.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.2M

Min. Investment Return

$3.3M

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

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $30K to maximum $200K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

193 grants

University of Notre Dame
$578K
7 grants
Keres Children's Learning Center
$492K
6 grants
Mama's Hope Organization for Legal Assistance
$465K
5 grants
Tanzania Home Economics Association
$462K
5 grants
Tumaini Letu
$427K
5 grants
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center
$422K
7 grants
Amani Girls Home
$412K
4 grants
Lower Sioux Indian Community
$372K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

193 grants

<$10K
58
grants
$10–50K
69
grants
$50–250K
66
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Minnesota
$1.7M
25% of total
New Mexico
$1.2M
18% of total
South Dakota
$937K
14% of total
Indiana
$593K
9% of total
Massachusetts
$515K
8% of total
Washington
$400K
6% of total
Oklahoma
$300K
4% of total
Nebraska
$270K
4% of total
Arizona
$235K
3% of total
Montana
$157K
2% of total

+11 more states

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