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Private foundation (trust)EIN 270773475Est. 2010-06

Make It Better Foundation

WILMETTE, IL 60091

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$755K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$988K

FY 2024

Grants Made

73

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$125K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$46K

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Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.0M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.8M

Min. Investment Return

$11K

Grant Range

73 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $125K, 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 $988K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

143 grants

American Red Cross
$131K
3 grants
Catch a fire
$120K
2 grants
Nurse Family Partnership wire not showing up in gl
$100K
1 grant
Nurse Family Partnership
$100K
1 grant
Joffrey Ballet
$61K
4 grants
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
$60K
3 grants
Cinema Chicago
$55K
4 grants
Goodman Theater
$53K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

143 grants

<$10K
97
grants
$10–50K
41
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Illinois
$1.1M
55% of total
Colorado
$226K
11% of total
California
$225K
11% of total
District of Columbia
$186K
9% of total
Delaware
$130K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$75K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$11K
1% of total
Indiana
$10K
1% of total
Ohio
$6K
0% of total
New York
$4K
0% of total

+3 more states

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