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Private foundation (trust)EIN 872514444Est. 2022-04

Making Life Better Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$137K

FY 2024

Grants Made

5

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$27K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$46K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$511K

Total Expenses

$156K

Qualifying Distributions

$148K

Distributable Amount

$53K

Min. Investment Return

$55K

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

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $20K to maximum $46K, 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 2022 to 2024. Peak $137K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

16 grants

RANCHO FELIZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$215K
7 grants
THE CENTER FOR APPLIED LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP
$40K
3 grants
GHANA MAKE A DIFFERENCE INC
$20K
1 grant
STABLESTRIDES
$20K
2 grants
WON BY ONE TO JAMAICA
$11K
1 grant
TRI LAKES CARES
$3K
1 grant
M Bledsoe
$3K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Arizona
$215K
69% of total
Colorado
$65K
21% of total
Idaho
$20K
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$11K
4% of total

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