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Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Better Block Foundation

DALLAS, TX

WebsiteView as a funder

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$1.1M

Net assets

$736K

Grants received

$2.1M

28 grants

EIN

474885264

Tax year

2024

Mission

Better Block Foundation educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$259K
Program service revenue$1.2M
Investment income$25K
Other revenue$13K
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$393K
Fundraising$81K
Other expenses$742K
Total expenses$1.1M
Total assets$1.1M
Net assets$736K

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KRISTA NIGHTENGALE

Executive Dir.

Board

$76K

40 hrs/wk

PJ MEITL

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

REESE COLLINS

President

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JENNIFER SANDERS

Vice President

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JIM HANNA

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KAY CHENG

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DREX OWUSU

Secretary

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JOHNNY TAYLOR

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

NATHANIEL BARRETT

Treasurer

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 28 of 28

FromAmountPurposeYear
RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION
$500K
TO COMPLETE FOUR CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PROJECTS IN ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
2024
THE ROGER I & RUTH B MACFARLANE FNDN
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
INVEST DETROIT FOUNDATION
$36K
G7 PAVILLION SPARK GRANT
2024
CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB
$25K
NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION
2024
THE SHIMON BEN JOSEPH FOUNDATION
$193K
SACRED SITES DESIGN COMPETITION
2023
INVEST DETROIT FOUNDATION
$129K
SNF PROGRAMMATIC GRANT - G7 PAVILLION SPARK GRANT
2023
George Kaiser Family Foundation
$75K
Phoenix District Pop-Up Activation
2023
George Kaiser Family Foundation
$74K
Activation Project
2023
AARP
$50K
Grant to support AARP's Livable Communities initiative
2023
George Kaiser Family Foundation
$30K
Better Block Activation Site
2023
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
EDGEMON FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
EDWARD & BARBARA E CHULEW
$1K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
EDWARD & BARBARA E CHULEW
$1K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
EDGEMON FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$296K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC
$55K
PROGRAM OPS COST
2020
A New Dallas
$10K
General support
2020
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC
$10K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC
$55K
PROGRAM OPS COST
2019
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas
$10K
Community Outreach
2019
DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA COMMUNITY
$51K
DULUTH BETTER BLOCK
2018
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$40K
SLAVIC VILLAGE BETTER BLOCK AND NOACA PROJECT SUPPORT
2018
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC
$10K
Program Ops Cost
2018
AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE NEW AMERICANS SAFE DRIVING INITIATIVE
2018
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC
$5K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. NO BENEFITS TO BE RECEIVED FROM THIS GRANT.
2018

Funded by

$2.1M from 18 funders · 28 grants · 2018–2024

Richard King Mellon Foundation

$500K · 1 grant · 2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$326K · 2 grants · 2021–2022

The Roger I & Ruth B Macfarlane Fndn

$250K · 1 grant · 2024

The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation

$193K · 1 grant · 2023

George Kaiser Family Foundation

$179K · 3 grants · 2023

Invest Detroit Foundation

$164K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Dallas Foundation

$135K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Inc

$120K · 3 grants · 2018–2020

Details

EIN474885264
NTEE codeS20
Subsection03
Ruling date2015-11
Formed2015
Employees6
Volunteers1000
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