Private foundation · EIN 36-3608625

Better Way Foundation

Preselected only

Minneapolis, MN

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202503079349101510
Total assets (EOY)$68,241,965
Grants paid$2,015,000
Typical (median) grant$30,000
Grants listed45
Giving in home state (MN)20%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K18
$25K–$100K9
$100K+18

Smallest $5,000 · Largest $200,000

Geographic focus

MN
20%
Other/foreign
19%
SD
14%
NM
14%
MA
8%
IN
8%
WA
6%
OK
4%

Common purposes

operationstransitionindigenousgrowthcapacityprojectlanguageculturalamericanindiancatholicschoolsnetworkbuildingfuture

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$2,400,000$68,241,41444
2024$2,015,000$68,241,96545

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Mashpee Wampanoag TribeMashpee, MACultural Curriculum for Weetumuw School and Beyond!$200,000
University Of Notre DameNotre Dame, INAmerican Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN) Support 2020-2024$185,000
Lower Sioux Indian CommunityMorton, MNTransition Grant - Lower Sioux$160,000
Hearts GatheredOmak, WABuilding for the Future$150,000
Oceti Sakowin Community AcademyRapid City, SDInnovative Approaches to Teaching and Community-based Indigenous Education$150,000
Thunder Valley Community Development CorporationPorcupine, SDTransition Grant - Thunder Valley CDC$120,000
Amani Girls HomeMwanzaTransition Grant - AGH$100,000
Comanche Language And Cultural Preservation CommitteeLawton, OKBuilding the Capacity of CLCPC$100,000
Keres Children'S Learning CenterCochiti Pueblo, NMIndigenous Montessori Institute Strategic Growth Phase$100,000
Mama'S Hope Organization For Legal AssistanceKageraTransition Grant - MHOLA$100,000
Montessori American Indian Childcare CenterSt Paul, MNContinuity, Growth & Vision$100,000
Naca-Inspired Schools NetworkAlbuquerque, NMExpanding professional development & IECD programming$100,000
Red Cloud Indian SchoolPine Ridge, SDTruth & Healing Project - Part II$100,000
Tanzania Early Childhood Development NetworkDodomaTransition Grant - TECDEN$100,000
Tanzania Home Economics AssociationMwanzaTransition Grant - TAHEA$100,000
Tumaini LetuBukobaTransition Grant - Tumaini Letu$100,000
Wicoie NandagikendanMinneapolis, MNGrowing Wicoie Nandagikendan's Capacity for Continued Growth$100,000
Wicoie NandagikendanMinneapolis, MNGrowing Wicoie Nandagikendan's Capacity for Continued Growth$100,000
St Joseph Mission SchoolSan Fidel, NMShaping the Future of Indigenous Early Learning$80,000
Saad K'IdilyeAlbuquerque, NMCaretaker Language Apprentice Program$75,000
De La Salle Blackfeet SchoolBrowning, MTLittle Flower Academy Initiative$50,000
St Anthony Indian MissionZuni, NMZuni Language & Culture Project 2024-2025$30,000
St Augustine Indian MissionWinnebago, NECommunity and Family Engagement and Healing$30,000
St Charles Catholic SchoolSan Carlos, AZApache Language and Cultural Program 2024-2025$30,000
St Mary'S Mission SchoolRed Lake, MNExpanding Donor Base and Increasing Donations Launch$30,000
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