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BETTER WAY FOUNDATION 36-3608625 Click to copy · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · private_foundation · program funder
64 recipients FY2016–24
$11M giving on file
2024 latest grant year
no accepts unsolicited
National National funder, 20 states and territories
Footprint A national funder — 20 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 14 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, F, G, K, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X.
Funders that fund the same organizations Funder Location Channel Shared recipients FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE LONGMONT, CO program funder 14 COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION OAKLAND, CA program funder 11 NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION SAINT PAUL, MN program funder 11 NDN COLLECTIVE INC RAPID CITY, SD program funder 10 W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION BATTLE CREEK, MI large program funder 9 NOVO FOUNDATION HURLEY, NY program funder 8 OTTO BREMER TRUST SAINT PAUL, MN large program funder 8 MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN program funder 6 NATIONAL URBAN INDIAN FAMILY COALITION LYNNWOOD, WA program funder 6 NEWMANS OWN FOUNDATION WESTPORT, CT program funder 6 VADON FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 6 WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN large program funder 6 BUSH FOUNDATION ST PAUL, MN program funder 5 ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC COLUMBIA, MD program funder 5 GHR FOUNDATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN program funder 5 JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL large program funder 5 OPUS FOUNDATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN program funder 5 ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DENVER, CO program funder 5 WEND II INC BENTONVILLE, AR program funder 5 AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND DENVER, CO program funder 4 ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC MADISON, WI program funder 4 F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555 SAINT PAUL, MN program funder 4 INATAI FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 4 MANITOU FUND SAINT PAUL, MN program funder 4 MARDAG FOUNDATION SAINT PAUL, MN program funder 4
Recent recipients Organization State Years Latest Total KERES CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER NM 5 2024 $677,250 THUNDER VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SD 5 2024 $632,250 MONTESSORI AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDCARE CENTER INCORPORATED MN 6 2024 $557,250 RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL SD 5 2024 $407,250 HEARTS GATHERED WA 3 2024 $355,000 COMANCHE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OK 4 2024 $347,500 NACA-INSPIRED SCHOOLS NETWORK NM 3 2024 $300,000 OCETI SAKOWIN COMMUNITY ACADEMY SD 2 2024 $250,000 ST JOSEPH SCHOOL NM 5 2024 $212,250 DE LA SALLE BLACKFEET SCHOOL FOUNDATION MT 5 2024 $182,250 ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION NE 5 2024 $162,250 SAAD KIDILYE NM 1 2024 $75,000 AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION MN 5 2024 $65,000 ST ANTHONY INDIAN MISSION NM 2 2024 $60,000 ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL MI 4 2024 $60,000 MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC WI 2 2024 $30,000 SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INC WI 5 2024 $25,000 CATHEDRAL CENTER INC WI 4 2024 $20,000 DENVER INDIAN CENTER INC CO 2 2024 $20,000 BRAZELTON TOUCHPOINTS PROJECT INC MA 1 2024 $15,000 FARM TO FAMILY FUND IN 3 2024 $15,000 HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS OH 3 2024 $15,000 SAINT CLARES TAHOE A MOUNTAIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL NV 1 2024 $15,000 CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB WA 2 2024 $10,000 CATHOLIC CLIMATE COVENANT DC 2 2024 $10,000 LITTLE EARTH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION INC MN 2 2023 $234,475 ST MICHAEL INDIAN SCHOOL AZ 4 2023 $132,250 NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL HEALING COALITION MN 4 2023 $115,000 UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES FOUNDATION WA 3 2023 $40,000 MINNEAPOLIS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER MN 4 2023 $22,500 LOWER PHALEN CREEK PROJECT MN 3 2023 $20,000 INDIAN CHILD WELFARE LAW CENTER MN 3 2023 $17,500 EAGLE VALLEY LAND TRUST CO 2 2023 $15,000 THE CHILDRENS HAVEN INC GA 1 2023 $15,000 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY NE 1 2023 $5,000 OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE SD 2 2022 $200,000 FINANCIAL BEGINNINGS OR 4 2022 $50,000 ARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MN 1 2022 $15,000 MARY LEES HOUSE INC FL 1 2022 $5,000 WALKING MOUNTAINS CO 1 2022 $5,000 SUQUAMISH FOUNDATION WA 1 2022 $5,000 INTER TRIBAL COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN INC MI 1 2022 $5,000 TOHONO O ODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE AZ 1 2021 $80,400 SICANGU COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SD 1 2021 $75,000 COLORADO ACADEMY CO 3 2021 $30,000 PINE RIVERBACKUS FAMILY COUNCIL MN 2 2021 $12,500 PROGRESS VALLEY INC CORPORATE OFFICES MN 2 2021 $12,500 NACDC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC MT 1 2021 $5,000 ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY MN 2 2020 $342,879 BOSTON COLLEGE TRUSTEES MA 1 2020 $200,000