Grants awarded
Who does Better Way Foundation fund?
Better Way Foundation has awarded $11 million across 234 grants to 77 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $7,500 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$11.2M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
77
Grants
234
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| U University of Notre Dame | $936K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Amani Girls Home | $737K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tanzania Home Economics Association | $612K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mama's Hope Organization for Legal Assistance | $556K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $547K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$497K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| T Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | $492K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Keres Children's Learning Center | $492K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lower Sioux Indian Community | $412K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Red Cloud Indian School | $407K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | SD | |
| I Individual recipient | $392K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hearts Gathered
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$355K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| C Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee | $348K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$300K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NM | |
| I Individual recipient | $300K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children in Crossfire Tanzania | $280K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Oceti Sakowin Community Academy
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$250K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | SD | |
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$234K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| S St Joseph Mission School | $212K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Trustees of Boston College | $200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D De La Salle Blackfeet School | $182K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pueblo of Jemez Walatowa Head Start Language Immersion Program | $180K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Mission School | $162K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S San Carlos Apache Catholic Community St Charles School | $132K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Michael Indian School | $132K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
| S St Augustine Indian Mission School | $102K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Oglala Lakota College
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | SD | |
Results for Development Institute INC
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
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$85K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$80K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
| T Teamlift | $80K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | SD | |
Saad K'Idilye'
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NM | |
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$75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| S Saint Clare's Tahoe a Mountain Montessori School | $60K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Augustine Indian Mission | $60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| Z Zaman International (hope for Humanity) | $60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Aim Higher Foundation
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OR | |
| D Dreams of Tanzania & Montessori Training Centre | $41K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| O Our Lady of Grace Church | $30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Anthony Indian Mission | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NM | |
| S St Charles Catholic School | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Anthony Mission School | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Mount Mary University INC
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
Minneapolis American Indian Center
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$22K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| T The Cathedral Center | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
Denver Indian Center INC
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$20K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
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$20K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| I Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center | $18K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Eagle Valley Land Trust
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$15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| H House of Champions | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Brazelton Touchpoints Center | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Our Lady of Grace School | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mailman School of Public Health | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Children's Haven | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
Pine River-Backus Family Center
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$12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
Progress Valley INC Corporate Offices
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$12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| N Northern Star Council | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| S Suquamish Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Northwest Indian College Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Salish Kootenai College INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MT | |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MT | |
Inter Tribal Council of Michigan INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| W Walking Mountains Science Center | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CO |
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