Help Better Lives INC

Seal Beach, CA · Private foundation / grantmaker · International

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$188K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$200K
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$188K
FY2025▼ -25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$188K
Expenses
$200K
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$200K
Net assets
$318K
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$318K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHelp Better Lives INC
EINHdr · item D45-3309167
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2013
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990-PF
Principal addressHdr · item CSeal Beach, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.betterlives.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Grants & contributions paid $0.97 Operating & administrative $0.03
Grants & contributions paid97%$194K
Operating & administrative3%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Total assets
437K
deployed as grants and operations
Grants paid
194K
in FY2025
Grants made
9grants
total in period
Payout rate
44%
of assets (5% rule)

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-PF
Total assets
$437K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$449K
FY2025$437K
Total liabilities
$118K
FY20250%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$118K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$118K
Total assetsPt II$437K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$118K
Total net assetsLn 32$318K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$177K · 94%
Investment income$11K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$177K
Investment income6%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$188K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $437K
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $188K
—
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $188K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $188K · Prior year $250K
-25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $327K · FY2025 $188K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $318K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $188K · Expenses $200K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $437K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $318K · Total assets $437K
73%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Wade · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $200K
0%
Personnel share
not reported
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -25%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • –Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNot reported
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Not reported
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Not reported
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNot reported
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Not reported

Mission and programs

What it does.

A private foundation based in Seal Beach, CA.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 9 grants · $194K · 2025–2025
Tupendane CompanyFY2025$92,520
Peaksneng Thormacheat ShopFY2025$30,873
Soda TrustFY2025$24,007
Kikundi Cha MafanikioFY2025$11,274
Wamukisa Support OrganizationFY2025$10,974
Upendo AgribusinessFY2025$9,389
Lishe Bora Garden ShopFY2025$7,136
Healthy Life ReinforcementFY2025$4,283
Sunrise Organic Agri-ShopFY2025$3,151

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$22K
Median grantPart XV$11K
Largest grantPart XV$93K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $188K$200K-25% 990 PDF
FY2024 $250K$226K+6% 990 PDF
FY2023 $236K$160K+63% 990 PDF
FY2022 $145K$156K-48% 990 PDF
FY2021 $276K$229K-15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $327K$294K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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