Better Natures Foundation FY2021 filing

Oxford, MA · Private foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$15.0M
Spent
$0
Net assets
$15.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$15.0M
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022−$83K
FY2023−$15K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$866K
Expenses
$0
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$87K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$781K
FY2025$926K
Net assets
$15.0M
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$15.4M
FY2025$15.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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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 CBetter Natures Foundation
EINHdr · item D87-6830653
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990-PF
Principal addressHdr · item COxford, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T22)

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Total assets
15.0M
deployed as grants and operations
Grants made
32grants
total in period

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990-PF
Total assets
$15.0M
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$15.4M
FY2025$15.4M
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Total assetsPt II$15.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$15.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$15.0M

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$15.0M
Total revenueLn 12$15.0M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $15.0M
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $15.0M
—
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $15.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $15.0M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $15.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $15.0M · Expenses $0
+100%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $15.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $15.0M · Total assets $15.0M
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary Block · Reported title TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $0
Total expenses not reported — showing dollar figure only
Personnel share
not reported

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Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 Oxford, MA.

Provided by the organization

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 32 grants · $784K · 2025–2025
WildaidFY2025$50,000
Rocky Hill Country Day SchoolFY2025$50,000
Africian Wildlife FoundationFY2025$50,000
Ocean ConservancyFY2025$40,000
Empowers AfriciaFY2025$40,000
Nature Conservancy (rhode Island)FY2025$30,000
Nature Conservancy (global)FY2025$30,000
Animal Legal Defense FundFY2025$30,000
Founders PledgeFY2025$30,000
Amica Center for Immigrant RightsFY2025$25,000
Union of Concerned ScientistsFY2025$25,000
The Climate Reality ProjectFY2025$25,000
RI Community Food BankFY2025$25,000
Reef Enviromental Education FoundationFY2025$25,000
Rainforest TrustFY2025$25,000
OceanaFY2025$25,000
Defenders of WildlifeFY2025$25,000
Coral Reef AllianceFY2025$25,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$24K
Median grantPart XV$25K
Largest grantPart XV$50K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $866K$926K-59% 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$781K×143 990 PDF
FY2023 −$15K$720K+82% 990 PDF
FY2022 −$83K$87K-101% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $15.0M$0 990 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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