Funding search · EIN 363608625 · Minneapolis, MN

Better Way Foundation

Name: Better Way Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

129
grants reported: $6.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “comanche” · $300,000

$100,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee · Lawton, OK · 2024
Building the Capacity of CLCPC
$100,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee · Lawton, OK · 2023
Building the Capacity of CLCPC
$100,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee · Lawton, OK · 2022
Building the Capacity of CLCPC

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Notre Dame4 grants · $383,000
Hearts Gathered3 grants · $355,000
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center4 grants · $325,000
Lower Sioux Indian Community3 grants · $320,000
Mama'S Hope Organization for Legal Assistance3 grants · $305,506
Naca-Inspired Schools Network3 grants · $300,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee3 grants · $300,000
Tanzania Home Economics Association3 grants · $300,000
Keres Children'S Learning Center3 grants · $300,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe2 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$2.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 129 grants.

$200,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2024
Cultural Curriculum for Weetumuw School and Beyond!
$185,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN) Support 2020-2024
$183,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN) Support 2020-2024
$160,000
Lower Sioux Indian Community · Morton, MN · 2024
Transition Grant - Lower Sioux
$150,000
Hearts Gathered · Omak, WA · 2024
Building for the Future
$150,000
Oceti Sakowin Community Academy · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Community-based Indigenous Education
$150,000
Amani Girls Home · 2023
Mapema Education Scheme - MES
$150,000
Hearts Gathered · Omak, WA · 2023
Building for the Future
$120,000
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation · Porcupine, SD · 2024
Transition Grant - Thunder Valley CDC
$105,506
Mama'S Hope Organization for Legal Assistance · 2022
Stand and Speak for the Rights of Children in Kagera - Phase II
$105,000
Tumaini Letu · 2022
Wekeza kwa Mtoto Mdogo - Invest in Young Children Phase II
$100,000
Amani Girls Home · 2024
Transition Grant - AGH
$100,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee · Lawton, OK · 2024
Building the Capacity of CLCPC
$100,000
Keres Children'S Learning Center · Cochiti Pueblo, NM · 2024
Indigenous Montessori Institute Strategic Growth Phase
$100,000
Mama'S Hope Organization for Legal Assistance · 2024
Transition Grant - MHOLA
$100,000
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center · St Paul, MN · 2024
Continuity, Growth & Vision
$100,000
Naca-Inspired Schools Network · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Expanding professional development & IECD programming
$100,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2024
Truth & Healing Project - Part II
$100,000
Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network · 2024
Transition Grant - TECDEN
$100,000
Tanzania Home Economics Association · 2024
Transition Grant - TAHEA
$100,000
Tumaini Letu · 2024
Transition Grant - Tumaini Letu
$100,000
Wicoie Nandagikendan · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Growing Wicoie Nandagikendan's Capacity for Continued Growth
$100,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee · Lawton, OK · 2023
Building the Capacity of CLCPC
$100,000
Keres Children'S Learning Center · Cochiti Pueblo, NM · 2023
Indigenous Motessori Institute Strategic Growth Phase
$100,000
Mama'S Hope Organization for Legal Assistance · 2023
Transition Grant - MHOLA
$100,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2023
Connecting the Weetumuw Community
$100,000
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center · St Paul, MN · 2023
Continuity, Growth & Vision
$100,000
Naca-Inspired Schools Network · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Expanding professional development & IECD programming
$100,000
Oceti Sakowin Community Academy · Rapid City, SD · 2023
Strengthening Staff Capacity to Cultivate Immersive Education Opportunities for Urban Indigenous Youth
$100,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2023
Truth & Healing Project - Part II
$100,000
Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network · 2023
Transition Grant - TECDEN
$100,000
Tanzania Home Economics Association · 2023
Transition Grant - TAHEA
$100,000
Children in Crossfire Tanzania · 2022
Building the Capacity and Leadership of TECDEN
$100,000
Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee · Lawton, OK · 2022
Building the Capacity of CLCPC
$100,000
Keres Children'S Learning Center · Cochiti Pueblo, NM · 2022
Indigenous Motessori Institute Strategic Growth Phase
$100,000
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center · St Paul, MN · 2022
Continuity, Growth & Vision
$100,000
Naca-Inspired Schools Network · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Growing Together for Indigenous Early Childhood Education
$100,000
Oglala Lakota College · Kyle, SD · 2022
Lakota Language & Culture Programs (Transition Grant)
$100,000
Tanzania Home Economics Association · 2022
Expanding ECD Services Through Community-Based Organizations
$100,000
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation · Porcupine, SD · 2022
Owayawa Cik'ala - Lakota Immersion Montessori Project
$100,000
Wicoie Nandagikendan · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Growing Wicoie Nandagikendans Capacity for Continued Growth
$95,000
Lower Sioux Indian Community · Morton, MN · 2023
Transition Grant - Lower Sioux
$90,000
Tumaini Letu · 2023
Wekeza kwa Mtoto Mdogo - Invest in Young Children Phase II
$80,000
St Joseph Mission School · San Fidel, NM · 2024
Shaping the Future of Indigenous Early Learning
$77,825
Little Earth Residents Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Trauma-informed professional development & training
$75,000
Saad K'Idilye · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Caretaker Language Apprentice Program
$65,000
Lower Sioux Indian Community · Morton, MN · 2022
Program & Sustainability Planning Support
$60,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, NE · 2022
Truth and Healing Project
$56,650
Little Earth Residents Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Trauma-informed professional development & training
$55,000
Hearts Gathered · Omak, WA · 2022
Expanding IECD Services for Children Ages 0-3
$50,000
De La Salle Blackfeet School · Browning, MT · 2024
Little Flower Academy Initiative
$30,000
St Anthony Indian Mission · Zuni, NM · 2024
Zuni Language & Culture Project 2024-2025
$30,000
St Augustine Indian Mission · Winnebago, NE · 2024
Community and Family Engagement and Healing
$30,000
St Charles Catholic School · San Carlos, AZ · 2024
Apache Language and Cultural Program 2024-2025
$30,000
St Mary'S Mission School · Red Lake, MN · 2024
Expanding Donor Base and Increasing Donations Launch
$30,000
De La Salle Blackfeet School · Browning, MT · 2023
Little Flower Academy
$30,000
San Carlos Apache Catholic Community St Charles School · San Carlos, AZ · 2023
Teach Them Apache Language Program 2023-2024
$30,000
St Anthony Mission School · Zuni, NM · 2023
Zuni Language & Culture Program
$30,000
St Augustine Indian Mission · Winnebago, NE · 2023
St. Augustine Blended Learning Expansion 2023-2024
$30,000
St Joseph Mission School · San Fidel, NM · 2023
Kindergarten & Pre-K Support 2023-2024
$30,000
St Mary'S Mission School · Red Lake, MN · 2023
Expanding Donor Base and Increasing Donations Launch
$30,000
St Michael Indian School · Saint Michaels, AZ · 2023
Early Education Development Cultural Learning Center
$30,000
De La Salle Blackfeet School · Browning, MT · 2022
Special Projects Initiative 2022-2023
$30,000
San Carlos Apache Catholic Community St Charles School · San Carlos, AZ · 2022
Teach Them Apache Language Program 2022-2023
$30,000
St Augustine Indian Mission School · Winnebago, NE · 2022
St. Augustine Blended Learning Initiative 2022-2023
$30,000
St Joseph Mission School · San Fidel, NM · 2022
Kindergarten and STEM Program Support 2022-2023
$30,000
St Mary'S Mission School · Red Lake, MN · 2022
Counseling Program 2022-2023
$30,000
St Michael Indian School · Saint Michaels, AZ · 2022
Navajo Nation Junior Achievement Program
$25,000
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center · St Paul, MN · 2024
Relocation & Renovation Request
$15,000
Brazelton Touchpoints Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative
$15,000
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operations
$15,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2024
General Operations
$15,000
Saint Clare'S Tahoe a Mountain Montessori School · Incline Village, NV · 2024
General Operations
$15,000
Teamlift · Portland, OR · 2024
General Operations
$15,000
Zaman International (Hope for Humanity) · Inkster, MI · 2024
BOOST: Skills Training
$15,000
Aim Higher Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
Student Scholarships
$15,000
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Student Impact Fund
$15,000
Teamlift · Portland, OR · 2023
General Operations
$15,000
The Children'S Haven · Canton, GA · 2023
General Operations
$15,000
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Daybreak Star Preschool - To support Daybreak Star IELC Convening
$15,000
Zaman International (Hope for Humanity) · Inkster, MI · 2023
B.O.O.S.T. Vocational and Literacy Training Program
$15,000
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis · St Paul, MN · 2022
Programs for healing related to the American Indian Boarding School era
$15,000
Financial Beginnings Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
General Operations
$15,000
Our Lady of Grace School · Edina, MN · 2022
General Operations
$15,000
Saint Clare'S Tahoe a Mountain Montessori School · Tahoe Vista, CA · 2022
General Operations
$15,000
Teamlift · Portland, OR · 2022
Scholarships
$15,000
Zaman International (Hope for Humanity) · Inkster, MI · 2022
B.O.O.S.T. Vocational and Literacy Training Program
$10,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General Operations
$10,000
Eagle Valley Land Trust · Edwards, CO · 2022
General Operations
$5,000
Aim Higher Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
Catholic Climate Covenant · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
Chief Seattle Club · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
Denver Indian Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Honoring Fatherhood Project
$5,000
Farm To Family Fund · Bloomington, IN · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
House of Champions · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
Northern Star Council · Fort Snelling, MN · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
Teamlift · Portland, OR · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
The Cathedral Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operations
$5,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
American Indian Catholic Schools Network

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