Funding search · EIN 453309167 · Seal Beach, CA
Help Better Lives
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 29
- grants reported
- $488,324
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $9,385
- 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.
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Grant history
All 29 reported grants, largest first.
- $74,811
Tupendane Company · 2024
Assist schools to feed students and improve facilities.
- $66,958
Tupendane Company · 2022
Assist schools to feed students and improve facilities.
- $51,467
Tupendane Company · 2023
Assist schools to feed students and improve facilities.
- $37,759
Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop · 2023
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $37,549
Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop · 2024
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $22,631
Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop · 2022
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $21,815
Soda Trust · 2023
Assist schools to feed students and improve facilities.
- $20,876
Soda Trust · 2024
Assist schools to feed students and improve facilities.
- $20,598
Soda Trust · 2022
Assist schools to feed students and improve facilities.
- $15,515
Lishe Bora Garden Shop · 2024
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $11,376
Kikundi Cha Mafanikio · 2024
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $10,860
Upendo Agribusiness · 2024
Assist better lives and local partners by distributing grants and providing program management services.
- $9,769
Wamukisa Support Organization · 2024
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $9,616
Upendo Agribusiness · 2022
Assist better lives and local partners by distributing grants and providing program management services.
- $9,385
Lishe Bora Garden Shop · 2022
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $8,942
Wamukisa Support Organization · 2023
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $8,852
Lishe Bora Garden Shop · 2023
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $8,468
Kikundi Cha Mafanikio · 2023
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $7,734
Healthy Life Reinforcement · 2024
Assist families living in poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $6,429
Wamukisa Support Organization · 2022
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $5,636
Healthy Life Reinforcement · 2023
Assist families living in poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $5,000
Sanitation and Water Action · 2022
Assist impoverished communities to have access to clean water.
- $3,824
Kikundi Cha Mafanikio · 2022
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $3,120
Sunrise Organic Agri-Shop · 2023
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant
- $3,060
Upendo Agribusiness · 2023
Assist better lives and local partners by distributing grants and providing program management services.
- $2,835
Sunrise Organic Agri-Shop · 2024
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant
- $1,960
Healthy Life Reinforcement · 2022
Assist families living in poverty to become food and income self-reliant.
- $1,000
Youth Center · Los Alamitos, CA · 2022
Leadership academy for high school students
- $479
Sunrise Organic Agri-Shop · 2022
Assist families living in rural poverty to become food and income self-reliant
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