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Better Natures Foundation: 32 grants to organizations, $783,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Better Natures Foundation, a private foundation in Oxford, MA, paid 32 grants to organizations totaling $783,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 4, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Africian Wildlife Foundation in Washington, DC for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 876830653
- Based in
- Oxford, MA
- Assets
- $18,262,550
- Grants paid
- $783,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202622169349100207. It reported $783,500 in grants paid; 32 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africian Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rocky Hill Country Day School | East Greenwich, RI | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africia | New York, NY | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Washington, DC | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Founders Pledge | New York, NY | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy (global) | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy (rhode Island) | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amica Center for Immigrant Rights | Washington, DC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | General purpose | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reef Enviromental Education Foundation | Key Largo, FL | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ri Community Food Bank | Providence, RI | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Friend | Providence, RI | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Creature Conserve | Barrington, RI | General purpose | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General purpose | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom From Religion Foundation | Madison, WI | General purpose | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Goal | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Children's Trust | Eugene, OR | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) | Washington, DC | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amici Cannis | Fort Collins, CO | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Providence Children's Museum | Providence, RI | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhode Island Community Pet Project | Riverside, RI | General purpose | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heterodox Academy | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | General purpose | Science and technology | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349100774. It reported $688,000 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill Country Day School | East Greenwich, RI | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africia | New York, NY | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Founders Pledge | New York, NY | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy (global) | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy (rhode Island) | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Africian Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | General purpose | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reef Enviromental Education Foundation | Key Largo, FL | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Friend | Providence, RI | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General purpose | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Goal | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ri Community Food Bank | Providence, RI | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Creature Conserve | Barrington, RI | General purpose | Animal-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom From Religion Foundation | Madison, WI | General purpose | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) | Washington, DC | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amici Cannis | Fort Collins, CO | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heterodox Academy | New York, NY | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inn0cence Project | New York, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| My Stuff Bags Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pets in Need Veterinary Clinic | Riverside, RI | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence Children's Museum | Providence, RI | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $220,000 |
| Animal-related | $198,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $95,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $70,000 |
| Religion-related | $35,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Education | $17,500 |
| Science and technology | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $390,000 |
| Rhode Island | $263,000 |
| New York | $233,500 |
| California | $205,000 |
| Virginia | $165,000 |
| Florida | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $50,000 |
| Illinois | $40,000 |
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Updated August 4, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.