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Better Way Foundation: 45 grants to organizations, $2.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Better Way Foundation, a private foundation in Minneapolis, MN, paid 45 grants to organizations totaling $2,695,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $200,000 to Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Mashpee, MA for cultural curriculum for weetumuw school and beyond!.
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- EIN
- 363608625
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Assets
- $68,241,965
- Grants paid
- $2,695,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202503079349101510. It reported $2,695,000 in grants paid; 45 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | Mashpee, MA | Cultural Curriculum for Weetumuw School and Beyond! | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN) Support 2020-2024 | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lower Sioux Indian Community | Morton, MN | Transition Grant - Lower Sioux | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearts Gathered | Omak, WA | Building for the Future | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceti Sakowin Community Academy | Rapid City, SD | Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Community-based Indigenous Education | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | Transition Grant - Thunder Valley CDC | Community improvement and capacity building | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amani Girls Home | Mwanza, TZ | Transition Grant - AGH | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee | Lawton, OK | Building the Capacity of CLCPC | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keres Children's Learning Center | Cochiti Pueblo, NM | Indigenous Montessori Institute Strategic Growth Phase | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mama's Hope Organization for Legal Assistance | Kagera, TZ | Transition Grant - MHOLA | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | St Paul, MN | Continuity, Growth & Vision | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | Albuquerque, NM | Expanding professional development & IECD programming | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | Truth & Healing Project - Part II | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network | Dodoma, TZ | Transition Grant - TECDEN | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tanzania Home Economics Association | Mwanza, TZ | Transition Grant - TAHEA | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tumaini Letu | Bukoba, TZ | Transition Grant - Tumaini Letu | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wicoie Nandagikendan | Minneapolis, MN | Growing Wicoie Nandagikendan's Capacity for Continued Growth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wicoie Nandagikendan | Minneapolis, MN | Growing Wicoie Nandagikendan's Capacity for Continued Growth | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph Mission School | San Fidel, NM | Shaping the Future of Indigenous Early Learning | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saad K'idilye | Albuquerque, NM | Caretaker Language Apprentice Program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| De La Salle Blackfeet School | Browning, MT | Little Flower Academy Initiative | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Anthony Indian Mission | Zuni, NM | Zuni Language & Culture Project 2024-2025 | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Augustine Indian Mission | Winnebago, NE | Community and Family Engagement and Healing | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Charles Catholic School | San Carlos, AZ | Apache Language and Cultural Program 2024-2025 | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Mission School | Red Lake, MN | Expanding Donor Base and Increasing Donations Launch | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | St Paul, MN | Relocation & Renovation Request | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | St Paul, MN | Relocation & Renovation Request | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brazelton Touchpoints Center | Boston, MA | Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Mary University | Milwaukee, WI | General Operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | General Operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Clare's Tahoe A Mountain Montessori School | Incline Village, NV | General Operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teamlift Inc | Portland, OR | General Operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zaman International (hope for Humanity) | Inkster, MI | BOOST: Skills Training | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | General Operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aim Higher Foundation | St Paul, MN | General Operations | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Climate Covenant | Washington DC, DC | General Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chief Seattle Club | Seattle, WA | General Operations | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Indian Center | Denver, CO | Honoring Fatherhood Project | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farm To Family Fund | Bloomington, IN | General Operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Champions | Cleveland, OH | General Operations | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Star Council | Fort Snelling, MN | General Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center | Milwaukee, WI | General Operations | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teamlift Inc | Portland, OR | General Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Cathedral Center | Milwaukee, WI | General Operations | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | American Indian Catholic Schools Network | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $255,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $120,000 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
| Religion-related | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $550,000 |
| South Dakota | $385,000 |
| New Mexico | $385,000 |
| Massachusetts | $215,000 |
| Indiana | $205,000 |
| Washington | $155,000 |
| Oklahoma | $100,000 |
| Montana | $50,000 |
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Updated November 3, 2025. 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.