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The Better Living Foundation: 35 grants to organizations, $251,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Better Living Foundation, a private foundation in Charlottesville, VA, paid 35 grants to organizations totaling $251,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $60,000 to American Red Cross in Charlottesville, VA for general purpose of donee.
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- EIN
- 541324304
- Based in
- Charlottesville, VA
- Assets
- $1,320,757
- Grants paid
- $251,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349102574. It reported $251,500 in grants paid; 35 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | General purpose of donee | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Holiday Trails | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Recreation and sports | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Health care | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emergency Food Network | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fluvanna Meals On Wheels | Palmyra, VA | General purpose of donee | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison House | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Society | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Building Goodness Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jefferson Area Board for Aging | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piedmont Family YMCA | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Readykids | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Soho Center | Madison, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia Health Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Health care | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacem | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Housing and shelter | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesvillealbemarle | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Waynesboro, VA | General purpose of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospice of the Piedmont | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innisfree | Crozet, VA | General purpose of donee | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of America | Roanoke, VA | General purpose of donee | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piedmont Casa Inc | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center at Belvedere | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foothills Child Advocacy Center | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Crime and legal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Discovery Museum | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Institute of Autism | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Charlottesville, VA | General purpose of donee | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $22,000 |
| Human services | $16,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $6,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $4,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $2,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $251,500 |
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Updated November 12, 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.