Private foundation · EIN 54-1324304 · Charlottesville, VA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Better Living Foundation's grants went

It reported $151,000 in grants paid across 32 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 79.1% of those dollars to 25 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
APPLICATION SHOULD BE IN WRITING AND INCLUDE DESCRIPTION AND EXEMPT STATUS OF ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF REQUEST.
Deadlines
NONE.
Restrictions
GRANTS ARE ONLY MADE TO PUBLIC CHARITIES - NO GRANTS ARE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS.
Website on filing
WWW.BETTERLIVINGVIRGINIA.COM

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 30 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
The Salvation Army a Georgia Corporation
Brookhaven, GA · EIN 58-0660607
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEKnown alias 1.00
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196605
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEKnown alias 1.00
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Verona, VA · EIN 52-1202644
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame ZIP 1.00
United Way
Charlottesville, VA · no confident EIN match
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEUnmatched Help match
Charlottesville Free Clinic
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1610405
$6,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame ZIP 1.00
Emergency Food Network
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 51-0137371
$6,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA · EIN 13-1788491
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEKnown alias 1.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1108066
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame ZIP 1.00
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1602004
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEExact name 1.00
Fluvanna Meals on Wheels
Palmyra, VA · EIN 26-0185272
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame street 1.00
Jefferson Area Board for Aging
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-0990078
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 45-1498743
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Piedmont Family YMCA
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1717336
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEExact name 1.00
Readykids
Charlottesville, VA · EIN 54-0546000
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Soho Center for Arts and Education
Madison, VA · EIN 13-2943318
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 0.75
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, VA · no confident EIN match
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEUnmatched Help match
Camp Holiday Trails
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-0922028
$4,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame street 1.00
Madison House
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-0519591
$4,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Building Goodness Foundation
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1956136
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEExact name 1.00
Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-0784350
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame ZIP 1.00
Hospice of the Piedmont
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 52-1205921
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Innisfree
Crozet, VA · EIN 23-7087873
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Boy Scouts of America
Waynesboro, VA · no confident EIN match
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEUnmatched Help match
Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville Albemarle
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 35-2220618
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 20-1434855
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame address 1.00
Girl Scouts of America
Roanoke, VA · no confident EIN match
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEUnmatched Help match
Piedmont Casa
Charlottesville, VA · no confident EIN match
$1,500GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEUnmatched Help match
Virginia Discovery Museum
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1189268
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEESame ZIP 1.00
Virginia Institute of Autism
Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1815297
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEExact name 1.00
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0610626
$500GENERAL PURPOSE OF DONEEExact name 1.00

1 more line ($4,500) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    24 recipients in common
  2. The Charles Fund Charlottesville, VA
    11 recipients in common
  3. Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation Charlottesville, VA
    10 recipients in common
  4. Perry Foundation Charlottesville, VA
    9 recipients in common
  5. The Rimora Foundation Charlottesville, VA
    9 recipients in common
  6. Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation Stamford, CT
    9 recipients in common
  7. The Stone-Wood Family Foundation Stamford, CT
    9 recipients in common
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    9 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.