American Red Cross
Washington, DC
$125KTax year 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Donation
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Make It Better Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 27-0773475 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Mibf Attn Jennifer Woolford
- Phone
- (312) 500-2501
- Deadlines
- Nominations for awards are accepted during the specified period, typically September each year
- Application materials
- Applications for the annual philanthropy awards competition can be found on the mibf website. Http://foundation.makeitbetter.com/
- Restrictions
- We will review requests for support against our stated mission, which is to identify and amplify the work of oustanding nonprofits while growing a network of well-informed, committed philanthropists; social entrepreneurs; and sponsors. We enter into the agreement using the organization's standard sponsorship form, having confirmed their 501(c)(3) status in advance. Generally these are organizations in the surrounding chicagoland area that are within the distribution footprint of make it better LLC media channels. Please visit http://foundation.makeitbetter.com/values-mission-vision
Original filing text
- Contact
- MIBF ATTN JENNIFER WOOLFORD
- Address
- PO BOX 751 WILMETTE, ID, 60091
- Phone
- 3125002501
- Deadlines
- NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS ARE ACCEPTED DURING THE SPECIFIED PERIOD, TYPICALLY SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL PHILANTHROPY AWARDS COMPETITION CAN BE FOUND ON THE MIBF WEBSITE. HTTP://FOUNDATION.MAKEITBETTER.COM/
- Restrictions
- WE WILL REVIEW REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT AGAINST OUR STATED MISSION, WHICH IS TO IDENTIFY AND AMPLIFY THE WORK OF OUSTANDING NONPROFITS WHILE GROWING A NETWORK OF WELL-INFORMED, COMMITTED PHILANTHROPISTS; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS; AND SPONSORS. WE ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT USING THE ORGANIZATION'S STANDARD SPONSORSHIP FORM, HAVING CONFIRMED THEIR 501(C)(3) STATUS IN ADVANCE. GENERALLY THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SURROUNDING CHICAGOLAND AREA THAT ARE WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTION FOOTPRINT OF MAKE IT BETTER LLC MEDIA CHANNELS. PLEASE VISIT HTTP://FOUNDATION.MAKEITBETTER.COM/VALUES-MISSION-VISION
Reported organization name: Make It Better Foundation
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73 | $988.2K |
| 2023 | 11 | $255K |
Where Make It Better Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Nurse Family Partnership wire not showing up in gl
Denver, CO
$100KTax year 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Donation
Nurse Family Partnership
Denver, CO
$100KTax year 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Donation
Catch a fire
Claymont, DE
$60KTax year 2023
General Support
The Greater Science Center Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$25KTax year 2024
Unrestricted Charitable Donation
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (84 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Make It Better Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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