Funders › IL › Make It Better Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by Make It Better Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 27-0773475 · Wilmette, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2024, Make It Better Foundation (EIN 27-0773475) reported 73 grants paid totaling $988,150. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | American Red Cross Washington, DC | U | $125,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Nurse Family Partnership Wire Not Showing Up in Gl Denver, CO | U | $100,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Nurse Family Partnership Denver, CO | C | $100,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Cradles to Crayon Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Anera Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Skokie, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Greater Science Center Berkeley Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Pres and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Kipp Chicago Schools Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Metropolitan Family Services Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | US Center for Safe Sport Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Nami Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Athletes Against Anxiety & Depression Westchester, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | A Safe Haven Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | City Year Boston, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Harris Theater Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Good Jobs Institute Cambridge, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Cinema Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | After School Matters Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Palestine Children's Relief Fund Los Angeles, CA | C | $20,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | George Mark House San Leandro, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Mcgaw YMCA Evanston, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Interfaith America Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Side by Side San Anselmo, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Twist Out Cancer Villanova, PA | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Family Institute of Northwestern University Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Goodwill Foundation of Central and Southern Indiana Indianapolis, IN | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Go Campaign Santa Monica, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Hope Solutions Pleasant Hill, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Catchafire Inc Claymont, DE | U | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Lyric Opera Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross Washington, DC | U | $5,181 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Anera Washington, DC | U | $5,163 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross (eoy 2023) Washington, DC | U | $5,125 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Middle East Children Berkeley, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Angels (eoy 2023) Cleveland, OH | D | $4,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Sojourn Project Millbrae, CA | U | $4,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The City Mission of Cleveland (eoy 2023) Cleveland, OH | U | $1,500 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Wild Salmon Center Portland, OR | B | $1,500 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Cancer Research Institute (eoy 2023) New York, NY | C | $1,500 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity London, England | U | $1,160 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Stargazing Farm Fund Boyds, MD | U | $1,021 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Feel the Beat Englewood, CO | D | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Trevor Project Organization West Hollywood, CA | D | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Family Institute of Northwestern University Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Donorschoose Organization New York, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | By the Hand Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Save Mount Diablo Walnut Creek, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Chicago Philharmonic Society Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Volunteer Center Winnetka, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Family Institute (eoy 2023) Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Volunteer Center Winnetka, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Shore Community Services Skokie, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Family Service Center (eoy 2023) Northfield, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Care for Real Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Go Campaign Santa Monica, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | By the Hand Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Siena Retreat Center Racine, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Twist Out Cancer Villanova, PA | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods Riverwoods, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Go Campaign Santa Monica, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Record Community News Group Wilmette, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Mskgiving (memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) New York, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | The Honeycomb Project Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | New West Symphony Thousand Oaks, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Oakland Fund Organization Oakland, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
| 2024 | Care for Real Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | Unrestricted Charitable Donation | 202501559349100805 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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