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Grants paid by Better Way Foundation, tax year 2020

EIN 36-3608625 · Minneapolis, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV

In tax year 2020, Better Way Foundation (EIN 36-3608625) reported 61 grants paid totaling $2,433,720. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2020

Grants reported by Better Way Foundation for tax year 2020
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2020	Tumaini Letu Bukoba	U	$315,000	approved, future	Wekeza kwa Mtoto Mdogo - Invest in Young Children Phase II	202123169349100812
2020	Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation Porcupine, SD	B	$220,000	approved, future	Owyawa Ck'ala \| Lakota Immersion Montessori Project	202123169349100812
2020	Children in Crossfire Tanzania Dar Es Salaam	U	$200,000	approved, future	Building the Capacity and Leadership of TECDEN	202123169349100812
2020	Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	U	$200,000	paid	Expansion and Evaluation of City Connects in New Early Childhood Settings and Populations	202123169349100812
2020	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	B	$179,500	paid	American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN)	202123169349100812
2020	Tanzania Home Economics Association Mwanza	U	$150,000	paid	Expanding ECD Services Through Community-Based Organizations	202123169349100812
2020	Amani Girls Home Mwanza	U	$150,000	paid	Mapema Education Scheme - MES	202123169349100812
2020	Mama's Hope Organization for Legal Assistance Kagera	U	$146,803	paid	Stand and Speak for the Rights of Children in Kagera - Phase II	202123169349100812
2020	Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation Porcupine, SD	B	$140,000	paid	Owyawa Ck'ala Lakota Immersion Montessori Project	202123169349100812
2020	Red Cloud Indian School Pine Ridge, NE	U	$120,000	approved, future	Truth and Healing Project	202123169349100812
2020	Tumaini Letu Bukoba	U	$120,000	paid	Wekeza kwa Mtoto Mdogo - Invest in Young Children	202123169349100812
2020	Keres Children's Learning Center Cochiti Pueblo, NM	B	$100,000	paid	Core Support and Indigenous Montessori/Early Childhood Network	202123169349100812
2020	Results for Development Institute Inc Washington, DC	B	$100,000	paid	Continued M&E Capacity Development Support	202123169349100812
2020	Pueblo of Jemez Walatowa Head Start Language Immersion Program Jemez Pueblo, NM	U	$90,000	paid	Core Support	202123169349100812
2020	Children in Crossfire Tanzania Dar Es Salaam	U	$80,000	paid	Building the Capacity and Leadership of TECDEN	202123169349100812
2020	Keres Children's Learning Center Cochiti Pueblo, NM	B	$80,000	paid	Indigenous Montessori Institute	202123169349100812
2020	St Catherine University St Paul, MN	U	$74,946	paid	Serving the Whole Child - Phase II	202123169349100812
2020	Montessori American Indian Childcare Center St Paul, MN	C	$60,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Red Cloud Indian School Pine Ridge, NE	U	$60,000	paid	Truth and Healing Project	202123169349100812
2020	St Michael Indian School Saint Michaels, AZ	C	$60,000	approved, future	Navajo Nation Junior Achievement Program	202123169349100812
2020	Wicoie Nandagikendan Minneapolis, MN	U	$42,250	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Lower Sioux Indian Community Morton, MN	U	$40,000	paid	Core Support	202123169349100812
2020	National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Minneapolis, MN	B	$40,000	paid	Core Support	202123169349100812
2020	De la Salle Blackfeet School Browning, MT	C	$30,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	San Carlos Apache Catholic Community St Charles School San Carlos, AZ	U	$30,000	paid	Teach Them Apache Language Program 2020-2021	202123169349100812
2020	St Michael Indian School Saint Michaels, AZ	C	$30,000	paid	Navajo Nation Junior Achievement Program	202123169349100812
2020	St Mary's Mission School Red Lake, MN	U	$30,000	paid	Support for the Counseling Program	202123169349100812
2020	St Joseph Mission School San Fidel, NM	D	$30,000	paid	Kindergarten Program, STEM Program	202123169349100812
2020	St Augustine Indian Mission School Winnebago, NE	C	$30,000	paid	St. Augustine Blended Learning Initiative	202123169349100812
2020	St Augustine Indian Mission School Winnebago, NE	C	$30,000	approved, future	St. Augustine Blended Learning Initiative	202123169349100812
2020	Dreams of Tanzania & Montessori Training Centre Ilemela	U	$29,221	paid	Emergency Response Funding	202123169349100812
2020	Financial Beginnings Oregon Portland, OR	D	$15,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Saint Clare's Tahoe a Mountain Montessori School Tahoe Vista, CA	U	$15,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Aim Higher Foundation St Paul, MN	B	$15,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Our Lady of Grace Church Edina, MN	U	$15,000	paid	Advancing Our Mission Campaign	202123169349100812
2020	Mailman School of Public Health New York, NY	U	$15,000	paid	DrPH Student Scholarship Fund: Public Health and Humanitarian Action	202123169349100812
2020	Amani Girls Home Mwanza	U	$12,250	paid	Mapema Education Scheme - MES	202123169349100812
2020	Tumaini Letu Bukoba	U	$12,250	paid	Wekeza kwa Mtoto Mdogo - Invest in Young Children	202123169349100812
2020	Lower Sioux Indian Community Morton, MN	U	$12,250	paid	Core Support	202123169349100812
2020	St Mary's Mission School Red Lake, MN	U	$12,250	paid	Support for the Counseling Program	202123169349100812
2020	Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation Porcupine, SD	B	$12,250	paid	Lakota Language Initiative	202123169349100812
2020	St Augustine Indian Mission School Winnebago, NE	C	$12,250	paid	St. Augustine Blended Learning Initiative	202123169349100812
2020	St Joseph Mission School San Fidel, NM	D	$12,250	paid	Kindergarten Program, STEM Program	202123169349100812
2020	Mama's Hope Organization for Legal Assistance Kagera	U	$12,250	paid	Stand and Speak for the Rights of Children in Kagera - Phase II	202123169349100812
2020	Tanzania Home Economics Association Mwanza	U	$12,250	paid	Expanding ECD Services Through Community-Based Organizations	202123169349100812
2020	Keres Children's Learning Center Cochiti Pueblo, NM	B	$12,250	paid	Core Support and Indigenous Montessori/Early Childhood Network	202123169349100812
2020	De la Salle Blackfeet School Browning, MT	C	$12,250	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Dreams of Tanzania & Montessori Training Centre Ilemela	U	$12,250	paid	Emergency Response Funding	202123169349100812
2020	St Michael Indian School Saint Michaels, AZ	C	$12,250	paid	Navajo Nation Junior Achievement Program	202123169349100812
2020	Montessori American Indian Childcare Center St Paul, MN	C	$12,250	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Red Cloud Indian School Pine Ridge, NE	U	$12,250	paid	Truth and Healing Project	202123169349100812
2020	San Carlos Apache Catholic Community St Charles School San Carlos, AZ	U	$12,250	paid	Teach Them Apache Language Program 2020-2021	202123169349100812
2020	Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN	C	$10,000	paid	Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund (MDRF) #100744	202123169349100812
2020	Colorado Academy Denver, CO	B	$10,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Teamlift Inc Portland, OR	U	$10,000	paid	St. Mary's Secondary School Malawi Project for Girls	202123169349100812
2020	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	B	$8,000	paid	Hesburgh Women of Impact	202123169349100812
2020	Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center Minneapolis, MN	C	$7,500	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Minneapolis American Indian Center Minneapolis, MN	B	$7,500	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	B	$7,000	paid	American Indian Catholic Schools Network (AICSN)	202123169349100812
2020	United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Seattle, WA	B	$5,000	paid	DayBreak Star Preschool	202123169349100812
2020	Sojourner Family Peace Center Milwaukee, WI	B	$5,000	paid	General Operating	202123169349100812
2020	Progress Valley Inc Bloomington, MN	D	$5,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Seattle, WA	B	$5,000	paid	Daybreak Star Preschool	202123169349100812
2020	Pine River-Backus Family Center Pine River, MN	B	$5,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812
2020	Salish Kootenai College Pablo, MT	B	$5,000	paid	Salish Kootenai College Early Childhood Program	202123169349100812
2020	Northwest Indian College Foundation Bellingham, WA	B	$5,000	paid	NWIC "sacred little ones" ECE Project	202123169349100812
2020	Oweesta Corporation Longmont, CO	B	$5,000	paid	General Operations	202123169349100812

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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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