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Grants paid by Better Life Foundation

EIN 64-0811138 · Jackson, MS · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Better Life Foundation of Jackson, MS (EIN 64-0811138) reported 22 grants paid totaling $233,500 to 15 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$233,500

22 grants

Recipients

15

distinct organizations

Tax years

2019–2025

7 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20195$56,000
20202$10,000
20212$20,000
20221$25,000
20234$25,500
20244$35,000
20254$62,000

Top recipients

The 15 recipients receiving the most from Better Life Foundation, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
St Andrew's Episcopal School 64-0324405CRidgeland, MS4$42,0002025
Galloway United MethodistUJackson, MS2$40,0002025
The University of the SouthUSewanee, TN3$35,0002025
671 FoundationULouisville, KY1$25,0002022
St Luke's United Methodist Church 64-6196951DJackson, MS1$25,0002019
Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights 26-1839249CChicago, IL1$10,0002019
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra 64-0273405CJackson, MS1$10,0002021
Kids in Need of Defense 26-2763038CWashington, DC1$10,0002019
Millsaps CollegeUJackson, MS2$10,0002024
Urban Justice Center 13-3442022BNew York, NY1$10,0002019
Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist ChuUJackson, MS1$5,0002020
Community School 46-5403427CSt Louis, ME1$5,0002025
Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance 94-3425290CJackson, MS1$5,0002020
Young Life Urban Ms 18UJackson, MS1$1,0002019
Galloway United Methodist ChurchUJackson, MS1$5002023

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 22 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Better Life Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Galloway United Methodist Jackson, MSU$30,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202631529349100423
2025The University of the South Sewanee, TNU$15,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202631529349100423
2025St Andrew's Episcopal School Ridgeland, MSC$12,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202631529349100423
2025Community School St Louis, MEC$5,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202631529349100423
2024St Andrew's Episcopal School Ridgeland, MSC$10,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202511359349102856
2024Galloway United Methodist Jackson, MSU$10,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202511359349102856
2024The University of the South Sewanee, TNU$10,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202511359349102856
2024Millsaps College Jackson, MSU$5,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202511359349102856
2023St Andrews Episcopal School Ridgeland, MSC$10,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202321659349100607
2023The University of the South Sewanee, TNU$10,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202321659349100607
2023Millsaps College Jackson, MSU$5,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202321659349100607
2023Galloway United Methodist Church Jackson, MSU$500paidTo support the programs of the organization202321659349100607
2022671 Foundation Louisville, KYU$25,000paidTo support the programs of the organization202241529349101454
2021St Andrew's Episcopal School Ridgeland, MSC$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION202111559349101301
2021Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Jackson, MSC$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION202111559349101301
2020Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance Jackson, MSC$5,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION202001969349100320
2020Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Chu Jackson, MSU$5,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION202001969349100320
2019St Luke's United Methodist Church Jackson, MSD$25,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION201921229349101272
2019Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights Chicago, ILC$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION201921229349101272
2019Urban Justice Center New York, NYB$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION201921229349101272
2019Kids in Need of Defense Washington, DCC$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION201921229349101272
2019Young Life Urban Ms 18 Jackson, MSU$1,000paidTO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION201921229349101272

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202631529349100423
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202511359349102856
990PF20232023-01-31not stated2022v5.0202321659349100607
990PF20222022-01-31not stated2021v4.2202241529349101454
990PF20212021-01-31not stated2020v4.1202111559349101301
990PF20202020-01-31not stated2019v5.1202001969349100320
990PF20192019-01-31not stated2018v3.1201921229349101272

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/640811138.json.

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