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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-2385457

Foundation for A Better World Inc

A private foundation in Marietta, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $3.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,189,580

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $246,789,829

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,169,062

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $235,351,588

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,394,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $214,785,908

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,215,131

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $167,606,554

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,254,765

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $129,774,547

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,852,262

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $155,648,586

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,382,023

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $140,387,179

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cooperative for EducationCincinnati, OH

    Program expenses

    $600,000
  2. KIPP Metro Atlanta SchoolsAtlanta, GA

    Program expenses

    $250,000
  3. Population Services InternWashington, DC

    Program expenses

    $250,000
  4. The Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Program expenses

    $250,000
  5. Iniciativa GuatemalaSumerduck, VA

    Program expenses

    $200,000
  6. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    Program expenses

    $200,000
  7. Asopuente International IncMiami, FL

    Program expenses

    $150,000
  8. Growth Through LearningCambridge, MA

    Program expenses

    $150,000
  9. Urologic Cancer FoundationFranklin, TN

    Program expenses

    $120,000
  10. Barnesville HospitalBarnesville, OH

    Program expenses

    $102,000
  11. WingsPueblo, CO

    Program expenses

    $100,000
  12. WorldreaderSan Francisco, CA

    Program expenses

    $75,000
  13. Fundacion Maria Y Antonio Goubaud Carrera (fundamag)Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Program expenses

    $60,000
  14. Population Media CenterS Burlington, VT

    Program expenses

    $60,000
  15. Bipartisan Policy CenterWashington, DC

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  16. CreamosScarborough, ME

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  17. Create Your DreamsAtlanta, GA

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  18. Focus on Tanzanian CommunitiesWatertown, MA

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  19. FundaemiGuatemala City, Guatemala

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  20. Latin American AssociationAtlanta, GA

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  21. Maya Health AllianceBethel, VT

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  22. Powerup Scholarship Fund IncAustin, TX

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  23. Rising Star OutreachProvo, UT

    Program expenses

    $50,000
  24. Fundacion Maria Y Antonio Goubaud Carrera (fundamag)Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Program expenses

    $40,000
  25. Planting Seeds InternationNorthbrook, IL

    Program expenses

    $40,000
  26. Grafton ChurchGrafton, MA

    Program expenses

    $35,580
  27. FundaemiGuatemala City, Guatemala

    Program expenses

    $25,000
  28. Westville United Methodist ChurchUrbana, OH

    Program expenses

    $12,000
  29. Population ConnectionWashington, DC

    Program expenses

    $10,000
  30. The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    Program expenses

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $1,060,00052% of the total
  2. Human services5 grants $500,00025% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $302,00015% of the total
  4. Public affairs2 grants $60,0003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $714,000
  2. Georgia3 grants $350,000
  3. California2 grants $325,000
  4. District of Columbia4 grants $320,000
  5. Massachusetts3 grants $235,580
  6. New York1 grant $200,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $200,000
  8. Florida1 grant $150,000
  9. Tennessee1 grant $120,000
  10. Vermont2 grants $110,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Thomas ClaugusDIRECTOR / VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa ClaugusDIRECTOR / SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas Claugus IIDIRECTOR / TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory ClaugusDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael ClaugusDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adam HoffmanPRESIDENT Hours 25Pay $0
  • Kevin ChriscoPROGRAM ASSISTANT Hours 40Pay $70,542
  • Isabel CadenaPROGRAM COORDINATOR Hours 40Pay $59,500

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