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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-1909898

Improving Lives Foundation

A private foundation in Baton Rouge, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $37,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Michael and Michele Wilson
8687 Elliot Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
(225) 773-3224
[email protected]
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
Not applicable
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,199,483

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,815

  • Tax year 2023

    $51,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,082,569

  • Tax year 2022

    $68,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,141,745

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,291,138

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Christian Veterinary MissionLynnwood, WA

    Mission to romania

    $6,000
  2. Individual

    [individual]

    $6,000
  3. Hope Church of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA

    Charity

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] PROGRAM

    $5,000
  5. First Baptist Church of New RoadsNew Roads, LA

    Charity

    $5,000
  6. School Sisters of Notre DameSt Louis, MO

    Charity

    $5,000
  7. Baton Rouge Food BankBaton Rouge, LA

    Charity

    $2,500
  8. Starfish ProjectOlaithe, KS

    Charity

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $6,00055% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $5,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana3 grants $12,500
  2. Washington1 grant $6,000
  3. Missouri1 grant $5,000
  4. Kansas1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael S WilsonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michele C WilsonSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katie M VincentDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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