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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-2514444

Making Life Better Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $165,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,602,412

  • Tax year 2024

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,263,831

  • Tax year 2023

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $909,228

  • Tax year 2022

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $553,976

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $325,426

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation IncPhoenix, AZ

    Highly-Johansen Homes Build Weekend fund

    $96,000
  2. Won by One to JamaicaDubois, PA

    Construction fund for a classroom at St. Jago All Age School in Jamaica to alleviate overcrowding

    $24,000
  3. Partners in Housing Inc A Colorado Non-Profit CorpColorado SPGS, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  4. The Center for Applied Learning and LeadershipColorado SPGS, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  5. University SchoolsColorado SPGS, CO

    To purchase chromebooks for classroom use

    $7,000
  6. Food Bank of North AlabamaHuntsville, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science EdColorado SPGS, CO

    Back-to-School Science Event

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $96,00059% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter2 grants $39,00024% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $22,00014% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona1 grant $96,000
  2. Colorado4 grants $40,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $24,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brian BahrDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jonathan Lee DronDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dennis ObenaufDir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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