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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-2739879

Better World Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $5,455 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,455

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $860,761

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $326,510

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMalvern, PA

    The Giving Fund

    $4,455
  2. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,45582% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $1,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island1 grant $4,455
  2. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Aastha SimesCo- Pres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ryan SimesDir, Sec, Treas, Co- Pres Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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