Help Better Lives Inc | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 45-3309167
Foundation Overview
Based in Seal Beach, CA, Help Better Lives Inc has awarded 80 grants totaling $1,260,925 to organizations in California and Colorado and internationally. Individual grants range from $479 to $74,811, with a median award of $9,163.5.
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New Applicant Friendliness
0 of 9 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 21% in international locations and funding distributed across 10 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Internationally, funding concentrates in Dar Es Salaam (35%), Siem Reap (29%), Mpigi (29%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 8% change over 4 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (50%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Help Better Lives Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $7,734 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2024 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $11,376 | Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2024 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $15,515 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2024 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $37,549 | Siem Reap, Foreign, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2024 |
| Soda Trust | $20,876 | Ngara, Foreign, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2024 |
| Sunrise Organic Agri-shop | $2,835 | Mantanao, DAVAO DEL SUR. MI, RP | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant | 2024 |
| Tupendane Company | $74,811 | Arusha, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2024 |
| Upendo Agribusiness | $10,860 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2024 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $9,769 | Mpigi, Foreign, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2024 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $5,636 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $8,468 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $8,852 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $37,759 | Siem Reap, Foreign, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Soda Trust | $21,815 | Dar Es Salaam, Foreign, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2023 |
| Sunrise Organic Agri-shop | $3,120 | Mantanao, DAVAO DEL SUR. MI, RP | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant | 2023 |
| Tupendane Company | $51,467 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2023 |
| Upendo Agribusiness | $3,060 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2023 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $8,942 | Mpigi, Foreign, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $5,636 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $8,468 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $8,852 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $37,759 | Siem Reap, Foreign, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Soda Trust | $21,815 | Dar Es Salaam, Foreign, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2023 |
| Sunrise Organic Agri-shop | $3,120 | Mantanao, DAVAO DEL SUR. MI, RP | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant | 2023 |
| Tupendane Company | $51,467 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2023 |
| Upendo Agribusiness | $3,060 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2023 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $8,942 | Mpigi, Foreign, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2023 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $1,960 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $3,824 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $9,385 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $22,631 | Siem Reap, N/A, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Sanitation And Water Action | $5,000 | Dar Es Salaam, N/A, TZ | Assist Impoverished Communities To Have Access To Clean Water. | 2022 |
| Soda Trust | $20,598 | Dar Es Salaam, N/A, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2022 |
| Sunrise Organic Agri-shop | $479 | Mantanao, DAVAO DEL SUR. MI, RP | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant | 2022 |
| Tupendane Company | $66,958 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2022 |
| Upendo Agribusiness | $9,616 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2022 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $6,429 | Mpigi, N/A, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Youth Center | $1,000 | Los Alamitos, CA, US | Leadership Academy For High School Students | 2022 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $1,960 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $3,824 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $9,385 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $22,631 | Siem Reap, Foreign, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Sanitation And Water Action | $5,000 | Dar Es Salaam, Foreign, TZ | Assist Impoverished Communities To Have Access To Clean Water. | 2022 |
| Soda Trust | $20,598 | Dar Es Salaam, Foreign, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2022 |
| Sunrise Organic Agri-shop | $479 | Mantanao, DAVAO DEL SUR. MI, RP | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant | 2022 |
| Tupendane Company | $66,958 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2022 |
| Upendo Agribusiness | $9,616 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2022 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $6,429 | Mpigi, Foreign, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Youth Center | $1,000 | Los Alamitos, CA, US | Leadership Academy For High School Students | 2022 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $1,960 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $3,824 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $9,385 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $22,631 | Siem Reap, Foreign, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Sanitation And Water Action | $5,000 | Dar Es Salaam, Foreign, TZ | Assist Impoverished Communities To Have Access To Clean Water. | 2022 |
| Soda Trust | $20,598 | Dar Es Salaam, Foreign, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2022 |
| Sunrise Organic Agri-shop | $479 | Mantanao, DAVAO DEL SUR. MI, RP | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant | 2022 |
| Tupendane Company | $66,958 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2022 |
| Upendo Agribusiness | $9,616 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2022 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $6,429 | Mpigi, Foreign, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2022 |
| Youth Center | $1,000 | Los Alamitos, CA, US | Leadership Academy For High School Students | 2022 |
| Children's Future International | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | Financial Support For Operating School For Disadvantegd Children In Battambang, Cambodia. | 2021 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $5,155 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2021 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $4,937 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2021 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $12,906 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2021 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $21,574 | Siem Reap, N/A, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2021 |
| Sanitation And Water Action | $15,000 | Dar Es Salaam, N/A, TZ | Assist Impoverished Communities To Have Access To Clean Water. | 2021 |
| Soda Trust | $15,467 | Dar Es Salaam, N/A, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2021 |
| Tupendane Company | $60,657 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2021 |
| Upend Agribusiness | $7,335 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2021 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $6,217 | Mpigi, N/A, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2021 |
| Healthy Life Reinforcement | $12,191 | Khum Svaypor, BATTAMBANG SROK B, CB | Assist Families Living In Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2020 |
| Kikundi Cha Mafanikio | $5,310 | Chim Chim Rufiji, PWANI, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2020 |
| Lishe Bora Garden Shop | $9,643 | Mkyashi Kilema Kilimanjar, MOSHI RURAL, TZ | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2020 |
| Los Alamitos Youth Center | $1,000 | Los Alamitos, CA, US | Financial Support For Leadership Training To High School Students | 2020 |
| Peaksneng Thormacheat Shop | $24,959 | Siem Reap, N/A, CB | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2020 |
| Sanitation And Water Action | $25,000 | Dar Es Salaam, N/A, TZ | Assist Impoverished Communities To Have Access To Clean Water. | 2020 |
| Soda Trust | $14,593 | Dar Es Salaam, N/A, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2020 |
| Tupendane Company | $68,665 | Njiro, ARUSHA, TZ | Assist Schools To Feed Students And Improve Facilities. | 2020 |
| Upend Agribusiness | $9,488 | Moshi Urban, KILIMANJARO, TZ | Assist Better Lives And Local Partners By Distributing Grants And Providing Program Management Services. | 2020 |
| Wamukisa Support Organization | $6,625 | Mpigi, N/A, UG | Assist Families Living In Rural Poverty To Become Food And Income Self-reliant. | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Help Better Lives Inc as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 45-3309167 |
| Website | http://www.betterlives.org |
| Address | 1716 CATALINA AVE Seal Beach, CA 90740-5711 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Help Better Lives Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President & Ceo | Christopher Wade |
|---|---|
| Treasurer & Cfo | Jeffrey Shaw |
| Secretary | Gillian Perry |
| Director | Clive Perry |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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