Foundation for A Better World
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About Foundation for A Better World
The Foundation for a Better World concentrates its giving in a few large, program-focused grants, primarily supporting education initiatives and biomedical research. Its grants show a preference for funding program expenses rather than capital campaigns, with repeat support to at least one longstanding education partner. The foundation appears to favor substantial, targeted investments over a broad portfolio of small gifts.
Focus Areas
K–12 school support and scholarship programs in Central America (Cooperative for Education)Biomedical research and translational science (Gladstone Institutes)Unrestricted/program expense funding rather than capital or endowment support
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants; repeat funding to a core education grantee (Cooperative for Education) and one significant grant to biomedical research (Gladstone).
Funding Style
program support (restricted/program expenses)direct service / program delivery fundingoperational/programmatic cost coverageproject-specific grants
About Foundation for A Better World
Foundation for a Better World Inc has concentrated its giving around a small set of large program grants, with repeated support for education initiatives and biomedical research. The clearest pattern is multi-year backing for Cooperative for Education, which received $600,000 and $500,000 in 2025 after a $200,000 grant in 2023 for program expenses. Another major line of support goes to research and translational science, including $475,000 to Gladstone Institutes in 2025 for program expenses and recurring support for National Multiple Sclerosis Society in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation’s grant list also reaches into disease-specific philanthropy, with awards to Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, Lustgarten Foundation, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Its giving favors program expense support rather than capital or endowment funding, and several grants recur to the same organizations across multiple years. In addition to education and health-related funding, the recent record includes support for community-oriented work and science-centered organizations, suggesting a targeted approach built around a limited number of priorities rather than a broad spread of small gifts.
What Foundation for A Better World Funds
In education, the foundation gave $250,000 twice in 2025 to Kipp Metro Atlanta Schools for program expenses, and it also supported Growth Through Learning with $150,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Those awards sit alongside longer-running support for school-based and scholarship-related work through Cooperative for Education. On the health side, the foundation funded National Multiple Sclerosis Society with $200,000 in 2023 and two $200,000 grants in 2025, all for program expenses. It also made $100,000 and $250,000 grants to The Wikimedia Foundation Inc in 2025, showing that its portfolio includes information and knowledge infrastructure as well as direct service organizations. Biomedical research appears as another defined thread, with support to Gladstone Institutes and other disease-focused nonprofits.
How Foundation for A Better World Gives
Typical grant sizes are tightly clustered for this funder: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $51,750, and the 75th percentile is $147,750. Recent giving shows repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including Cooperative for Education, Growth Through Learning, Asopuente Internaional Inc, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it also makes program-related investments. The recent record is dominated by program expense grants, indicating a preference for operating or project support over capital awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.2M
Total Assets
$246.8M
Total Revenue
$38.3M
Total Expenses
$3.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $148K, with a median of $52K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$52K
75th Percentile
$148K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 12% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
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Where Foundation for A Better World Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Foundation for A Better World.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 76 | $8M | 81.7% |
| 2 | Guatemala |
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