Private Foundation

GIVING IS BETTER

Based in CHICAGO, IL, GIVING IS BETTER operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $147K in revenue, $131K in expenses, $21K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 9 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $292K.

EIN: 842173428 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$147K

Total Expenses$131K

Total Assets$21K

Grants Given9

Grant Total$292K

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

TREADLIGHTLY INC

NORTH SAT LAKE, UT · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES

$95,808

TEAM TRUCK MELANOMA

GRESHAM, OR · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES

$30,000

TREAD LIGHTY INC

NORTH SALT LAKE, UT · 2023

nonrestricted

$5,880

SANPETE COUNTY

MANTI, UT · 2023

COUNTY FAIR DONATION

$5,000

TREAD LIGHTY INC

NORTH SALT LAKE, UT · 2022

nonrestricted

$70,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Eric Fields

PRESIDENT Georges Brown

SECRETARY Sharon Brown

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Top Grant Purposes

nonrestricted

$149,602 4 grants

GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES

$125,808 2 grants

Grant was erroneously paid. Once it was determined that the grant should have not been paid, then the grant was returned by the organization in 2022

$10,500 1 grant

COUNTY FAIR DONATION

$5,000 1 grant

All Abilities Park

$1,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$147K	$131K	$21K
2023	$113K	$14K	$154K
2022	$9K	$83K	$55K
2021	$97K	$16K	$126K
2020	$195K	$79K	$93K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $195K to $147K (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $21K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL, OR, TN, UT.

ILORTNUT

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