Best Future Center
Best Future Center is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Prior Lake, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 1 grant totaling $73K.
Best Future Center at a glance
In short: Best Future Center gave $73K across 1 grant in 2023 (avg $73K). Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2023)
- $72,677
- -28.4% vs 2022
- Grants made (2023)
- 1
- Average grant
- $72,677
- Median grant
- $72,677
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.
Who Best Future Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2023
The largest 2023 recipient was Best Future Center ($73K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
How Best Future Center gives
- Giving grew 137% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2020) to $102K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $73K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Best Future Center | fund school operations classroom supplies wages food etc. and building classrooms kitchen and latrines | $72,677 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | $73,543 | $73,543 | $72,677 | 1 | $72,677 |
| 2022 | $1,753 | $102,725 | $102,738 | $101,523 | Total only | $203,108 |
| 2021 | $1,766 | $48,672 | $51,116 | $50,381 | 1 | $53,913 |
| 2020 | $4,210 | $35,713 | $31,503 | $30,626 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Best Future Center is led by Richard Olson, President on filings since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2023 filing
Richard Olson
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: no (2022) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Best Future Center
How much does Best Future Center give each year?
Best Future Center gave $73K across 1 grant in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2022 it reported $102K in grants paid.
What is Best Future Center?
Best Future Center is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Prior Lake, MN.
What is Best Future Center's EIN?
Best Future Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4902499. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2023.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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