Better Future For All
Better Future For All is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lake Stevens, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025.
Better Future For All at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $31,457
- +163.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $31,457
- +163.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,457 | $31,457 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $11,932 | $11,932 | $2,000 | Total only | $2,000 |
| 2023 | $18,948 | $18,948 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $55,787 | $55,787 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $32,735 | $32,735 | — | — | — |
"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
Better Future For All's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carl Nelson
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Runyon
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Better Future For All
What is Better Future For All?
Better Future For All is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lake Stevens, WA.
What is Better Future For All's EIN?
Better Future For All's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3085057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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