Better Health Resource Foundation
Better Health Resource Foundation is a private foundation, based in Walnut, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $115K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13K. Net investment income was $3K.
Better Health Resource Foundation at a glance
In short: Better Health Resource Foundation gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,184
- -42.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,184
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,184
- Total assets
- $115,438
- +87.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Better Health Resource Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Seventh Day Adventist Church ($13K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Better Health Resource Foundation gives
- Giving grew 266% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 303% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $23K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seventh Day Adventist Church Hacienda Heights, CA | Donation | $13,184 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $115,438 | $72,509 | $18,461 | $13,184 | 1 | $17,984 | $3,344 | $5,938 |
| 2024 | $61,459 | $50,086 | $26,383 | $22,839 | 2 | $26,275 | $415 | $2,557 |
| 2023 | $45,943 | $45,600 | $19,025 | $17,708 | 2 | $19,025 | — | $1,039 |
| 2022 | $19,260 | $23,300 | $12,119 | $3,600 | 1 | $12,119 | — | $316 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Better Health Resource Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Better Health Resource Foundation is led by Samuel Lihua Deng, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Samuel Lihua Deng
President
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yaling Li
Secretary
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zulin Teng
Treasury
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Tony Deng (2022) — Treasury
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Health Resource Foundation
How much does Better Health Resource Foundation give each year?
Better Health Resource Foundation gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 2 grants.
How large is Better Health Resource Foundation?
Better Health Resource Foundation reported $115K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Better Health Resource Foundation operate?
Better Health Resource Foundation has awarded grants in California, Indiana.
What is Better Health Resource Foundation's EIN?
Better Health Resource Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-2709693. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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