A Better World Fund gives grants annually to
deserving charities doing vital work throughout
the world in the areas of Peace, Hunger,
Health, Human Rights, Ecology, Education,
and Economic Development.

Who We Are

A Better World Fund is a nonpolitical, nonsectarian, publicly supported endowment. Contributions to the endowment remain on permanent deposit. Interest income is distributed each year to a growing list of worthwhile charities that are reviewed and evaluated for the quality of their programs, finances, management, fund raising, and governance.

Contributions to A Better World Fund are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Grants are given only to 501(c)(3) charities, on an unsolicited basis; grant applications are not accepted.

A Better World Fund pays no salaries, and its officers serve on a volunteer basis. It receives no fees or commissions from recipient organizations and has no formal affiliation with any organizations to which it gives grants. Annual operating expenses of A Better World Fund are minimal and are funded primarily by Board member contributions.

A Better World Fund is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization and participates in the national Combined Federal Campaign as Agency #10739.

Who We Help

A Partial List of Charities That Have Received Grants from A Better World Fund

* 2011 grants

  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Oxfam America
  • Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
  • Pearl S. Buck International
  • Physicians for Human Rights
  • Rainforest Action Network *
  • EngenderHealth
  • PLENTY International
  • FINCA
  • Ploughshares Fund
  • The Hunger Project *
  • Food First
  • Pro Mujer
  • Food for the Hungry
  • Refugees International
  • Freedom from Hunger
  • Remote Area Medical
  • Free the Children
  • Seeds of Peace *
  • Global Fund for Women
  • SEVA Foundation
  • Global Greengrants
  • charity: water *
  • Helen Keller International
  • Heifer Project International
  • Solar Cookers International
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Teach for America
  • ORBIS International
  • International Book Project
  • The Arbor Day Foundation/ Rain Forest Rescue
  • Central Asia Institute *
  • International Campaign to Ban Landmines
  • Trees for Life
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Trickle Up *
  • Mercado Global
  • Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Fund for Global Human Rights *
  • Women for Women