Colorado · Public charity
Better Burma
Providing temporary relief to poor and displaced persons in myanmar and the region. Providing assitance and funding for shelter, food, basic medical care and elementary education. Educate of the crisis in myanmar.
- $104k
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $20k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $787k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Better Burma funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $73k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partners Asia | $32,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Myanmar Spring Helping Hands | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Parami Liberal Arts & Sciences Fund | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Pariaman Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Free the Oppressed | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($29k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Better Burma
- How much does Better Burma give?
- Better Burma reported 1 itemized grants totaling $20,000, out of $103,881 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Better Burma fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are International (82%), Community Improvement (10%), Education (8%).
- Who are Better Burma's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Partners Asia ($32k), Myanmar Spring Helping Hands ($20k), Parami Liberal Arts & Sciences Fund ($7k).
- Does Better Burma fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Better Burma?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Better Burma based?
- Better Burma is based in CO.
Play a game based on Better Burma’s filings →