Better World Fund
Better World Fund's network
7 people5 organisationsi7 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE Turner Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Cousens | President & CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Fabio C Barbosa | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kathryn Calvin Walters | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Turner Seydel | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| NR Narayana Murthy | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy E Wirth | Director & Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
21 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Axelrod | COO | 2021 |
| Andrew Axelrod Thru 922 | Chief Operating Officer | 2022 |
| Brian Massa | Director, Global Health Adv. | since 2022 |
| Chandrima DAS | Sr Dir., Peace &Sec. Policy | since 2020 |
| David Ohana | Chief Commn. Officer | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Cousens | Deputy Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| George Hannum | Senior Director | since 2018 |
| Henry F De SIO JR | Chief Operating Officer | since 2023 |
| Jessica Pavel | Director, Global Health Adv. | 2023 |
| Leslie A Edmond | Chief People Officer | 2023 |
| LIA Fordjour | Chief Financial Officer | since 2020 |
| LIA Fordjour Thru 122 | Chief Financial Officer | 2022 |
| LIA Forjour | CFO | 2019 |
| Micah Spangler | Sr Dir, Advoc. & Ext Rel., BWC | since 2019 |
| Michael Beard | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Peter YEO | Vice-President | since 2018 |
| Rutherford Seydel | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Ryan Kehmna | Deputy Director | 2022 |
| Shenae Burgess | Chief Financial Officer | since 2023 |
| Vincent Valdmanis | Director | 2024 |
| Walter Cortes | CFO (Until 7/2019) | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Yeo | President of BWC & Sr. VP | 40 | $321k | $40k | |
| George Hannum | Exec Dir BWC, Sr Dir US-Un Rel | 40 | $176k | $46k | |
| Micah Spangler | Sr Dir, Advoc. & Ext Rel., BWC | 40 | $153k | $32k | |
| Brian Massa | Dir,Glob HLTH Adv.,Imm. & GHS | 40 | $138k | $41k | |
| Vincent Valdmanis | Director | 40 | $128k | $31k | |
| Elizabeth Cousens | President & CEO | 6 | $68k | $388k | $52k |
| David Ohana | Chief Commn. Officer | 6 | $55k | $313k | $17k |
| Henry F de Sio Jr | Chief Operating Officer | 6 | $54k | $305k | $52k |
| Shenae Burgess | Chief Financial Officer | 6 | $45k | $254k | $28k |
| Re Turner | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Timothy E Wirth | Director & Vice Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Fabio C Barbosa | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nr Narayana Murthy | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn Calvin Walters | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Laura Turner Seydel | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rutherford Seydel | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253034862). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousens | |
| Shenae Burgess | CFO |
| Elizabeth Cousens | President |
| Timothy E Wirth | Director and Vice Chairman |
| Laura Turner Seydel | Director |
| Kathryn Calvin Walters | Director |
| Narayana Murthy | Director |
| Fabio Colletti Barbosa | Director |
| Elizabeth Cousens | President and CEO |
| R. E. Turner | Director and Chairman |
| J. Rutherford Seydel, II | Secretary |
| Henry de Sio Jr. | COO |
About
- Legal name
- Better World Fund
- EIN
- 582366765
- Address
- 1750 Pennsylvania Ave Nw FRNT 3, Washington, DC, 20006-4500
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q124 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Shenae Burgess (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- GROUP
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRE Turner
≥8years on the filingsFabio C Barbosa
≥8years on the filingsKathryn Calvin Walters
≥8years on the filingsNR Narayana Murthy
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.7m
- Total liabilities
- $8.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $252k
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $10k
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.5m | $7.1m | $337k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Una Greater Detroit Chapter | $10k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.BETTER WORLD FUND Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 20 July 1998
- Registered agent
- National Registered Agents Inc. (city and state not held)