2025-11-18T17:05:45-05:00 2024-12-31 411922135 MENDEN ACCOUNTING & TAX SVC 1275 RAMSEY ST STE 100 SHAKOPEE MN 553793135 990EZ 2024-01-01 263820795 A BETTER SOCIETY ABET 6125671005 PO BOX 945 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 KHAI TRAN BOARD CHAIR 6125940047 2025-10-22 true true KARA K WURDEN CPA P01288902 9524458753 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.ABETTERSOCIETY.ORG X X 102002 X 89292 12699 11 102002 22000 14986 25174 62160 39842 83301 123143 X 50947 100388 32354 22755 83301 123143 83301 123143 X WE ARE A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN 2008 WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES BY USING A UNIQUE APPROACH. WE TAKE NEW SOCIAL IDEAS, INCUBATE THEM, AND SCALE THEM INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. A BETTER SOCIETY (ABS) CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP IN DELIVERING HIGH-IMPACT PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY. PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE, ABS'S FIRST INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2008, REMAINS ONE OF OUR MOST MEANINGFUL EFFORTS. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 540 BIKES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. VOLUNTEERS PLAYED A KEY ROLE BY REPAIRING AND RESTORING BIKES DONATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ENSURING ACCESS TO BASIC TRANSPORTATION FOR MANY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THROUGH OUR MOBILE BIKE REPAIR CLINICS, ABS OFFERED FREE REPAIRS AT SEVEN COMMUNITY EVENTS, HELPING FIX 262 BIKES AND KEEPING RESIDENTS SAFELY ON THE MOVE. ABS ALSO HOSTED THREE FIX-IT CLINICS, WHERE VOLUNTEERS HELPED COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPAIR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS-REDUCING WASTE AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARVER COUNTY, ABS TOOK A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE CARVER COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (FRC). THIS MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATION BRINGS TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. LOCATED IN CHASKA, THE FRC SERVES AS A WELCOMING HUB WHERE FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS CAN ACCESS TRUSTED RESOURCES AND BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THAT HELP THEM THRIVE. 60575 60575 HEATHER TRAN EXECUTIVE DI 20.00 22000 KHAI TRAN BOARD CHAIR 000.00 0 CLIFF MACLEOD DIRECTOR 000.00 0 ERIK DIETERLE DIRECTOR 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MN KHAI TRAN PO BOX 945 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 6125671005 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 61453 128905 89292 279650 3751 12306 12710 28767 65204 141211 102002 308417 308417 65204 141211 102002 308417 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 1,288 INSURANCE 1,291 MEETINGS 1,461 MEMBERSHIP FEES 1,455 MILEAGE 1,008 OFFICE SUPPLIES 99 SMALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 6,837 SUPPLIES 9,842 REGISTRATION FEES 25 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 1,868 TOTAL 25,174 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 21,981 0 10,373 24,623 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 1,868 TOTAL 32,354 22,755 FORM 990-EZ, PART III WE ARE A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN 2008 WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES BY USING A UNIQUE APPROACH. WE TAKE NEW SOCIAL IDEAS, INCUBATE THEM, AND SCALE THEM INTO SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 A BETTER SOCIETY (ABS) CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP IN DELIVERING HIGH-IMPACT PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY. PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE, ABS'S FIRST INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2008, REMAINS ONE OF OUR MOST MEANINGFUL EFFORTS. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 540 BIKES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. VOLUNTEERS PLAYED A KEY ROLE BY REPAIRING AND RESTORING BIKES DONATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ENSURING ACCESS TO BASIC TRANSPORTATION FOR MANY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THROUGH OUR MOBILE BIKE REPAIR CLINICS, ABS OFFERED FREE REPAIRS AT SEVEN COMMUNITY EVENTS, HELPING FIX 262 BIKES AND KEEPING RESIDENTS SAFELY ON THE MOVE. ABS ALSO HOSTED THREE FIX-IT CLINICS, WHERE VOLUNTEERS HELPED COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPAIR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS-REDUCING WASTE AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARVER COUNTY, ABS TOOK A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE CARVER COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (FRC). THIS MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATION BRINGS TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. LOCATED IN CHASKA, THE FRC SERVES AS A WELCOMING HUB WHERE FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS CAN ACCESS TRUSTED RESOURCES AND BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THAT HELP THEM THRIVE.