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Private foundation (trust)EIN 066041097Est. 1954-03

THE ENSIGN-BICKFORD FOUNDATION INC

DENVER, CO 80202

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$4.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$373K

FY 2024

Grants Made

73

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$80K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$77K

Total Expenses

$390K

Qualifying Distributions

$373K

Distributable Amount

$229K

Min. Investment Return

$230K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

73 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $2K to maximum $80K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $549K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$255K
5 grants
CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER
$218K
10 grants
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
$89K
16 grants
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
$80K
1 grant
FOUNDATION FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$67K
6 grants
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
$60K
4 grants
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
$55K
5 grants
HOPKINS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$53K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
453
grants
$10–50K
43
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

28 states

Connecticut
$469K
21% of total
Minnesota
$335K
15% of total
Missouri
$268K
12% of total
Colorado
$174K
8% of total
Maine
$157K
7% of total
Kentucky
$110K
5% of total
New York
$109K
5% of total
Illinois
$99K
4% of total
Indiana
$94K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$92K
4% of total

+18 more states

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