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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237167663Est. 1972-07

The John Bickford Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$188K

FY 2024

Grants Made

52

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

March 1

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$357K

Total Expenses

$275K

Qualifying Distributions

$251K

Distributable Amount

$250K

Min. Investment Return

$255K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

52 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $3K to maximum $15K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $210K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

319 grants

THE MORRIS MUSEUM
$60K
4 grants
WALHALLA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$50K
4 grants
FLORIDA RESOURCE CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN INC
$40K
4 grants
MORRIS MUSEUM INC
$31K
2 grants
MARYKNOLL SISTERS
$31K
4 grants
STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM
$29K
7 grants
CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES
$25K
4 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NORTHERN NJ
$24K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

319 grants

<$10K
311
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

New Jersey
$482K
43% of total
New Hampshire
$185K
16% of total
New York
$137K
12% of total
South Carolina
$58K
5% of total
Pennsylvania
$43K
4% of total
Florida
$40K
4% of total
Maine
$36K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$35K
3% of total
Rhode Island
$29K
3% of total
California
$29K
3% of total

+10 more states

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