Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Denver, CO · EIN 06-6041097 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc
216grants reported
$2,000median award
$364lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
26states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 216 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $29K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
999 17TH St Ste 900
Denver, CO 80202-2732
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Saint Peter, MN | $80,000 |
| Scholarship America Inc COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Saint Peter, MN | $60,000 |
| Scholarship America Inc COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Saint Peter, MN | $56,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center EDUCATION SUPPORT | Harford, CT | $30,000 |
| Society of Women Engineers EDUCATION SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Hartford, CT | $30,000 |
| Tuskegee University COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Tuskegee, AL | $30,000 |
| Society of Women Engineers (corporate Partnership Council) COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Hartford, CT | $30,000 |
| World Central Kitchen COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Scholarship America Inc COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Saint Peter, MN | $24,000 |
| Lightyear Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | York | $22,265 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| Society of Women Engineers COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| National Society of Black Engineers COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Alexandria, VA | $19,000 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Portland, ME | $17,500 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Portland, ME | $17,200 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools EDUCATION SUPPORT | Portland, ME | $17,000 |
| University of Konstanz COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Konstaz | $16,341 |
| Clarkson University COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Potsdam, NY | $15,000 |
| Lightyear Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | York | $12,812 |
| Lightyear Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | York | $12,723 |
| University of Southampton COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Southampton | $12,723 |
| Hopkins County Board of Education COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Madisonville, KY | $12,500 |
| Simsbury High School COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Simsbury, CT | $12,500 |
| Town of Simsbury - Board of Education COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Simsbury, CT | $12,500 |
| Hopkins County Board of Education - (south Hopkins Middle School) COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Madisonville, KY | $12,500 |
| Center for Grieving Children COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Portland, ME | $12,000 |
| Center for Grieving Children COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Portland, ME | $12,000 |
| Southside Early Childhood Education Center EDUCATION SUPPORT | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Granada Hills Charter School COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Granada Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Greater Muhlenberg Parks & Recreation System COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Greenville, KY | $10,000 |
| Saint Louis Zoo COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Southside Early Childhood Education Center COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Science Center Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Colorado Womens Education Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Tuskegee University COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Tuskagee, AL | $10,000 |
| Southside Early Childhood Education Center COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Zoo COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Science Center COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Come and Dine (first Baptist Church of Aurora) COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Aurora, MO | $10,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center - Frangible Joint Display COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Hartford, CT | $10,000 |
| Colorado Womens Education Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Come and Dine (first Baptist Church of Aurora) COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Aurora, MO | $10,000 |
| Air Ambulance Northern Ireland COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Lisburn | $9,532 |
| Girls in STEM COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Highlands Ranch, CO | $7,500 |
| Girls in STEM (stemblazers) COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Highlands Ranch, CO | $7,500 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Worcester, CT | $7,000 |
| Best Buddies International COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Miami, FL | $6,529 |
| Alpha Kappa Educational Foundation COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Rolla, MO | $6,000 |
| Best Buddies International COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Cumberland, ME | $5,500 |
| Colchester Alternative School-Age Total Learning Experience Inc Castle Inc EDUCATION SUPPORT | Colchester, CT | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT | Springfield, MO | $5,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England EDUCATION SUPPORT | Hartford, CT | $5,000 |
| Scholarship America Inc COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Saint Peter, MN | $5,000 |
| Scholarship America Inc COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Saint Peter, MN | $5,000 |
| South Windsor High School EDUCATION SUPPORT | South Windsor, CT | $5,000 |
| The Village for Families and Children BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES | Hartford, CT | $5,000 |
| Clarkson University COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | Potsdam, NY | $5,000 |
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