The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc
Denver, CO · EIN 06-6041097. Reported 374 grants totalling $1,806,932 to 220 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$1,806,932granted, 2021-2024
220organizations funded
39%of grantees funded again the next year
$4,645,441assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $485 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $80,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America Inc | Saint Peter, MN | $285,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | $167,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY | $76,980 | 14 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools | Portland, ME | $50,700 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lightyear Foundation | York | $47,800 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Society of Women Engineers | Chicago, IL | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Society of Black Engineers | Alexandria, VA | $43,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hopkins County Board of Education | Madisonville, KY | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Simsbury High School | Simsbury, CT | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southside Early Childhood Education Center | St Louis, MO | $32,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Granada Hills Charter School | Granada Hills, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Muhlenberg Parks & Recreation System | Greenville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of Women Engineers (corporate Partnership Council) | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Science Center Foundation | St Louis, MO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Womens Education Foundation | Boulder, CO | $22,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls in STEM | Highlands Ranch, CO | $21,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Come and Dine (first Baptist Church of Aurora) | Aurora, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main Street Aurora | Aurora, MO | $18,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Konstanz | Konstaz | $16,341 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $15,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corp | Simsbury, CT | $14,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Geneva | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Purdue Research Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $13,605 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Southampton | Southampton | $12,723 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Aurora - Baldwin Dog Park | Aurora, MO | $12,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hopkins County Board of Education - (south Hopkins Middle School) | Madisonville, KY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Simsbury - Board of Education | Simsbury, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha Kappa Educational Foundation | Rolla, MO | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Mowglis | Hebron, NH | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pedigree Foundation | Franklin, TN | $11,498 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc | Boston, MA | $10,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aurora First Baptist Church Come and Dine | Aurora, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Science Center - Frangible Joint Display | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purdue Research Foundation - Amelia Earhart Summit | West Lafayette, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Science Center | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute (wpi) - Engineering Ambassodors | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Air Ambulance Northern Ireland | Lisburn | $9,532 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flagstaff Academy | Longmont, CO | $9,046 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conn Women's Hall of Fame | New Haven, CT | $8,700 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools - STEM Expo | Portland, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools - Teacher Grants | Portland, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean Community YMCA | Westerly, RI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Windsor High School | South Windsor, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls in STEM (stemblazers) | Highlands Ranch, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Educational Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angels, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope for the Holidays (aurora United Methodist Church) | Aurora, MO | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies International | Miami, FL | $6,629 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $6,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gifts of Love | Avon, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run- Maine | Westbrook, ME | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies International | Cumberland, ME | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ascent Soccer USA | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purdue Research Foundation - Aeronatuics & Astronautics Industrial Affiliat | West Lafayette, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue University Mechanical Engineering Partners Program | West Lafayette, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Windsor Robotics | South Windsor, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska - Aerospace Club | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Nebraska - Research Engineering Design Team | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifewater Inc | San Luis Obispo, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Missouri University of Science & Technology | Rolla, MO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Family Firm Institute | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gideons International | Nashville, TN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | $4,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska - Women in Engineering | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $3,910 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aurora United Methodist | Aurora, MO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Worcester Polytechnic I | Worcester, MA | $3,250 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chapter National Society of Black Engineer | Worcester, MA | $3,250 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aurora Dawg Pound (city of Aurora Dog Shelter) | Aurora, MO | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clarkson University Swe | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purdue Research Foundation - Swe | West Lafayette, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $2,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Hands Chore Service Inc | Winsted, CT | $2,575 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin County Foster Closet | Union, MO | $2,562 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clarkson University - Oktobajafest Sponsorship | Potsdam, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New England Wildlife Center | South Weymouth, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Windsor High School First Robotics | South Windsor, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vrain Valley Educational Foundation | Longmont, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $2,035 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| A New Leaf | Mesa, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Mowglis - Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation Directed | Hebron, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ellsworth Memorial Association Inc | Windsor, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farmington High School | Farmington, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hands of the Carpenter | Golden, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kappa Delta Foundation | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parents As Teachers | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The College of Saint Rose | Albany, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 2020 - Society of Women Engineers Wpi Chapter | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Hispanic Bar Association | Denver, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Falmouth, ME | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nod Road Preservation Inc | Avon, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prospect Ridge Academy | Broomfield, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of Women Engineers Wpi Chapter | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Village for Familys and Children | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute the Alliance STEM Affiliate Chapter | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah Reading Clinic | Murray, UT | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | $1,300 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $1,175 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delta Delta Delta Foundation | Dallas, TX | $1,023 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Rocky Hill, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Axia Project | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Mowglis - Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation Match | Hebron, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Conn Historical Society | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ellsworth Memorial Assoc Inc | Enfield, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise No Shore Boston | Beverly, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Public Library | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Purdue Research Foundation - Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers | West Lafayette, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rippleffect | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund | Frankfort, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live Like Becca Scholarship | Malden, MA | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charter Oak International Academy PTO | West Hartford, CT | $850 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run of Maricopa County | Scottsdale, AZ | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $800 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $755 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beverly Historical Society | Beverly, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Theatre Company | New Britain, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lancer Booster Club (the Center Parent Network) | Thousand Oaks, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lancer Booster Club (tohs Cross Country Booster Club) | Thousand Oaks, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cobb School Montessori | Simsbury, CT | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association for India's Development Inc | College Park, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Mountain of Maine | Rumford, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cultivating Community | Portland, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Falmouth Food Pantry | Falmouth, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For the Kids | Aurora, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust | Bethel, ME | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neurofibromatosis Northeast Inc | Burlington, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Grace | Scarborough, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Train (for the Kids) | Aurora, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society of Women Engineers Worcester Polytechnic Institut | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Locker Project | Portland, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Windsor Food & Fuel Bank | Windsor, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Metropolitan Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mortar Board National Foundation | Columbus, OH | $452 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kansas State University Foundation | Manhattan, KS | $443 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cool Earth Action USA Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easter Seals Maine | South Portland, ME | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scout Council of Greater New York Inc | New York, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Base Camp Inc | Chaplin, CT | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Fish Foundation | Boulder, CO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Public Radio | Centennial, CO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Longmont Estates Elementary School PTO | Longmont, CO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Longmont Police K9 Association | Longmont, CO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Blue Bench | Denver, CO | $270 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beverly Bootstraps Comm Svcs | Beverly, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kindling Collective (co Mission Earth and Sponsors Inc) | Portland, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mspca | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Spark Academy | Newbury Park, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Hartford Ptoproject Playground | New Hartford, CT | $249 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | $240 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Womens Center | Los Angeles, CA | $205 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asylum Hill Congressional Church | Hartford, CT | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education for the Children USA | Chattanooga, TN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Cello Institute | Northfield, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Park Instrumental Music Association (co Community Foundation of Oak Pa | Oak Park, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Odie's Orchard Hill Rescue Iinc | Simsbury, CT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Osterville Village Library | Osterville, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc | New Haven, CT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Rescue Mission | Springfield, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Three Bays Preservation | Osterville, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Cincinnati, OH | $185 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish War Veterans of the USA Inc | Washington, DC | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research | New York, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dollywood Foundation | Pigeon Forge, TN | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charter Oak Academy | West Hartford, CT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Rescue Mission Inc | Hartford, CT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $127 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | St Louis, MO | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $112 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $110 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judi's House | Aurora, CO | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | $101 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canton Land Conservation Trust Inc | Canton Center, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Privacy | Denver, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Living Community of Connecticut | Manchester, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Streets Partnership | Denver, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Collaborative | Seattle, WA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honnold Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Cancer Foundation | Falmouth, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Animal Shelter | Salem, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Companions Animal Rescue | Manchester, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Scientist | Laguna Beach, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Mary of the Woods College | St Mary of the Woods, IN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
57 of 220 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 39%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 215 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | $438,975 | $2,250 |
| 2022 | 119 | $446,731 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 94 | $548,562 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 73 | $372,664 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 19% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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How to approach this foundation
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- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 999 17TH Street Suite 900, Denver, CO, 80202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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