Private Foundation

The John Bickford Foundation

The John Bickford Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $357K revenue, $275K expenses, $3.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 428 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.5M.

EIN: 237167663 Wilmington, DE Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$357K

Total Expenses$275K

Total Assets$3.8M

Grants Given428

Grant Total$1.5M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

MORRIS MUSEUM INC

MORRISTOWN, NJ · 2024

General operating support for exhibitions, performing arts, facility maintenance, and personnel costs

$15,000

ART IN THE ATRIUM INC

MORRISTOWN, NJ · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$10,000

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$10,000

DOVER CHILDRENS HOME

DOVER, NH · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$7,500

ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

PORTSMOUTH, NH · 2024

Music fund and general fund

$7,000

Showing up to 5 of 428 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treas, Trustee Andrew V Bickford

Trustee, VP Annie Howe Novak

Trustee Benjamin Gray Bickford

VP, Pres, Dir Catherine Walsh

Dir, Pres Charles G Bickford

Trustee Diane Kahn

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT

$1,134,150 323 grants

General & Unrestricted

$290,250 84 grants

General operating support for exhibitions, performing arts, facility maintenance, and personnel costs

$15,000 1 grant

2005 ANNUAL FUND & CHARLES G. BICKFORD FUND INNOVATION

$13,500 6 grants

Music fund and general fund

$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$357K	$275K	$3.8M
2023	$119K	$250K	$3.7M
2022	$251K	$301K	$3.0M
2021	$373K	$261K	$3.4M
2020	$-53K	$220K	$3.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue moved from $-53K to $357K, with total assets most recently reported at $3.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, DC, FL, IL, IN, and 4 other states.

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