Well Told Grants

Foundations / California

Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Menlo Park, California · EIN 770163151

Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Menlo Park, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,250 and the largest $1,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $6,250 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,0004$323
2024$6,2505$568
2025$6,5005$43,474

How to apply

ContactC Keith Van Sickle
1030 College Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone or email(650) 580-1070, ckvansickle@gmail.com
What to submitOfficial scholarship application online and available through Alameda Public High Schools
DeadlinesFebruary 28 2026
RestrictionsMust be a graduating senior of an Alameda public high school and a resident of Alameda CA

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$6,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Scholarship to attend university$1,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship to attend university$1,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship to attend university$1,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship to attend university$1,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship to attend university$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: February 28 2026.

How much does Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation give?

$6,500 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,250.

Who runs Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists C Keith Van Sickle (President), Valerie Van Sickle (Cfo) and Kenneth Van Sickle (Director).

What does Ken & Shirley van Sickle Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

Similar foundations in California