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BCS Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Denver, Colorado · EIN 475519064

BCS Family Foundation is a private foundation in Denver, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $795,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $200,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $480,000 the year before.

75% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$605,00011$10.8 million
2024$480,0007$11.8 million
2025$795,00012$12.7 million

How to apply

BCS Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What BCS Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado8$725,000
Missouri1$50,000
Oklahoma1$10,000
Hawaii1$5,000
North Carolina1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Uplift
Denver, CO
General operating support$200,000
Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking
Denver, CO
General operating support$200,000
Urban Peak
Denver, CO
General operating support$100,000
Denver Klife
Centennial, CO
General operating support$75,000
Hope Haven Charitable Trust
Sedalia, CO
General operating support$60,000
Convoy of Hope
Springfield, MO
General operating support$50,000
Denver Scholarship Foundation
Denver, CO
General operating support$50,000
The Growhaus
Denver, CO
Food assistance program$25,000
Downing Street Foundation
Englewood, CO
General operating support$15,000
University of Oklahoma Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
Athletics - golf men's$10,000
Kukio Hoomana Fund
Kailuakona, HI
General operating support$5,000
Miraclefeet
Chapel Hill, NC
General operating support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does BCS Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does BCS Family Foundation give?

$795,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs BCS Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Cheri L Schoolcraft (President, Secretary), William B Schoolcraft (Vice President, Treasurer), William Beau Schoolcraft (Director) and Michael Evan Schoolcraft (Director).

What does BCS Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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