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Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Littleton, Colorado · EIN 841174743

Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Littleton, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $135,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $45,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $135,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$135,0005$1.8 million
2024$135,0005$1.7 million
2025$135,0005$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactMegan Bussey
11612 W Quarles, Littleton, CO 80127
Phone or email(303) 932-8002
What to submitWritten request 95% are handled through college financial aid offices. 5% are handled through the trustees.
DeadlinesUniversity/college deadlines vary, due to trustees prior to may 1st
RestrictionsLimited to Colorado residents attending a public university/college or vocational school located in Colorado

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado5$135,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan State College
Denver, CO
Books & tuition$45,000
CCD Foundation
Denver, CO
Books & tuition$25,000
Emily Griffith Opportunity School
Denver, CO
Books & tuition$25,000
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO
Books & tuition$25,000
Denver Street School
Denver, CO
Books & tuition$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: University/college deadlines vary, due to trustees prior to may 1st.

How much does Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation give?

$135,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas McGaw (Vice President), Megan Bussey (President) and Micheal Bussey (Secretary, Treasurer).

What does Kingdom Enlightenment Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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