How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
-
Gloria Vando Hickok
4316 Marina City Dr Unit 133
Marina Del Ray, CA 90292
(913) 529-3888
- Form and materials
- Name - purpose - status & other pertinent information
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- Charitable organizations and/or performing arts
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2025
$27,274
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $299,473
-
Tax year 2024
$31,350
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $324,629
-
Tax year 2023
$19,900
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $339,210
-
Tax year 2022
$25,200
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $349,158
-
Tax year 2021
$10,970
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $365,289
-
Tax year 2020
$4,200
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $344,988
-
Tax year 2019
$6,905
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $92,902
-
Tax year 2018
$3,800
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $119,186
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
-
Rabbit Hole KCN Kansas City, MO
Children's literacy
$5,000 -
Fractured Atlas - MultistagesNew York, NY
Performing arts
$3,000 -
Individual
Bill hickok humor poetry award
$3,000 -
Batesville Area Arts CouncilKansas City, MO
Black ancestors awareness campaign
$1,500 -
Beyond Baroque FoundationVenice, CA
Literary arts
$1,250 -
Charlotte Street FoundationKansas City, MO
Artist empowerment
$1,010 -
Biographers International OrganizationSanta Fe, NM
Literary arts
$1,000 -
Bookmark PressParkville, MO
Literary arts
$1,000 -
League of Professional Theatre WomenNew York, NY
Billy allen awardee, general support
$1,000 -
Museum of Kansas CityKansas City, MO
Poetry reading circle
$1,000 -
Musicians InstituteGlendale, CA
Scholarships
$1,000 -
Pacific Resident TheatreVenice, CA
Performing arts
$1,000 -
The Writers PlaceKansas City, MO
Literary arts
$1,000 -
Umkc New LettersKansas City, MO
Literary arts
$1,000 -
Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas CityKansas City, MO
Performing arts
$750 -
KC Melting Pot TheatreKansas City, MO
Performing arts
$750 -
Global Womens Empowerment NetworkWoodland HLS, CA
Literary arts
$675 -
Diabetes FoundationMahwah, NJ
Providing access to essential supplies, medication support, and free education
$500 -
Kansas City Kansas Community College FoundationKansas City, KS
Phil miller scholarship fund
$500 -
Scapegoat PressKansas City, MO
Literary arts
$500 -
Western North Carolina GrowSwannanoa, NC
Creation and stewardship of community forests & orchards
$500 -
Academy of American PoetsNew York, NY
Fellowships for poets
$104 -
Poetry Society of AmericaBrooklyn, NY
Poetry appreciation
$100 -
Sierra ClubOakland, CA
To explore, enjoy, and protect the planet's wild places
$100 -
Natures ConservancyArlington, VA
Supporting food producers and improving water management
$25 -
American Action Fund for Blind Children and AdultsBaltimore, MD
Braille books for children
$10
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture7 grants $9,21485% of the total
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $6756% of the total
- Education1 grant $5005% of the total
- Medical research1 grant $5005% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Missouri10 grants $13,510
- New York4 grants $4,204
- California5 grants $4,025
- New Mexico1 grant $1,000
- Kansas1 grant $500
- North Carolina1 grant $500
- New Jersey1 grant $500
- Virginia1 grant $25
- Maryland1 grant $10
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Gloria Vando HickokPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0
- Ann Slegman IsenbergSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
- Lorca M PeressVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
- Steve PaulBOARD MEMBER Hours 3Pay $0
- Phyllis BeckerBOARD MEMBER Hours 3Pay $0
- Lora HawkinsBOARD MEMBER Hours 3Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in California
- Private foundations in Marina Del Ray
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in California
- Foundations that fund crime and legal aid in California
- Foundations that fund education in California
Similar foundations
Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- Foundation for the Contemporary Family 7 grants Preselected only $27,235 giving
- The William Gillespie Foundation 5 grants Not stated $27,178 giving
- The Polinger-Cohen Charitable Foundation 12 grants Preselected only $27,000 giving
- Kiwanis Club of San Leandro Foundation 15 grants Preselected only $27,680 giving
- The Tomash Family Foundation 16 grants Preselected only $27,700 giving