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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5519064

BCS Family Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $795,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $795,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,778,278

  • Tax year 2024

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,640,421

  • Tax year 2023

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,168,579

  • Tax year 2022

    $675,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,790,078

  • Tax year 2021

    $690,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,516,445

  • Tax year 2020

    $535,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,358,457

  • Tax year 2019

    $635,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,042,168

  • Tax year 2018

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,669,074

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado UpliftAurora, CO

    General operating support

    $200,000
  2. Laboratory to Combat Human TraffickingDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $200,000
  3. Urban PeakDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $100,000
  4. Denver KlifeCentennial, CO

    General operating support

    $75,000
  5. Hope Haven Charitable TrustSedalia, CO

    General operating support

    $60,000
  6. Convoy of HopeSpringfield, MO

    General operating support

    $50,000
  7. Denver Scholarship FoundationDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $50,000
  8. The GrowhausDenver, CO

    Food assistance program

    $25,000
  9. Downing Street FoundationEnglewood, CO

    General operating support

    $15,000
  10. University of Oklahoma FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Athletics - golf men's

    $10,000
  11. Kukio Hoomana FundKailua Kona, HI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. MiraclefeetChapel Hill, NC

    General operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $250,00043% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $200,00034% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $110,00019% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $20,0003% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado8 grants $725,000
  2. Missouri1 grant $50,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $10,000
  4. Hawaii1 grant $5,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Cheri L SchoolcraftPRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • William B SchoolcraftVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • William Beau SchoolcraftDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael Evan SchoolcraftDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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