Bickerstaff Family Foundation

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Vanguard Cancer Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
• Illumination Foundation4 grants · $651,500
• Global Empowerment Mission3 grants · $455,000
• Civic Soul2 grants · $259,000
• Ethan'S Smile Foundation3 grants · $250,000
• Csulb 49er Foundation2 grants · $245,000
• The Miraculous Love Kids4 grants · $157,500
• Christian Missionary Fellowship International3 grants · $116,500
• Black Rifle Coffee Company Fund2 grants · $100,000
• Csu Fullerton1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

• $1.0M

  Vanguard Cancer Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024

  Cancer research funding and payment assistance for chemotherapy for low-income patients

• $300,000

  Global Empowerment Mission · Doral, FL · 2025

  Provide relief aid to the people of all global regions displaced by hurricanes and other natural disasters

• $240,000

  Illumination Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2024

  To provide meals, after school programs, and counseling for children in homeless families.

• $234,000

  Civic Soul · Monte Sereno, CA · 2025

  Connecting people to service and education through immersive events that uplift communities in need and amplify the impact of trusted nonprofits.

• $225,000

  Illumination Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2025

  To provide meals, after school programs, and counseling for children in homeless families.

• $161,500

  Illumination Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2023

  To provide meals, after school programs, and counseling for children in homeless families.

• $160,000

  Csulb 49er Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2022

  Help build stronger campus, community, and world

• $100,000

  Ethan'S Smile Foundation · Laconner, WA · 2025

  To carry forward the legacy of ethan by providing scholarships that enable others to follow their dreams.

• $100,000

  Ethan'S Smile Foundation · Laconner, WA · 2023

  To carry forward the legacy of ethan by providing scholarships that enable others to follow their dreams.

• $100,000

  Global Empowerment Mission · Doral, FL · 2023

  Provide relief aid to the people of all global regions displaced by hurricanes and other natural disasters

• $100,000

  Csu Fullerton · Fullerton, CA · 2022

  Support university to achieve educational mission

• $100,000

  The Entertinament Industry Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  Creating and supporting groundbreaking programs and campaigns that raise awareness and funds for issues that affect millions of people around the world

• $85,000

  Csulb 49er Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023

  Help build stronger campus, community, and world

• $85,000

  Discover Cube · Santa Ana, CA · 2022

  To spark a lifelong love of learning and discovery in the hearts of young people through science-based programs and exhibits that inspire and educate

• $75,000

  Foster Love · Brea, CA · 2024

  Foster love provides assistance to children in foster care and the foster community at large.

• $65,000

  The Miraculous Love Kids · Long Beach, CA · 2025

  Help children in poverty-stricken areas & war zones w/ clean water, food, clothes, shelter,medicine

• $60,000

  Starlight Children'S Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2024

  Delivers happiness to seriously ill children and their families

• $60,000

  The Miraculous Love Kids · Long Beach, CA · 2023

  Help children in poverty-stricken areas & war zones w/ clean water, food, clothes, shelter,medicine

• $55,000

  Global Empowerment Mission · Miami Beach, FL · 2022

  Provide relief aid to the people of all global regions displaced by hurricanes and other natural disasters

• $50,000

  Black Rifle Coffee Company Fund · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

  Dedicated to serving and defending the principles of our country, the brcc fund supports veterans, first responders, and their families while helping conserve the great american outdoors.

• $50,000

  Ethan'S Smile Foundation · Laconner, WA · 2024

  To carry forward the legacy of ethan by providing scholarships that enable others to follow their dreams.

• $50,000

  The Bucket List Project Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024

  Funds and operates a wish fulfillment program for individuals 18 years and older with life-limiting illnesses and limited resources.

• $50,000

  Black Rifle Coffee Company Fund · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

  Dedicated to serving and defending the principles of our country, the brcc fund supports veterans, first responders, and their families while helping conserve the great american outdoors.

• $50,000

  Christian Missionary Fellowship International · Lanham, MD · 2022

  Create dynamic christ-centered communities that transform the world

• $40,000

  Heads Up Youth Foundation · Sierra Madre, CA · 2025

  To reach out and give a helping hand, to as many youngsters as possible, to nurture and to encourage them to keep their heads up, despite the adversities and challenges they face, to provide them with a chance at a bett… read allTo reach out and give a helping hand, to as many youngsters as possible, to nurture and to encourage them to keep their heads up, despite the adversities and challenges they face, to provide them with a chance at a better future so they can prosper in life and in our communities. less
• $34,000

  Christian Missionary Fellowship International · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

  Create dynamic christ-centered communities that transform the world

• $32,500

  Christian Missionary Fellowship International · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

  Create dynamic christ-centered communities that transform the world

• $25,000

  Civic Soul · Monte Sereno, CA · 2024

  Connecting people to service and education through immersive events that uplift communities in need and amplify the impact of trusted nonprofits.

• $25,000

  Patrol Base Abbate · Arlington, VA · 2024

  Patrol base abbate provides a space for all veterans to form community and rediscover their purpose around shared interests to promote mental health and foster resilience.

• $25,000

  Axe Als Foundation · San Pedro, CA · 2022

  To raise awareness and funding for als treatments and clinical trials

• $25,000

  Illumination Foundation · Orange, CA · 2022

  To provide meals, after school programs, and counseling for children in homeless families.

• $21,000

  Heroic Hearts · Wheaton, IL · 2025

  To provide crucial aid to families in crisis, especially those affected by conflict, disasters, and extreme poverty.

• $20,000

  Real Time Rescue · Yucca Valley, CA · 2025

  To assisting people transitioning out of homelessness, as well as those facing economic difficulties that impact their ability to care for their companion animals.

• $17,500

  The Miraculous Love Kids · Long Beach, CA · 2024

  Help children in poverty-stricken areas & war zones w/ clean water, food, clothes, shelter,medicine

• $15,000

  The Miraculous Love Kids · Long Beach, CA · 2022

  Help children in poverty-stricken areas & war zones w/ clean water, food, clothes, shelter,medicine

• $10,000

  Catholic Charities of Orange County · Garden Grove, CA · 2025

  To provide service to people in need, promote their voice in society, and to call the church and all people to do the same.

• $10,000

  First Step House Orange County · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025

  Help people build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery

• $10,000

  The Laurel Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023

  To enrich and empower transgender / gender diverse youth and children, youth and families affected by hiv/aids through diverse mental health, social support, educational, and youth development camp programs.

• $5,000

  Starlight Children'S Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2023

  Delivers happiness to seriously ill children and their families

• $5,000

  First Step House Orange County · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022

  Help people build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery

• $3,900

  St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

  To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder danny thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion… read allTo advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder danny thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay. less

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