Funding search · EIN 346513799 · Cleveland, OH

Bicknell Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

83
grants reported
$941,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$7,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Archbold Foundation3 grants · $100,000
  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank2 grants · $60,500
  • Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts1 grant · $50,000
  • Denison University1 grant · $50,000
  • Holden Forests & Garden3 grants · $40,500
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History3 grants · $35,500
  • Salvation Army2 grants · $35,000
  • Planned Parenthood of Greater Oh2 grants · $31,000
  • Team Rubicon2 grants · $30,000
  • American Red Cross3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$339,000
2022
$290,000
2023
$312,000
2024

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2024

    Potters resort purchase

  • $50,000

    Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $35,000

    Archbold Foundation · Thomasville, GA · 2023

    Internal medicine residency program

  • $35,000

    Archbold Foundation · Thomasville, GA · 2022

    Program support

  • $30,500

    Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $30,000

    Archbold Foundation · Thomasville, GA · 2024

    Internal medicine residency program

  • $30,000

    Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Oh · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $25,000

    Western Reserve Land Conservancy · Moreland Hills, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    Food Strong · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Urban agriculture education hub capital campaign

  • $20,000

    Holden Forests & Garden · Kirtland, OH · 2024

    People for trees campaing

  • $20,000

    The Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    Holden Forests & Garden · Kirtland, OH · 2023

    People for trees campaing

  • $20,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    Team Rubicon · El Segundo, CA · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $20,000

    True Freedom Enterprises · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $15,500

    Cleveland Museum of Natural History · University Circle, OH · 2024

    Perkins new wash barn project

  • $15,000

    Judson Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2024

    Judson park mansion garden project

  • $15,000

    Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $15,000

    Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $15,000

    Cleveland Zoological Society · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Program support

  • $10,000

    All Hands and Hearts · Mattapoisett, MA · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief smart response program

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Appalachian Trail Resiliecy Fund · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2024

    Appalachian trail repair and clearing

  • $10,000

    Medwish International · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $10,000

    Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Eden · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Lodging kits

  • $10,000

    Judson Foundation · Chagrin Falls Oh, OH · 2023

    Judson park mansion garden project

  • $10,000

    Red Wine & Blue Education Fund · Shaker Hts, OH · 2023

    Non-partisan voter education on the issue of reproductive rights

  • $10,000

    Two Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2023

    Capital campaign

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Cleveland Transformation Alliance · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Thomasville Center for the Arts · Thomasville, GA · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $8,000

    Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $8,000

    Cleveland Sight Center · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $7,500

    South Kent · South Kent, CT · 2024

    Annual fund

  • $7,500

    Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $7,500

    Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $7,000

    Brookwood School · Thomasville, GA · 2024

    Annual fund

  • $7,000

    Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development · Shaker Hts, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $7,000

    University School · Hunting Valley, OH · 2024

    Learning specialists and academic support programs

  • $7,000

    Brookwood School · Thomasville, GA · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $7,000

    Brookwood School · Thomasville, GA · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $6,000

    Cleveland Sight Center · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $6,000

    Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2024

    Ridership program

  • $6,000

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $6,000

    Cleveland Sight Center · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $6,000

    Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2023

    Ridership program

  • $6,000

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Oh · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $6,000

    Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Operating support

  • $5,000

    Fostering Hope · Solon, OH · 2024

    Journey bags program

  • $5,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    Bicknell replacement grant scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Lakeview Cemetery Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Seasonal care of historic moses cleveland trees

  • $5,000

    Lawrence School · Broadview Hts, OH · 2024

    Community education series

  • $5,000

    Miss Hall'S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2024

    Annual fund in honor of kate luzius' 56th reunion

  • $5,000

    Thomasville Center for the Arts · Thomasville, GA · 2024

    Annual wildlife arts festival

  • $5,000

    Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Ralph perkins ii wildlife center & woods garden in memory of christopher g. Brown

  • $5,000

    Fostering Hope · Solon, OH · 2023

    Journey bags program

  • $5,000

    Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development · Shaker Hts, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $5,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023

    Bicknell replacement grant scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Lawrence School · Broadview Hts, OH · 2023

    Community education series

  • $5,000

    Miss Hall'S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2023

    Annual fund in honor of kate luzius' 56th reunion

  • $5,000

    South Kent · South Kent, CT · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $5,000

    Thomasville Center for the Arts · Thomasville, GA · 2023

    Annual wildlife arts festival

  • $5,000

    University School · Hunting Valley, OH · 2023

    Learning specialists and academic support programs

  • $5,000

    Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department · Blue Mountain Lake, NY · 2022

    Ambulance purchase

  • $5,000

    Camp Ho Mita Koda Foundation · Newbury, OH · 2022

    Capital project upgrades

  • $5,000

    Fostering Hope · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Operating support

  • $5,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    Scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Miss Hall'S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $5,000

    South Kent · South Kent, CT · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $5,000

    University School · Hunting Valley, OH · 2022

    Program support

  • $3,000

    First Tee Cleveland · Newburgh Hts, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $2,500

    Manufacturing Works · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Manufacturing training program

  • $2,500

    The Gathering Place · Beachwood, OH · 2023

    Support for those touched by cancer.

  • $2,000

    Empowing Epilepsy · Beachwood, OH · 2024

    Patient education program

  • $2,000

    Empowering Epilepsy · Beachwood, OH · 2023

    Patient education program

  • $2,000

    Humble Design Cleveland · Solon, OH · 2023

    Operating support

  • $500

    Holden Forests & Garden · Kirtland, OH · 2022

    Program support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.