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The Skillman Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 38-1675780 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$17.8M
Grants reported
416
Typical grant
$10K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
The Skillman Foundation
Deadlines
Applications must be submitted three weeks before the investment review meeting.
Application materials
All grant applications are submitted through the fluxx grants management system. Each application includes organization name, responses to the eligibility quiz, primary contacts, amount requested, project title and summary, proposed grant start and end dates, and aligned strategic impact. For president discretionary grants, we also ask for a description of the event, project, or program to be funded. For partnership grants, we ask how the proposed project aligns to our strategy, description of project goals and activites, plans for monitoring and evaluation, collaborative funding, challenges and risks, and a budget for how the funds will be spent (if project grant). We also ask grant partners to upload a board list, interim financials, most recent audited or reviewed financials, 990 form, and organizational budget. For additional information please visit our website at https://www.skillman.org/grants/.
Restrictions
The skillman foundation awards grants to nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charities. It May also fund non-501 (c)(3) organizations for the purposes of direct charitable activities through the expenditure responsibility process. The foundation does not fund political campaigns, political activities, or lobbying for or against pieces of legislation. Its partnership grants fund organizations and efforts aligned to its people powered education strategy, supporting detroit students, families, and educators to strengthen the k-12 education system.
Original filing text
Contact
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
Address
100 TALON CENTRE DRIVE SUITE 100 DETROIT, MI, 48207
Phone
3133931185
Deadlines
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE INVESTMENT REVIEW MEETING.
Application materials
ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FLUXX GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. EACH APPLICATION INCLUDES ORGANIZATION NAME, RESPONSES TO THE ELIGIBILITY QUIZ, PRIMARY CONTACTS, AMOUNT REQUESTED, PROJECT TITLE AND SUMMARY, PROPOSED GRANT START AND END DATES, AND ALIGNED STRATEGIC IMPACT. FOR PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANTS, WE ALSO ASK FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT, PROJECT, OR PROGRAM TO BE FUNDED. FOR PARTNERSHIP GRANTS, WE ASK HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALIGNS TO OUR STRATEGY, DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT GOALS AND ACTIVITES, PLANS FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION, COLLABORATIVE FUNDING, CHALLENGES AND RISKS, AND A BUDGET FOR HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT (IF PROJECT GRANT). WE ALSO ASK GRANT PARTNERS TO UPLOAD A BOARD LIST, INTERIM FINANCIALS, MOST RECENT AUDITED OR REVIEWED FINANCIALS, 990 FORM, AND ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.SKILLMAN.ORG/GRANTS/.
Restrictions
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TO NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES. IT MAY ALSO FUND NON-501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY PROCESS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, OR LOBBYING FOR OR AGAINST PIECES OF LEGISLATION. ITS PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FUND ORGANIZATIONS AND EFFORTS ALIGNED TO ITS PEOPLE POWERED EDUCATION STRATEGY, SUPPORTING DETROIT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS TO STRENGTHEN THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Reported organization name: THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION

Application information: https://www.skillman.org/GRANTS/

Where The Skillman Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Warren Conner Development Coalition Inc Dba Eastside Community Network

DETROIT, MI

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

The marlowe stoudamire wellness center

Detroit Children'S Fund

DETROIT, MI

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Dcf investment strategy

Michigan'S Thanksgiving Parade

DETROIT, MI

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

The parade company

Community Development Advocates of Detroit

DETROIT, MI

$405KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Building neighborhood power through youth and neighborhood voice

Allied Media Projects Inc

DETROIT, MI

$375KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Support for detroit youth development resource center (ydrc)

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Skillman Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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