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Frederic E Skillings Trust Uw at a glance

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Frederic E Skillings Trust Uw

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$167kScience & Tech$1k
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$750
Median grant
6
States reached
$395k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE$7,750
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE$4,700
HUSSON UNIVERSITY$1,700
SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$1,400
FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY$1,000
CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$1,000
ITHACA COLLEGE$1,000
ECKERD COLLEGE$1,000
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD$750
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY$700
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE$700
KENTS HILL SCHOOL$700
CASPER COLLEGE$700
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FARMINGTON$500
ST JOSEPHS COLLEGE$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 67% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $700 → 14%ITHACA COLLEGE: $1k → 16%ECKERD COLLEGE: $1k → 12%CONNECTICUT COLLEGE: $700 → 9%UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD: $750 → 11%CASPER COLLEGE: $700 → 11%FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 9%ST JOSEPHS COLLEGE: $500 → 7%KENTS HILL SCHOOL: $700 → 12%CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $1k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FARMINGTON: $500 → 14%UNIVERSITY OF MAINE: $8k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE: $5k → 7%HUSSON UNIVERSITY: $2k → 15%SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $1k → 7%I MORELLI: $250 → 7%J ANDERSON: $250 → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
NY
MA
WY
IA
OH
CT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$138k · 24 repeat orgs$30k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
20

Total granted

$138k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+4%

Still filing today

50%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • HU
    Husson University
    5× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue +16%
  • TC
    THOMAS COLLEGE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $9k · revenue +28%
  • University of New England
    3× · 2022–2024 · $5k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
    one grant, 2023 · $4k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT ORONO
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • PS
    PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +6%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
4
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
5
The President and Trustees of Colby College

to provide a rigorous and transformative liberal arts education that prepares students to become thoughtful, engaged citizens.

Education
6
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
7
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
8
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
9
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
10
Emmanuel College

Emmanuel college is a coed, residential catholic liberal arts and sciences college with 2,112 undergraduate and graduate students.

Education
11
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
12
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connecticut College; the most unlike its peers is Ithaca College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

31 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 55 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
20/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE: $32,600 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MAINEUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE: $15,825 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINESOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $10,210 · OtherSOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGECENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $7,540 · OtherCENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: $3,920 · OtherMAINE MARITIME ACADEMY: $3,370 · Other+20 more: $25,985 · Other+20 moreHusson University: $14,945 · EducationHusson UniversityTHOMAS COLLEGE: $9,205 · EducationTHOMAS COLLEGEUniversity of New England: $4,935 · EducationUniversity of New EnglandENDICOTT COLLEGE: $4,770 · EducationENDICOTT COLLEGESAINT ANSELM COLLEGE: $3,870 · EducationSAINT ANSELM COLLEGEThe George Washington University: $2,435 · EducationDEAN COLLEGE: $2,435 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $2,435 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,435 · Education+20 more: $21,430 · Education+20 more
Other$99,450Education$68,895

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHusson University: $14,945 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS COLLEGE: $9,205 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of New England: $4,935 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENDICOTT COLLEGE: $4,770 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT ANSELM COLLEGE: $3,870 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $2,435 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDEAN COLLEGE: $2,435 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $2,435 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,435 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine: $1,935 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAUL SMITHS COLLEGE: $1,835 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBowdoin College: $1,835 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColby-Sawyer College: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEMERSON COLLEGE: $1,435 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $1,435 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetITHACA COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEckerd College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLASELL UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican International College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranklin Pierce University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUFFOLK UNIVERSITY: $935 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT COLLEGE: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKENTS HILL SCHOOL: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAZENOVIA COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS: $435 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Findlay: $435 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Husson University ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds University of New England ↗
  • Who funds ENDICOTT COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds The George Washington University ↗
  • Who funds DEAN COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Trustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine ↗
  • Who funds PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Bowdoin College ↗
  • Who funds Colby-Sawyer College ↗
  • Who funds EMERSON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ↗
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ITHACA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds The University of Tampa Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds Eckerd College ↗
  • Who funds LASELL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds American International College ↗
  • Who funds Franklin Pierce University ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Davis Educational Fou…Melmac Education Foun…Fidelity FoundationVerizon FoundationLillian M Baker Trust…Harold Alfond Foundat…Davis Family Foundati…Maine Community Found…Crockett FoundationCochran Gifford a Tr …Higgins Mary E Educ F…Albert H Young
Davis Educational FoundationME22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Davis Educational Foundation · Melmac Education Foundation · Fidelity Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Lillian M Baker Trust Portland Trust Co LLC · Harold Alfond Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Crockett Foundation · Cochran Gifford a Tr Uind · Higgins Mary E Educ Fund · Albert H Young

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Frederic E Skillings Trust Uw funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frederic E Skillings Trust Uw. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 5% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 2% of income from government
  • Lasell University: 1% of income from government
  • University of Hartford: 1% of income from government
  • Suffolk University: 1% of income from government
  • Connecticut College: 0% of income from government
  • Endicott College: 0% of income from government
  • Emerson College: 0% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • American International College: 0% of income from government
  • Eckerd College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 55 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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