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Skees Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$68k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
9
Grants FY2024
4
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
4 to 27
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$2.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Skees Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationInternationalHuman ServicesFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving5$45k60%
FY20234$35k25%
FY20226$73k33%
FY202116$86k56%
FY202020$79k30%
FY201920$70k50%
FY201812$15k33%
FY201727$75kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

International$199kFood & Nutrition$87kCommunity Improvement$80kEducation$71kPhilanthropy$60kHealth$15kScience & Tech$13kRecreation & Sports$12kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IL
WI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
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CA
UT
CO
VA
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TN
NC
DC
HI
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Friends of Bean Voyage$56,500420%
Idea for Africa$55,00052%
The Pollination Project Foundation$40,50042%
Educate Lanka Foundation Inc$32,500312%
Resonate Workshops$32,50035%
Kadafrica Agribusiness Development Foundation$30,0003n/a
Preserve International$30,000316%
Medha Corp$15,000118%
Tomorrow's Youth Organization$15,00033%
Agora Partnerships$12,50031%
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All grantees of Skees Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Friends of Bean Voyage$56,500420%
Idea for Africa$55,00052%
The Pollination Project Foundation$40,50042%
Educate Lanka Foundation Inc$32,500312%
Resonate Workshops$32,50035%
Kadafrica Agribusiness Development Foundation$30,0003n/a
Preserve International$30,000316%
Medha Corp$15,000118%
Tomorrow's Youth Organization$15,00033%
Agora Partnerships$12,50031%
Women Lead Inc$7,50031%
Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp$6,00050%
Education Bridge$6,00022%
School Fund$5,00011%
Jolkona Foundation$5,000123%
Project Hawaii Inc$5,00021%
Advancing Girls Education in Africa Inc$5,00011%
Nicaraguan Education Resource Center$5,00021%
Strongminds Inc$4,15020%
The Dragonfly Foundation$3,50050%
Inkomoko$3,5002n/a
Tujenge Africa Foundation$3,0002n/a
Mini Mermaid Running Club$3,0003n/a
Echoing Green Inc$3,00020%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$3,00010%
Asembo Skills for Hope Inc$2,50012%
The Watson Institute$2,50010%
The Harvest Fund Ltd$2,50012%
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum$2,00020%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$2,00010%
One World Childrens Fund$2,00010%
Ventures$2,00020%
Haitian Hope Inc$2,0002n/a
The Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center$1,00010%
Needle & Frame Inc$1,00011%
Center for Immigrant Protection$1,00020%
San Francisco AIDS Foundation$1,00010%
Mecklenberg Area Catholic Schools$1,0001n/a
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc$1,00010%
A New Way of Life Reentry Project$1,00010%
Gladeo$1,00010%
Community Action Board$1,00010%
Community for Youth$1,00010%
Upaya Social Ventures$1,00010%
Prosperity Catalyst Inc$1,00010%
Ptsd Foundation of America$50010%
Working Capital for Community Needs Inc$50010%
Aid Tanzania$5001n/a
NAMI National$50010%
Xavier University$50010%
Dynamic Community Solutions$25010%
Lahui Foundation$2501n/a

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($58k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Skees Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Friends of Bean Voyage: $56,500 over 4y, 20% of budgetIdea for Africa: $55,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetThe Pollination Project Foundation: $40,500 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetEducate Lanka Foundation Inc: $32,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetResonate Workshops: $32,500 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetPreserve International: $30,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetMedha Corp: $15,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetTomorrow's Youth Organization: $15,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetAgora Partnerships: $12,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWomen Lead Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetPrecious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Nfp: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEducation Bridge: $6,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetSchool Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetJolkona Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetProject Hawaii Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetAdvancing Girls Education in Africa Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNicaraguan Education Resource Center: $5,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetStrongminds Inc: $4,150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dragonfly Foundation: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEchoing Green Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAsembo Skills for Hope Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Watson Institute: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Harvest Fund Ltd: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPearl Harbor Aviation Museum: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGlobalgiving Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne World Childrens Fund: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVentures: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNeedle & Frame Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCenter for Immigrant Protection: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco AIDS Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAsian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA New Way of Life Reentry Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGladeo: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Action Board: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity for Youth: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUpaya Social Ventures: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProsperity Catalyst Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPtsd Foundation of America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorking Capital for Community Needs Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetXavier University: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDynamic Community Solutions: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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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.

Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA17.6× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Tides Foundation · Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation) · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Globalgiving Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

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Find your warmest path to Skees Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Skees Family Foundation

How much does Skees Family Foundation give?
Skees Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $67,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Skees Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (34%), Food & Nutrition (15%), Community Improvement (14%).
Who are Skees Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Friends of Bean Voyage ($57k), Idea for Africa ($55k), The Pollination Project Foundation ($41k).
Does Skees Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Skees Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Skees Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Impactassetsinc, Tides Foundation.
Where is Skees Family Foundation based?
Skees Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 67 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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