Robert Schalkenbach Foundation Inc
EIN 131656331
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$270K
26 grants · $34K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $5K–$5K
grant size
33%
supporter · 6/18 multi-year
repeat
$19.2M
Assets (2023)
18
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(973) 434-0005
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $6K | $16.2M | $761K | 2 |
| 2017 | $7K | $17.3M | $684K | 2 |
| 2018 | $12K | $17.9M | $856K | 2 |
| 2020 | $14K | $18.2M | $1.4M | 3 |
| 2021 | $10K | $21.7M | $1.1M | 2 |
| 2022 | $42K | $18.2M | $948K | 5 |
| 2023 | $179K | $19.2M | $738K | 10 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 26 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$5K
Average
$10K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$50K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
MD
Matthew Downhour
3 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JF
Josephine Faass
3 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
ML
Matt Leichter
5 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
VR
Victor Ramirez
4 yrs
Director
SS
Steve Sklar
3 yrs
Director
RP
Richard Pereira
Director
RN
Rich Nymoen
3 yrs
Director
NJ
Nia Johnson
Director
MF
Mihali Felipe
Director
MD
Manu Delgado-Medrano
2 yrs
Director
LS
Lark Lo Sontag
Director
JH
John Hooker
2 yrs
Director
JL
Jeremy Lucas
3 yrs
Director
GN
Gabriel Nagy
Director
FJ
Frank De Jong
4 yrs
Director
CE
Christopher England
3 yrs
Director
BB
Bill Batt
5 yrs
Director
MM
Mark Mollineaux
3 yrs
Executive Committee
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
MD
Matthew Downhour
3 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JF
Josephine Faass
3 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
ML
Matt Leichter
5 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
BB
Bill Batt
5 yrs
Director
RB
Richard Biddle
6 yrs
Director
FJ
Frank De Jong
4 yrs
Director
MD
Manu Delgado-Medrano
2 yrs
Director
CE
Christopher England
3 yrs
Director
GH
Gib Halverson
6 yrs
Director
JH
John Hooker
2 yrs
Director
JL
Jeremy Lucas
3 yrs
Director
LM
Luca Minola
Director
RN
Rich Nymoen
3 yrs
Director
RP
Richard Periera
Director
VR
Victor Ramirez
4 yrs
Director
SS
Steve Sklar
3 yrs
Director
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
MM
Mark Mollineaux
3 yrs
Executive Committee
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
FJ
Frank De Jong
4 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JF
Josephine Faass
3 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
FF
Fred Foldvary
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
NT
Nic Tideman
2 yrs
Director
SS
Steve Sklar
3 yrs
Director
VR
Victor Ramirez
4 yrs
Director
RN
Rich Nymoen
3 yrs
Director
MM
Mark Mollineaux
3 yrs
Director
JL
Jeremy Lucas
3 yrs
Director
ML
Matt Leichter
5 yrs
Director
AL
Amanda Larson
Director
PJ
Paul Justus
5 yrs
Director
CE
Christopher England
3 yrs
Director
MD
Matthew Downhour
3 yrs
Director
BD
Brian Dietrick
2 yrs
Director
RB
Richard Biddle
6 yrs
Director
BB
Bill Batt
5 yrs
Director
GH
Gib Halverson
6 yrs
Executive Committee
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
GH
Gib Halverson
6 yrs
President
Leadership
RB
Richard Biddle
6 yrs
Vice- President
Leadership
JF
Josephine Faas
Executive Director
Leadership
FF
Fred Foldvary
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TD
Thomas Daniels
2 yrs
Director
BB
Bill Batt
5 yrs
Director
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Director
FJ
Frank De Jong
4 yrs
Director
BD
Brian Dietrick
2 yrs
Director
WF
Wendell Fitzgerald
Director
TG
Ted Gwartney
4 yrs
Director
PJ
Paul Justus
5 yrs
Director
AL
Armanda Larson
Director
ML
Matt Leichter
5 yrs
Director
EM
Ed Miller
Director
RN
Richard Nymoen
4 yrs
Director
VR
Victor Ramirez
4 yrs
Director
NT
Nic Tideman
2 yrs
Director
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
GE
Gregg Erickson
4 yrs
Executive Committee
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Executive Committee
GH
Gib Halverson
6 yrs
President
Leadership
TG
Ted Gwartney
4 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
GE
Gregg Erickson
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MS
Mark a Sullivan
3 yrs
Secretary & Admin. Dir
Leadership
NR
Nicholas Rosen
3 yrs
Director
JP
Jordon Petsas
3 yrs
Director
RN
Richard Nymoen
4 yrs
Director
ML
Matt Leichter
5 yrs
Director
AK
Al Katzenberger
3 yrs
Director
PJ
Paul Justus
5 yrs
Director
EJ
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
3 yrs
Director
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
Director
QG
Quisia D Gonzalez
3 yrs
Director
DG
David Giesen
3 yrs
Director
FF
Fred Foldvary
5 yrs
Director
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Director
TD
Thomas Daniels
2 yrs
Director
DC
Dan Cassino
3 yrs
Director
RB
Richard Biddle
6 yrs
Director
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Director
BB
Bill Batt
5 yrs
Director
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Director
TG
Ted Gwartney
4 yrs
President
Leadership
EJ
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
3 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
GE
Gregg Erickson
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MS
Mark a Sullivan
3 yrs
Secretary & Admin. Dir
Leadership
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Director
NR
Nicholas Rosen
3 yrs
Director
JP
Jordon Petsas
3 yrs
Director
RN
Richard Nymoen
4 yrs
Director
AK
Al Katzenberger
3 yrs
Director
PJ
Paul Justus
5 yrs
Director
GH
Gib Halverson
6 yrs
Director
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
Director
QG
Quisia D Gonzalez
3 yrs
Director
DG
David Giesen
3 yrs
Director
FF
Fred Foldvary
5 yrs
Director
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Director
DC
Dan Cassino
3 yrs
Director
RB
Richard Biddle
6 yrs
Director
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Director
HB
H William Batt
2 yrs
Director
BB
Brett Barker
2 yrs
Director
TG
Ted Gwartney
4 yrs
President
Leadership
EJ
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
3 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
GE
Gregg Erickson
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MS
Mark a Sullivan
3 yrs
Secretary & Admin. Dir
Leadership
WA
Wyn Achenbaum
7+ yrs
Director
BB
Brett Barker
2 yrs
Director
HB
H William Batt
2 yrs
Director
JB
John Beck
7+ yrs
Director
RB
Richard Biddle
6 yrs
Director
DC
Dan Cassino
3 yrs
Director
KF
Kris Feder
7+ yrs
Director
FF
Fred Foldvary
5 yrs
Director
DG
David Giesen
3 yrs
Director
QG
Quisia D Gonzalez
3 yrs
Director
LH
Lee Hachadoorian
7+ yrs
Director
GH
Gib Halverson
6 yrs
Director
BH
Brendan Hennigan
Director
PJ
Paul Justus
5 yrs
Director
AK
Al Katzenberger
3 yrs
Director
NR
Nicholas Rosen
3 yrs
Director
RN
Richard Nymoen
4 yrs
Director
JP
Jordon Petsas
3 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (26 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Tufts College Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| Scholarships America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $42,500 | PROGRESS OF IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College Inc | Boston, MA | $35,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| Scholarships America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | PROGRESS OF IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 2023 |
| Scholarships America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | PROGRESS OF IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 2022 |
| Henry George Institute | Brooks, ME | $7,000 | TO SUPPORT 38TH CONFERENCE OF COUNCIL OF GEORGIST ORGANIZATIONS IN AUGUST 2018 | 2018 |
| Loyola Law School | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH OF MICHAEL GUTTENTAG | 2020 |
| Nabu Deutschland | Berlin, None | $5,000 | LAND VALUE TAX CAMPAIGN IN GERMANY | 2020 |
| Nabu Deutschland | Berlin, None | $5,000 | LAND VALUE TAX CAMPAIGN IN GERMANY | 2021 |
| Council of Georgist Organizations | Plainfield, IN | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL GEORGIST CONFERENCE | 2021 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $5,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| Chapman University | Sycamore Orange, CA | $5,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| American Journal of Economics and Sociology Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Earth Rights Institute | Scotland, PA | $5,000 | TO PRODUCE A PUBLIC FORUM ON WATER RIGHTS ON 5/19/17 | 2017 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD | $5,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2022 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $5,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2022 |
| Council of Georgist Organizations | Plainfield, IN | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL GEORGIST CONFERENCE | 2022 |
| Center for the Study of Economics | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATION IN NCSL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT IN AUGUST 2018 | 2018 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD | $4,992 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,750 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| Henry George School of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | TO SUPPORT EXHIBIT AT THE LIBRARY- "WHO OWNS THE EARTH" EXHIBIT | 2020 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | 2022 |
| American Journal of Economics and Sociology Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2017 |