The Skadden Foundation
EIN 133455231Total Given 2016–2024
$38.6M
1,042 grants · $4.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$34K
typical mid grants · $10K–$60K
grant size
34%
supporter · 204/600 multi-year
repeat
$11.2M
Assets (2024)
600
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
KATHLEEN RUBENSTEIN
Phone
(914) 750-3436
Deadlines
FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DUE ANNUALLY IN SEPTEMBER, FLOM INCUBATOR GRANTS DUE JANUARY 15 AND JULY 15.
How to Apply
SEE ATTACHED APPLICATION
Restrictions
SEE ATTACHED APPLICATION
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3.8M | $10.2M | $4.0M | 153 |
| 2017 | $3.8M | $11.1M | $4.5M | 107 |
| 2018 | $3.9M | $12.8M | $7.0M | 161 |
| 2019 | N/A | $11.7M | $2.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $5.9M | $12.2M | $4.7M | 147 |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $17.5M | $9.7M | 127 |
| 2022 | $5.9M | $10.8M | $440K | 141 |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $11.5M | $4.8M | 100 |
| 2024 | $5.1M | $11.2M | $5.2M | 106 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1042 grants on record
Minimum
$110
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$34K
Average
$37K
75th Pctl
$60K
Maximum
$506K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.6% of US grants
· Rank #7 of 42 states
$846K across
27 grants
4 of 254 counties
Top 4 counties
- 1 Hidalgo
- 2 Travis
- 3 Bexar
- 4 Harris
Officers & Directors
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
KR
Kathleen Rubenstein
6 yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
SP
Stephen Petty
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Board Member
PL
Paul Lockwood
3 yrs
Board Member
NP
Noah Puntus
5 yrs
Board Member
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Board Member
SP
Susan Butler Plum
9+ yrs
Senior Advisor
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
KR
Kathleen Rubenstein
6 yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
SP
Stephen Petty
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PL
Paul Lockwood
3 yrs
Board Member
NP
Noah Puntus
5 yrs
Board Member
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Board Member
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Board Member
SP
SUSAN Butler PLUM
9+ yrs
Senior Advisor
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
PL
Paul Lockwood
3 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
NP
Noah Puntus
5 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
KR
Kathleen Rubenstein
6 yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
SP
Stephen Petty
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DD
Derek Douglas
5 yrs
Trustee
SW
Sam Williamson
Trustee
MK
Mei Lin Kwan-Gett
2 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Melique Jones
2 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
NP
Nina Perales
3 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
SP
SUSAN Butler PLUM
9+ yrs
Senior Advisor
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
NP
Noah Puntus
5 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
MM
Mark A McDermott
4 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
KR
Kathleen Rubenstein
6 yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
YM
Yael Y Margalit
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Martha Minow
6 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
DD
Derek Douglas
5 yrs
Trustee
MK
Mei Lin Kwan-Gett
2 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Melique Jones
2 yrs
Trustee
NP
Nina Perales
3 yrs
Trustee
SK
Suzanne M Klahr
6 yrs
Trustee
SW
Sam Williamson IV
2 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
RM
Raymond J McGuire
6 yrs
Trustee
SP
SUSAN Butler PLUM
9+ yrs
Senior Advisor
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
MM
Mark A McDermott
4 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
NP
Noah Puntus
5 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
KR
Kathleen Rubenstein
6 yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
YM
Yael Y Margalit
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DD
Derek Douglas
5 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
MM
Martha Minow
6 yrs
Trustee
RM
Raymond J McGuire
6 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
SW
Sam Williamson IV
2 yrs
Trustee
SK
Suzanne M Klahr
6 yrs
Trustee
NP
Nina Perales
3 yrs
Trustee
SW
Soloman Watson IV
Trustee
SP
SUSAN Butler PLUM
9+ yrs
Senior Advisor
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
MM
Mark A McDermott
4 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SP
SUSAN Butler PLUM
9+ yrs
Executive Director through 7/1/19, Senior Advisor & Secretary
Leadership
KR
Kathleen Rubenstein
6 yrs
Executive Director from 7/1/19
Leadership
YM
Yael Y Margalit
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
BG
Barry H Garfinkel
4 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
MM
Martha Minow
6 yrs
Trustee
RM
Raymond J McGuire
6 yrs
Trustee
SK
Suzanne M Klahr
6 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
SW
Solomon Watson IV
4 yrs
Trustee
DD
Derek Douglas
5 yrs
Trustee
AP
Albert Pak
Trustee
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
EL
Emily M Lam
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
MM
Mark A McDermott
4 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SP
Susan Butler Plum
9+ yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
YM
Yael Y Margalit
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DD
Derek Douglas
5 yrs
Trustee
PS
Pedro spivakovsky-gonzalez
trustee
SW
Solomon Watson IV
4 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
SK
Suzanne M Klahr
6 yrs
Trustee
RM
Raymond J McGuire
6 yrs
Trustee
MM
Martha Minow
6 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
BG
Barry H Garfinkel
4 yrs
Trustee
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
EG
Eric J Gorman II
2 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
CC
C Benjamin Crisman Jr
2 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SP
Susan Butler Plum
9+ yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
CF
Chris Fulton
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
BG
Barry H Garfinkel
4 yrs
Trustee
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
SK
Suzanne M Klahr
6 yrs
Trustee
SW
Solomon Watson IV
4 yrs
Trustee
RM
Raymond J McGuire
6 yrs
Trustee
MM
Martha Minow
6 yrs
Trustee
KS
Kurt Schmoke
2 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
DR
Daniel B Rodriguez
2 yrs
Trustee
JK
Julie Kornfeld
Trustee
LA
Lauren E Aguiar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
EG
Eric J Gorman II
2 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SD
Sean C Doyle
9+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
CC
C Benjamin Crisman Jr
2 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
SP
Susan Butler Plum
9+ yrs
Executive Director & Secretary
Leadership
CF
Chris Fulton
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
RS
Robert C Sheehan
7 yrs
Trustee
SK
Suzanne M Klahr
6 yrs
Trustee
SW
Solomon Watson IV
4 yrs
Trustee
RM
Raymond J McGuire
6 yrs
Trustee
MM
Martha Minow
6 yrs
Trustee
KS
Kurt Schmoke
2 yrs
Trustee
JD
Judith Browne Dianis
7 yrs
Trustee
EF
Eric J Friedman
7 yrs
Trustee
DR
Daniel B Rodriguez
2 yrs
Trustee
BS
Blake Strode
Trustee
BG
Barry H Garfinkel
4 yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (1,042 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $505,860 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2024 |
| Aclu - American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $306,451 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $295,955 | PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS | 2020 |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $213,868 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2024 |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $162,865 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2023 |
| Aclu - American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $157,355 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2022 |
| Education Law Center | Newark, NJ | $141,750 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2021 |
| Public Justice Foundation | Oakland, CA | $141,675 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2023 |
| Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | $136,805 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $131,928 | PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS | 2017 |
| Lawyers Comm for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | $119,468 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2024 |
| Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | $118,526 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $118,138 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2021 |
| Public Justice Foundation | Oakland, CA | $114,067 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society Dc | Washington, DC | $113,367 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2022 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | $112,776 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2023 |
| Legal Assistance of Western Ny | Geneva, NY | $111,675 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $110,040 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2021 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Chicago, IL | $110,001 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2024 |
| Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund | New York, NY | $109,671 | PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS | 2020 |
| Texas Riogrande Legal Aid | Mercedes, TX | $105,250 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2021 |
| Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid | Mercedes, TX | $104,043 | PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS | 2020 |
| Education Law Center | Newark, NJ | $103,935 | PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS | 2020 |
| The Legal Aid Society | Bronx, NY | $102,883 | PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS | 2016 |
| Greater Boston Legal | Boston, MA | $101,457 | PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS | 2024 |