The Skoll Fund
EIN 770528216 Public CharityAnnual Giving
$159.1M
421 grants · avg $26.5M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $20K–$300K
grant size
32%
supporter · 82/259 multi-year
repeat
259
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 421 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$100K
Average
$378K
75th Pctl
$300K
Maximum
$13.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.9% of US grants
· Rank #7 of 29 states
$1.0M across
8 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Harris
- 3 Travis
Grants Awarded (421 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $13,000,000 | ENDING PANDEMICS | 2018 |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection | Washington, DC | $10,000,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2018 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000,000 | MISSION 2020 | 2017 |
| Echoing Green Inc | New York, NY | $6,000,000 | ECHOING GREEN RACIAL EQUITY FUND | 2020 |
| Health Leads Inc | Boston, MA | $3,000,000 | HEALTH SYSTEM MOBILIZATION | 2017 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $3,000,000 | PRESIDENT'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND | 2020 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | COLUMBIA CONVALESCENT PLASMA TRIAL | 2020 |
| Search for Common Ground | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Educate Girls | Forest Hills, NY | $2,480,000 | REPLICATION BY LOCAL NGOS | 2018 |
| Health Initiative Inc | Boston, MA | $2,475,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $2,002,500 | PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERSHIP ON U.S. CLEAN ENERGY & GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Id Insight Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | COVID-19 EVIDENCE-BASED RESPONSE AND SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING | 2021 |
| Health Care Without Harm | Reston, VA | $2,000,000 | HEALTH SECTOR TRANSFORMATION: CENTERING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ECONOMIC RESILIENCE/QUITY | 2021 |
| B Lab Company | Berwyn, PA | $2,000,000 | B LAB MNC, POLICY, AND IMPERATIVE 21 | 2019 |
| Health Care Without Harm | Reston, VA | $2,000,000 | CLIMATE-SMART HEALTH CARE | 2019 |
| Common Future | Oakland, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Medic Mobile Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Witness Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,575,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Health Leads Inc | Boston, MA | $1,500,000 | RESPOND & REBUILD | 2021 |
| Crisis Text Line | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Thorn | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Armman Usa | Bellevue, WA | $1,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2019 |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | $1,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2019 |
| Glasswing International Usa | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2019 |
| International Council on Clean Transportation | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | CORE SUPPORT | 2019 |
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