Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Traverse City, MI EIN: 38-3708874

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Traverse City, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $421K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $25K.

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation at a glance

In short: Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation gave $19K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,750
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,125
+33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$420,833
-3.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Hope College: $5KHope College$5KNorthern Michigan University: $4KNorthern Michigan University$4KAve Maria University: $3KAve Maria University$3KMichigan State University: $3KMichigan State University$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope College ($5K). Together the top 4 received $14K.

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($5,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Ave MariaEast LansingHollandMount PleasantAnn ArborAuroraBig RapidsMarquetteAngolaGraylingAllendalePetoskeySault Sainte MarieSault Ste Marie

How Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 9 grants2022 8 grants2023 8 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2020) to $22K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope College Holland, MIScholarship$5,000
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MIScholarship$3,750
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FLScholarship$2,500
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$5,000
Michigan State University East Lansing, MIScholarship$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$420,833$30,058$42,904$18,7506$24,077$24,731$26,083
2024$433,679$24,780$38,692$18,7508$28,721$14,809$25,310
2023$447,591$21,845$40,712$18,7508$29,730$10,863—
2022$466,458$61,595$40,687$22,1889$31,435$52,345$512
2021$445,550$42,431$41,723$18,7506$28,836$32,344$755
2020$444,842$22,966$41,737$18,7506—$11,478$990

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Terrell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2020) → $7K (2025)

  • Kathryn L. Dunham

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2020) → $7K (2025)

  • William Dunham

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kathryn Dunham — Trustee: $7KKathryn DunhamTrustee$7KDavid Terrell — Trustee: $7KDavid TerrellTrustee$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Kathryn Dunham (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation

How much does Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation give each year?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation gave $19K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 8 grants.

What is Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's typical grant size?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,125, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation give grants?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (13%).

Does Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).

Who are Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's largest grantees?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hope College ($5,000), Northern Michigan University ($3,750) and Ave Maria University ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation reported $421K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Traverse City, MI. It holds $421K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's EIN?

Chester and Angela Skrocki Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3708874. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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