Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbus, OH EIN: 31-1221036
EducationEnvironmentDomesticated animals

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $214K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $7K.

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation at a glance

In short: Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,500
-56.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,625
-67.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$213,871
-4.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (85% 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 Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Equality Ohio Education Fund: $3KEquality Ohio Education Fund$3KOhio State University-Diving: $2KOhio State University-Diving$2KAmerica Gives: $1KAmerica Gives$1KOhio State University-Swimming: $500Ohio State University-Swimming$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Equality Ohio Education Fund ($3K). Together the top 4 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ColumbusNew YorkPowell

How Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 81% 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$5K$10K$15K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $15K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Equality Ohio Education Fund Columbus, OHGeneral Operating Support$3,000
Ohio State University-Diving Columbus, OHGeneral Operating Support$2,000
America Gives New York, NYGeneral Operating Support$1,000
Ohio State University-Swimming Columbus, OHGeneral Operating Support$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$213,871$8,875$6,5004$8,875$10,913
2024$222,746$17,260$15,0003$17,260$11,748
2023$240,006$15,090$13,0002$13,000$12,192
2022$255,096$15,610$13,5001$13,500$12,948
2021$270,706$16,760$15,0001$15,000$13,745
2020$287,466$16,835$15,0001—$14,572

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lynne E. Skilken

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen A. Skilken

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    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.

Frequently asked questions about Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation

How much does Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation give each year?

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 3 grants.

What is Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation's typical grant size?

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $1,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation give grants?

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Columbus, OH (3 grants).

Does Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation?

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation reported $214K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (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 Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation?

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $214K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation's EIN?

Helen & Joseph Skilken Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1221036. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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