Skees Family Foundation

BERKELEY, CA EIN: 83-0411607

Skees Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BERKELEY, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $68K. Net investment income was $146K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.4M

+3.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$68K

+92.9% YoY

Grant Count

9

+125.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-14.3% YoY

About Skees Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Skees Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BERKELEY, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $68K. Net investment income was $146K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AlbionAmherstArlingtonBrentwoodBrevardBrooklineChicagoCincinnatiDenverFalls ChurchGaithersburgHauulaHoustonLos AngelesMaconMcleanNashvilleNew HavenNew YorkNorton

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$77K$153K$230K$306K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,398,717$2,319,884$2,109,317
Revenue$162,599$70,111$101,024
Expenses$150,502$117,692$170,444
Qualifying Distributions$132,993$101,916$150,840
Net Investment Income$145,777$55,115$67,333
Distributable Amount$114,044$106,620$110,345

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$22K$44K$66K$89K21 grants202017 grants20218 grants20224 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

Pollination Project Foun…$20KPreserve International$15KMyriad USA$15KMyriad USA$5KHarvest Fund$3KAsembo Skills for Hope$3KGlobal Development Advis…$3KMyriad USA$3KPollination Project Foun…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants across all recorded years

59<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Skees Family Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Sally Skees-HellyPres/Dir$17K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Vincent OviedoCFO/Dir1
Suman Bhat-KincaidDirector1
Cecilia FoxworthyDirector1
Alex PanDirector1
Sally Skees-HellyPres/Dir15$17,014
Eleonore van TulderDirector1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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