Sky's the Limit Fund
Sky’s the Limit Fund is a public charity based in South Lake Tahoe, California. It provides financial assistance to help families of adolescents and young adults access wilderness therapy and other nature-based therapeutic programs for mental health, substance use, and behavioral health challenges.
Sky's the Limit Fund at a glance
In short: Sky's the Limit Fund gave $1.0M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), top state Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,015,693
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $59,747
- -14.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $39,000
- Total assets
- $1,668,979
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Sky's the Limit Fund
- How to Apply
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The website says a financial guarantor completes the online application and that there is no fee to apply or reapply. The applicant must already be accepted into a partner program and have a primary address in the United States. The stated financial guideline is household income not exceeding $275,000 per year. Applicants must submit a completed application with required financial documents; the website lists the two most recently filed complete federal income tax returns, recent pay stubs for working parents or guardians, and the most recent W-2s and/or 1099s. Additional documents may be requested. The website says applications are reviewed for financial eligibility and may involve a phone interview; approved assistance is paid directly to the program. It also says an award amount expires after 14 days and applicants may reapply after that period. The website currently reports that new applications for financial assistance and coaching services are temporarily paused.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3079 Harrison Ave 12, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: (408) 618-8093
Website: https://skysthelimitfund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sky's the Limit Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Second Nature Therapeutic Programs LLC ($192K). Together the top 9 received $652K.
Organizations only. It also paid 8 grants to individuals ($363,438), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 75 (37%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund is based in California. In 2025, its grant dollars were distributed most heavily to recipients in Utah (42%) and Arizona (24%), followed by Georgia (12%), Idaho (6%), and Minnesota (4%). The listed 2025 grants also included recipients in Maine and California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sky's the Limit Fund gives
- Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $761K (2021) to $1.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Second Nature Therapeutic Programs LLC Duchesne, UT | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $192,000 |
| Anasazi Foundation Mesa, AZ | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $161,775 |
| 8 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $363,438 |
| Elements Wilderness Program LLC Draper, UT | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $123,500 |
| Back 2 Basics Sober Living LLC Flagstaff, AZ | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $83,000 |
| Embark Behavioral Healthcare Co First Light Wilderness Therapy Bakersfield, CA | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $29,000 |
| Evoke Therapy Programs Santa Clara, UT | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $23,000 |
| Pacific Quest Hilo, HI | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $17,500 |
| Legacy Treatment Center Loa, UT | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $16,000 |
| Outward Bound California San Francisco, CA | Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program. | $6,480 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,668,979 | $1,921,007 | $1,856,022 | $1,015,693 | 17 | $74,035 |
| 2024 | $1,581,429 | $1,680,869 | $1,799,418 | $974,933 | 14 | $20,180 |
| 2023 | $1,697,688 | $1,664,843 | $2,152,424 | $1,260,647 | 14 | $17,862 |
| 2022 | $2,104,618 | $2,873,365 | $2,423,015 | $1,792,007 | 14 | $5,983 |
| 2021 | $1,657,908 | $1,925,840 | $1,239,338 | $761,334 | 16 | $5,305 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to make wilderness therapy and nature-based therapy programs affordable to families of adolescents and young adults experiencing acute mental health conditions, regardless of socioeconomic status. Its financial assistance is paid directly to partner programs to offset tuition. In FY2025, the fund reported partnering with 13 programs selected through a review process that considers licensure, accreditation, safety protocols, accountability, transparency, family support, and participant-outcome reporting.
The fund’s 2025 grantees included organizations with varied missions. ANASAZI FOUNDATION describes its mission as preparing parents and children to turn their hearts toward one another and walk in harmony. An individual recipient BOUND SCHOOL says it brings young people together for group learning adventures and helps teens and young adults develop leadership skills. OUTWARD BOUND CALIFORNIA describes its work as building personal strengths through experiential learning, with an emphasis on self-confidence, teamwork, and leadership. An individual recipient BOUND SCHOOL says it changes lives through challenge and discovery.
The fund also offers transition coaching to families receiving financial assistance. Its website describes this as 12 one-hour sessions over three to six months; its FY2025 filing describes up to 12 hours of coaching support.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 17 grants totaling $1,015,693. Grants ranged from $6,035 to $192,000, with a median of $39,000. The filing describes the assistance as funding for youth to attend partner programs, paid directly to the program partner.
The largest reported grants included $192,000 to SECOND NATURE THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS LLC in Utah, $161,775 to ANASAZI FOUNDATION in Arizona, $123,966 to an individual recipient in Georgia, and $123,500 to an individual recipient PROGRAM LLC in Utah. Other listed grants included $83,000 to BACK 2 BASICS SOBER LIVING LLC in Arizona and $44,068 to an individual recipient BOUND SCHOOL in Minnesota.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists MARY DAVIDSON as executive director. TY BEMIS is board chair, KIM FRIESEN is vice chair, and ANDREW GOLSTROM is board treasurer. Other listed board members are JENNIFER EVE TAYLOR, JOSHUA BLOOMSTEIN, LES MANN, JOHN REUBEN, ELIZABETH DEADORFF, and MARIE ENCRANTZ.
Sky's the Limit Fund is led by Mary Davidson, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Davidson
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$35K (2022) → $158K (2025)
Ty Bemis
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Eve Taylor
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Golstrom
Board Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Bloomstein
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Friesen
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Deadorff
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Reuben
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Les Mann
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Encrantz
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Sopper Segovia
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Cathy Cioth (2021–2024) — Board Secretary
- Former: David Segre (2021–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Tara Saul (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Alicia Jennings (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Heath Rocha (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Krancer (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brenda Zane (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sid Kapur (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Naomi Chavez Peters (2022–2023) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Lisa O'Hearn -Keck (2023) — Board Secretary
- Former: Alexis King (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Deaton (2021–2022) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Lani Dorff (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa O'Hearn-Keck (2021–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Megan Keller (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rochelle Bochner (2021–2022) — Board Secretary & Exe Director
- Former: Debbie Roelands (2022) — COO & Exe Director
- Former: Michael Ferguson (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Naomi Chavez-Peters (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $158K, to Mary Davidson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Sky's the Limit Fund
How much does Sky's the Limit Fund give each year?
Sky's the Limit Fund gave $1.0M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $975K across 14 grants.
What is Sky's the Limit Fund's typical grant size?
Sky's the Limit Fund's median grant in 2025 was $39,000, and its average grant was $59,747, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Sky's the Limit Fund give grants?
Sky's the Limit Fund's top state is Utah, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Arizona (24%) and Georgia (12%).
Does Sky's the Limit Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Sky's the Limit Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Financial Assistance for Youth to Attend the Program." (17 grants).
Who are Sky's the Limit Fund's largest grantees?
Sky's the Limit Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Second Nature Therapeutic Programs LLC ($192,000), Anasazi Foundation ($161,775) and Elements Wilderness Program LLC ($123,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 8 grants to individuals ($363,438), which are not listed by name. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sky's the Limit Fund?
Sky's the Limit Fund reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What does Sky's the Limit Fund fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to make wilderness therapy and nature-based therapy programs affordable to families of adolescents and young adults experiencing acute mental health conditions, regardless of socioeconomic status. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sky's the Limit Fund?
The website says a financial guarantor completes the online application and that there is no fee to apply or reapply. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sky's the Limit Fund's EIN?
Sky's the Limit Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2592172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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