The Edwin J Skuller Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Bath, MI EIN: 22-2428270
EducationAgriculturefishing and forestryHuman services

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bath, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $154K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $6K.

Key facts about The Edwin J Skuller Foundation

In short: The Edwin J Skuller Foundation gave $10K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $577.941), mostly in Michigan. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-2428270
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$9,825
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$578
Median grant
$500
New grantees (estimate)
35% first-time grantees (6 of 17, 2025)
Total assets
$153,560
Primary geography
Michigan (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$154K

-3.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$10K

+8.4% YoY

Grant Count

17

+30.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$577.941

-17.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Edwin J Skuller Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Edwin J Skuller Foundation open to new grantees?

35%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 17 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $371; repeat grants $691. How we count

Medians: $250 first-time, $500 repeat.

  • 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

LansingEast LansingBoyne CityAnn ArborHarbor SpringsOxfordSnyderCambridgeNew YorkEagleRockville CentreBay CityEast JordanPetoskeySarasota

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K10 grants20198 grants202011 grants202111 grants202212 grants202313 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Congregation Shaarey Zedek: $2KCongregation Shaarey Zedek$2KGreater Lansing Foodbank: $1KGreater Lansing Foodbank$1KEle's Place: $1KEle's Place$1KGreater Lansing Jewish Federation: $1KGreater Lansing JewishFederation$1KCharlevoix County Comm Foundation: $1KCharlevoix County CommFoundation$1KMiami University: $500Miami University$500U of M Lsaross Engineering: $500U of M Lsaross Engineering$500Park School: $500Park School$500Good Neighbors Food Pantry of Boyne: $500Good Neighbors Food Pantry ofBoyne$500Friends of the Boyne District Library: $500Friends of the Boyne DistrictLibrary$500

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

64<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK East Lansing, MICONTRIBUTIONS$2,000
GREATER LANSING FOODBANK Lansing, MICONTRIBUTIONS$1,000
ELE'S PLACE Lansing, MICONTRIBUTIONS$1,000
GREATER LANSING JEWISH FEDERATION East Lansing, MICONTRIBUTIONS$1,000
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMM FOUNDATION East Jordan, MICONTRIBUTIONS$1,000
MIAMI UNIVERSITY Oxford, OHCONTRIBUTIONS$500
U OF M LSAROSS ENGINEERING Ann Arbor, MICONTRIBUTIONS$500
PARK SCHOOL Snyder, NYCONTRIBUTIONS$500
GOOD NEIGHBORS FOOD PANTRY OF BOYNE Boyne City, MICONTRIBUTIONS$500
FRIENDS OF THE BOYNE DISTRICT LIBRARY Boyne City, MICONTRIBUTIONS$500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$153,560$159,299$157,519
Revenue$5,424$11,946$11,827
Expenses$11,163$10,166$10,500
Qualifying Distributions$9,825$9,060$9,350
Net Investment Income$6,469$7,289$5,614
Distributable Amount$9,010$9,195$8,743

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 21, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  8. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
  9. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 21, 2021)
  10. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
  11. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
  12. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Betsy Blum

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Wald

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Edwin J Skuller Foundation

How much does The Edwin J Skuller Foundation give each year?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation gave $10K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 13 grants.

What is The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's typical grant size?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $578, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Edwin J Skuller Foundation that year got $371 on average.

Where does The Edwin J Skuller Foundation give grants?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (8%) and Ohio (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were East Lansing, MI (3 grants), Boyne City, MI (3 grants) and Lansing, MI (2 grants).

Does The Edwin J Skuller Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contributions" (17 grants).

Who are The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's largest grantees?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Congregation Shaarey Zedek ($2,000), Greater Lansing Foodbank ($1,000) and Ele's Place ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Edwin J Skuller Foundation?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation reported $154K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Edwin J Skuller Foundation?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bath, MI. It holds $154K in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's EIN?

The Edwin J Skuller Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2428270. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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