Why Not You Foundation
Why Not You Foundation is a private foundation, based in Auburn Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $181K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $5.
Why Not You Foundation at a glance
In short: Why Not You Foundation gave $35K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,250
- -76.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,750
- -84.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $180,668
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (71% 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 Why Not You Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washington University in St Louis ($25K). Together the top 3 received $35K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 16 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Why Not You Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $279K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | General Fund | $25,000 |
| Eva Micallef Bloomfield Hills, MI | Michigan State University Scholarshi | $10,000 |
| Rochester Community Schools Rochester, MI | Charity Week "Bronze" Sponsor | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $180,668 | $43,232 | $35,271 | $35,250 | 3 | $35,250 | $5 | $1,089 |
| 2024 | $172,707 | $47,234 | $150,678 | $150,000 | 2 | $150,000 | $54 | $3,438 |
| 2023 | $276,159 | $74,997 | $280,250 | $278,884 | 8 | $278,884 | $27,937 | $3,107 |
| 2022 | $481,412 | $52,298 | $48,790 | — | — | — | $9 | $999 |
| 2021 | $478,396 | $54,109 | $84,478 | $12,886 | 3 | $12,886 | $2 | $1,737 |
| 2020 | $508,273 | $92,311 | $57,675 | — | — | — | $5 | $1,741 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Why Not You Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Why Not You Foundation is led by Robert J. Skandalaris, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert J. Skandalaris
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kristin M. Puro
Vice President & Secretary
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 Why Not You Foundation
How much does Why Not You Foundation give each year?
Why Not You Foundation gave $35K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $150K across 2 grants.
What is Why Not You Foundation's typical grant size?
Why Not You Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,750, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Why Not You Foundation give grants?
Why Not You Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (29%).
Does Why Not You Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Why Not You Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Why Not You Foundation?
Why Not You Foundation reported $181K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Why Not You Foundation's EIN?
Why Not You Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3394567. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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