The Skoll Foundation
PALO ALTO, CA EIN: 11-3659133
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$846.9M
+4.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$44.9M
-22.9% YoY
Grant Count
157
-11.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$286K
-13.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $846,865,174 | $807,076,748 | $785,671,055 |
| Revenue | $47,915,522 | $35,298,910 | $53,827,585 |
| Expenses | $61,170,243 | $72,865,279 | $159,266,878 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $73,996,475 | $82,955,518 | $132,888,444 |
| Net Investment Income | $45,558,728 | $34,710,071 | $93,772,600 |
| Distributable Amount | $39,218,953 | $39,395,512 | $42,850,657 |
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES GB DEMARTINI III | CHAIR | 1 | — |
| CHERYL DORSEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JAMES MWANGI | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LINDSEY SPINDLE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DONALD GIPS | DIRECTOR AND CEO | 40 | $853,155 |
| MARLA BLOW | PRESIDENT AND COO | 40 | $639,541 |
| BRUCE LOWRY | SECRETARY | 40 | $331,283 |
| DEBBIE SANTOS | TREASURER | 40 | $313,063 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
States
AlaskaAlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisKansasMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiNorth CarolinaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin
Cities
AlamedaAlbuquerqueAlexandraAlexandriaAlhambraAmericusAmherstAnchorageAptosArlingtonAshevilleAspenAtlantaBaltimoreBeavertonBelmontBerkeleyBerwynBethesdaBethlehem
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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