The Skoll Foundation
Historical FunderPalo Alto, California · EIN 11-3659133 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$44.9M
Organizations funded157
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$846.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $300,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | APP INFO FOUND AT WWWSKOLLORG |
|---|---|
| Address | 250 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94301 |
| Phone | 6503311031 |
| INFO@SKOLL.ORG | |
| Form and materials | APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.SKOLL.ORG |
| Deadlines | APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.SKOLL.ORG |
| Restrictions | APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.SKOLL.ORG |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
81% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Novel bio-therapeutics research | $7,021,950 |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria | Geneva, SZ | Africa frontline first catalytic fund | $3,000,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
| Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford | Oxford, UK | Skoll centre for social entrepreneurship | $1,562,621 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Buildus fund | $1,500,000 |
| 2X Global Limited | London, UK | Climate gender equity fund | $1,200,000 |
| Mpedigree Network Limited | Amsterdam, NL | Improve traceability and prevent fraudulent supply chain inputs in tanzania. | $1,000,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | Creation of ending pandemics academy and establishing an ending pandemics endowed chair position | $1,000,000 |
| Freethink Media Inc | Washington, DC | "Rethinking possible" content series | $918,750 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Mapbiomas | $800,000 |
| Food for Education Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $800,000 |
| Food for Education Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $800,000 |
| Social Finance Israel Ltd (Cc) | Tel Aviv, IS | Social finance innovations in israel | $800,000 |
| Reach Digital Health Npc | Johannesburg, SF | Ecosystem support and general operating support | $750,000 |
| Reach Digital Health Npc | Johannesburg, SF | Ecosystem support and general operating support | $750,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Restore local program | $750,000 |
| Ted Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Audacious project | $650,000 |
| Khushi Baby Inc | El Dorado Hills, CA | General operating support | $613,005 |
| Redeemer's University Ltdgte | Ede, NI | Sentinel | $600,000 |
| Last Mile Health | Boston, MA | General operating support | $550,000 |
| Last Mile Health | Boston, MA | General operating support | $537,416 |
| Swasti | Bangalore, IN | Precision public health response platform | $528,775 |
| Global Witness | London, UK | General operating support | $525,000 |
| Camfed International | Cambridge, UK | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | The wellbeing project: social innovators support and global network expansion | $500,000 |
| Global Witness | London, UK | General operating support | $450,000 |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Code for America Labs Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Health Initiative Inc | Concord, MA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Living Goods | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Institute for Responsive Government Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $360,000 |
| Khushi Baby Inc | El Dorado Hills, CA | General operating support | $306,502 |
| 2X Global Limited | London, UK | Climate gender equity fund | $300,000 |
| Amani Global Works | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Institut Pasteur de Dakar | Dakar, SG | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, BR | Core support | $300,000 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, BR | Support for amazonia de pe | $300,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | Community health impact coalition | $300,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Decolonizing wealth project | $250,000 |
| Instituto Conexoes Sustentaveis | Rio de Janeiro, BR | Conexsus usaid brazil | $250,000 |
| Yayasan Auriga Nusantara | Bogor, ID | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Perkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari | Cipete Selatan, ID | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc | New York City, NY | Round 3 systems change grants | $220,000 |
| Opendream Co Ltd | Bangkok, TH | Metagenomic onehealth outbreak prevention system (moops) | $211,000 |
| Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi | Dki Jakarta, ID | Strengthening value chain collaboration for forest-based responsible bioeconomy in indonesia | $202,500 |
| American Sustainable Business Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Living Goods | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, BR | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Palestine Childrens Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Palestine Red Crescent Society | Albireh, IS | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | Advocating and accompanying: ending the pandemic and reimagining global health systems | $200,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Secure Democracy Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Taproot Earth | Tulsa, OK | General operating support | $200,000 |
| The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment | London, UK | G20/Cop30 brazil orchestration support | $200,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | The heartland fund | $200,000 |
| Equis Institute | Washington, DC | Digital democracy institute of the americas | $187,500 |
| The Bridgespan Group Inc | Boston, MA | Field building towards equitable systems change | $187,500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 157 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford | Oxford, | Skoll centre for social entrepreneurship | $1,511,427 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Mapbiomas | $1,100,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Mapbiomas | $1,100,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Mapbiomas | $1,100,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Mapbiomas | $1,100,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | Mapbiomas | $800,000 |
| Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford | Oxford, | Skoll centre for social entrepreneurship | $755,715 |
| Food for Education Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $600,000 |
| Food for Education Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc | North Bethesda, MD | Building a pan-african network of genomic centres of excellence | $500,000 |
| Pacto Pela Democracia | Sao Paulo, | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Pacto Pela Democracia | Sao Paulo, | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Pacto Pela Democracia | Sao Paulo, | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Pacto Pela Democracia | Sao Paulo, | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Pacto Pela Democracia | Sao Paulo, | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Global methane hub | $316,667 |
| Freethink Media Inc | Washington, DC | "Rethinking possible" content series | $306,250 |
| Food for Education Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Global methane hub | $266,667 |
| Yayasan Auriga Nusantara | Bogor, | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Global methane hub | $216,667 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Nossas Cidades | Rio de Janeiro, | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Social Finance Israel Ltd (Cc) | Tel Aviv, | Social finance innovations in israel | $100,000 |
| Social Finance Israel Ltd (Cc) | Tel Aviv, | Social finance innovations in israel | $100,000 |
| Fresh Speakers Inc | Crotononhudson, NY | Fresh speakers academy | $75,000 |
| Perkumpulan Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari | Cipete Selatan, | General operating support | $75,000 |
| 2X Global Limited | London, | 2024-2026 2X global membership | $73,750 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Global methane hub | $66,665 |
| Media Impact Funders Inc | Philadelphia, PA | 2024-2026 membership support | $25,000 |
| Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi | Dki Jakarta, | Strengthening value chain collaboration for forest-based responsible bioeconomy in indonesia | $22,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,853,705 | 188 |
| 2023 | $58,191,684 | 222 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543219349107604
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-3659133
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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