Browse Grants

The Skillman Foundation awards several types of grants. Its main grantmaking is made to nonprofit organizations with federal tax-exempt status (501C3) that implement programs in the Foundation’s three program areas: Good Schools, Good Neighborhoods and Good Opportunities.

The Foundation offers a limited number of President’s Discretionary grants. These are grants up to $40,000, approved by the Foundation’s President and CEO, and awarded primarily for fundraising events, conferences, task forces, policy briefings, press conferences, public release of data or short-term ad hoc purposes that further the Foundation’s primary work. These grants are highly competitive.

The Foundation makes a limited number of scholarship grants to graduated high school students of the Foundation’s Skillman Scholars program, who are enrolled in college or university.

The Foundation also makes matching gifts to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations on a three-to-one ratio, to support the charitable giving of its Staff and active and retired Trustees.

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New Detroit, Inc.
sponsorship of "Closing the Gap - Building a Bridge for Equity" awards dinner
$15,000
Alternatives for Girls
general operating support
$50,000
Boy Scouts of America, Detroit Area Council
maintain Scouting programs in the City of Detroit
$160,000
Camp Fire USA Wathana Council
Extending Our Reach Into the 21st Century project
$330,000
Children's Center of Wayne County, Inc.
Family and Community Builders Coalition/Managed Care Project
$150,000
Coalition on Temporary Shelter
general operating support
$170,000
Community Health and Social Services, Inc.
Support the LA VIDA program: "Southwest Detroit Partnership to Prevent Domestic Violence Against Latina Women"
$1,774,000
Crossroads of Michigan
general operating support
$40,000
Detroit Free Press Charities, Inc.
2000 Children's Summer Dreams Wish Book project
$500,000
Detroit Science Center, Inc.
capital campaign
$1,500,000