Partnership Grants

A new grantmaking framework is in the works, informed by Detroit youth and community. We’ve been guided by a year-long listening tour, our past investments in education systems change, and we continue to co-design alongside young Detroiters and those closest to them. 

During this transition, our 2023 grantmaking budget will largely be focused on ensuring transition support for grant partners who would have anticipated a renewal. As we define our grantmaking for the years ahead, we want to ensure that partners have support and lead time to navigate through transitions in our strategy.  

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President’s Discretionary Grants

Currently open for applications: Our President’s Discretionary Fund is a $1M annual fund is for small, one-time grants that support 501c3 nonprofits and public entities (school, church, or governmental units) that serve Detroit youth but fall outside The Skillman Foundation’s grantmaking priorities. This is a limited, highly competitive fund, allowing us to support Detroit youth in ways beyond our strategy. 

Our Grant Partner Requirements 

• Be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and provide your tax ID (EIN) number or be a government or public agency (city, county, state, public school district) 
• Be a publicly supported charity as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
• In policy and practice, offer opportunity and service to all, regardless of age, race, creed, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity 

What We Don’t Fund 

• For-profit institutions 
• Endowments, building campaigns, or capital costs, including construction, renovation, or equipment 
• Political campaigns, to support political activities or to lobby for or against pieces of legislation 

Grant Partner Resources

Current grant partners looking for information about our grants management system, FLUXX; and grant payments, reports, or publicizing, please find these resources here.  

Recent Grants

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