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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133455231Est. 1988-12

The Skadden Foundation

White Plains, NY 106011811

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$11.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

106

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$48K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$126–$506K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.2M

Total Expenses

$5.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.6M

Distributable Amount

$500K

Min. Investment Return

$493K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

106 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $126 through median $40K to maximum $506K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $5.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

438 grants

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
$546K
2 grants
ACLU - AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
$464K
2 grants
PUBLIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION
$387K
4 grants
NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
$377K
2 grants
LEGAL AID CHICAGO
$303K
4 grants
EQUIP FOR EQUALITY
$301K
4 grants
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
$296K
1 grant
BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES
$296K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

437 grants

<$10K
108
grants
$10–50K
206
grants
$50–250K
120
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

36 states

New York
$5.1M
29% of total
California
$3.6M
20% of total
District of Columbia
$1.7M
10% of total
Massachusetts
$1.1M
6% of total
Illinois
$946K
5% of total
New Jersey
$502K
3% of total
Maryland
$479K
3% of total
Missouri
$432K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$396K
2% of total
Texas
$325K
2% of total

+26 more states

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