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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 two-to-one ratio, to support the charitable giving of its Staff and active and retired Trustees.

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Start Date Organization Grant Description Amount
Dec, 2010 Covenant House Michigan To support the 5th Annual Calling All Angels "A Benefit for Kids" on November 5, 2010 $1,500
Sep, 2010 Cranbrook Educational Community This grant will provide scholarships for three academically gifted, minority youth from the Detroit area to attain the skills necessary to be future leaders that will be successful in challenging higher education settings. $76,230
Sep, 2010 Detroit Country Day School This grant will provide scholarships for four academically gifted, minority youth from the Detroit area to attain the skills necessary to be future leaders that will be successful in challenging higher education settings. $99,264
Sep, 2010 Detroit Parent Network To support the "Get on the Bus" School Shopping Campaign $25,000
Sep, 2010 Links Foundation, Inc. To support The Links Family Learning Center and community service activities on June 29, 2010 $15,000
Sep, 2010 Roeper City and Country School, Inc. This grant will provide scholarships for two academically gifted, minority youth from the Detroit area to attain the skills necessary to be future leaders that will be successful in challenging higher education settings. $42,990
Sep, 2010 University Liggett School This grant will provide scholarships for four academically gifted, minority youth from the Detroit area to attain the skills necessary to be future leaders that will be successful in challenging higher education settings. $84,522
Jul, 2010 Affirmations Lesbian Gay Community Center, Inc. To support the Big Bash on March 27, 2010 $5,000
Jul, 2010 ArtServe Michigan To support its Michigan Cultural Data Project $5,000
Jul, 2010 B'Nai B'Rith International To support the Great American Traditions Award Dinner on April 12, 2010 $1,500
Jul, 2010 Brandeis University Readiness Phase Evaluation and Learning, Year Four, and 2016 Task Force $550,000
Jul, 2010 Caring Athletes Team for Children's and Henry Ford Hospital 2010 Outstanding High School Graduate Awards event on May 27, 2010 $3,500
Jul, 2010 Clark Park Coalition Youth Employment, Recreation and Development Program $110,000
Jul, 2010 Council of Michigan Foundations To support the May 26th visit to Detroit by the First Lady's Remarkable Mentors on the Road Project $30,000
Jul, 2010 Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program This grant will provide intensive college preparation and mentoring for African-American males. $600,000
Jul, 2010 Detroit Edison Public School Academy This grant will build the capacity of New Paradigm for Education, a nonprofit organization seeking to establish high-quality schools throughout the city of Detroit. $150,000
Jul, 2010 Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation Consortium of Hispanic Agencies $185,000
Jul, 2010 Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation To sponsor the opening of The Dennis W. Archer Collection - A Commitment to Justice and Public Service to benefit area arts organizations, museums and the Detroit Public Library $2,500
Jul, 2010 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. For work with the Foundation on its 2008 Annual Video Report $2,500
Jul, 2010 Education Trust, Inc. This grant will help to establish a Michigan branch of The Education Trust, a highly respected national education organization, which seeks to improve educational policy and practice through data analysis and advocacy. $250,000