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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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Jul, 2010 Freedom Institute for Economic Social & Political Empowerment To support the Freedom Weekend IX Youth Symposium "Leveling the Playing Field" on April 29, 2010 $10,000
Jul, 2010 Gleaners Community Food Bank, Inc. To support a professional development workshop for food providers $2,660
Jul, 2010 HAVEN, Inc. This grant will provide emergency shelter and appropriate support services for women and children who are fleeing domestic violence situations $25,000
Jul, 2010 Hmong Community of Metro-Detroit Inc. To support the Hmong Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2010 on June 5, 2010. $1,500
Jul, 2010 Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc. To help families in need $2,500
Jul, 2010 Living Cities Inc. The National Community Development Initiative This grant will support the physical revitalization of the Good Neighborhoods as an affiliate member of Living Cities $500,000
Jul, 2010 Michigan Association for Evaluation To support grantees attendance at the Annual Conference on April 15, 2010 $2,000
Jul, 2010 Michigan Foundation for Education Leadership To support the Governor's Education Summit on April 19, 2010 $2,500
Jul, 2010 Michigan Neighborhood Partnership, Inc. To support the Youth Development Conference "Best Practices" on April 22 - 24, 2010 $12,000
Jul, 2010 Michigan's Children To support Heroes at Sunrise on May 12, 2010 a clelebration of the work of individuals and organizations that are building a better world for Children. $2,500
Jul, 2010 Michigan's Thanksgiving Parade Foundation This grant will support The Skillman Foundation Float and Balloon Design Contest, which highlights the Foundation's work towards creating good schools and good neighborhoods in the city of Detroit. $75,000
Jul, 2010 National Congress of Black Women, Inc. To support the Education Summit: The Urgency of Now! on May 1, 2010 $25,000
Jul, 2010 New Detroit, Inc. This grant will support research regarding Detroit residents' views on the current state of public education in the city, the effectiveness of the current governance system and potential strategies for reform within Detroit Public Schools. $150,000
Jul, 2010 New Detroit, Inc. To supports its annual Closing the Gap awards dinner $5,000
Jul, 2010 Northeast Guidance Center This grant will provide continued support for a family resource center in the Osborn neighborhood to provide literacy, life skills and family support activities to help improve academic outcomes and strengthen family relationships $75,000
Jul, 2010 Prevention Network This grant supports continued implementation of a neighborhood small grants program that provides up to $5,000 for community-based, resident-driven projects $550,000
Jul, 2010 Real Life 101 Scholarship Fund To support 2010 Real Life 101 Scholarship Fund Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2010 $1,500
Jul, 2010 Regents of the University of Michigan This grant provides second-year support for a successful pilot to establish the Center for Family Advocacy (CPA), a legal advocacy center and social service network in the Osborn neighborhood $75,000
Jul, 2010 Regents of the University of Michigan This grant will provide 90 literacy tutors for children in six schools in Brightmoor, Cody/Rouge and Southwest neighborhoods. $40,000
Jul, 2010 Regents of the University of Michigan This grant continues to build the capacity of youth and adults to understand, engage, and inform public policy issues that affect their communities through training and technical assistance designed in partnership with a national leader in the field. $125,000