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Skyline Foundation

Name: Skyline Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

465
grants reported: $192.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $250,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

birth justice center climate education equity california rights

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Climate and clean energy policy advocacy at national scale
Carbon removal, methane, and enhanced weathering research and field-building
Nonprofit and local news, including Press Forward and investigative outlets
Guaranteed income and economic security pilots plus their evaluation
Teacher pipeline, teacher residencies, and college access nonprofits
Voting rights, fines and fees, and rights restoration for people with records

Typical grant

Median grant is $250,000 and the middle half runs $150,000 to $500,000, so a $250K to $500K ask is squarely in range. The seven-figure checks ($1M to $3M) go almost entirely to large national climate and civil liberties institutions like EDF, Sierra Club Foundation, NRDC, ACLU, and to pooled funds; the $300K to $500K band carries journalism outlets, education intermediaries, and research centers. With 465 grants to 218 recipients across three years, most grantees are funded more than once, so this is a renewing portfolio rather than one-off giving.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF”
“CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY”
“GUARANTEED INCOME”
“CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL”

Positioning adjacent work

Name a standing center or program, as with UC Berkeley's India Energy & Climate Center, not a single-PI study.
Ask $350K to $500K for a first research grant; reserve $1M framing for lab-scale work like enhanced weathering.
Tie evaluation work to their guaranteed income cluster: Penn's Center for Guaranteed Income Research, Abundant Birth Project, Rx Kids.
Show a policy or advocacy user for the findings; nearly every research grant sits beside advocacy grantees on the same issue.

Worth knowing: California and Washington DC absorb most of the money, and a small set of national climate organizations plus pooled vehicles (Windward Fund, New Venture Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, ClimateWorks, Amalgamated) take the largest checks. General support dominates the descriptions, which signals deep trust in known institutions and giving that follows existing relationships rather than open competition.

3 grants matching “dioxide” · $1.5M

$500,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Carbon dioxide removal solutions program
$500,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Carbon dioxide removal solutions program
$500,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Carbon dioxide removal program

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated4 grants · $10.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation3 grants · $9.0M
The Sierra Club Foundation2 grants · $8.0M
Pro Publica5 grants · $5.0M
Economic Security Project3 grants · $4.0M
American Journalism Project3 grants · $3.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors3 grants · $3.5M
Windward Fund5 grants · $3.3M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation2 grants · $3.0M
Global Fund for Women3 grants · $3.0M

Giving over time

$47.2M

2022

$65.0M

2023

$80.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 465 grants.

$4.0M
The Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Sierra club 2030 campaign
$4.0M
The Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Sierra club 2030 campaign
$3.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$3.0M
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$3.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support and aclus defending democracy program to support the southern collective
$3.0M
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$3.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support to democracy match & southern collective
$3.0M
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$2.5M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Energy project
$2.0M
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
For the charitable purposes of resource equity funders collaborative
$1.5M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Economic Security Project · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Rewiring America · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$1.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
For the charitable purposes of climate catalyst
$1.5M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
General support to press forward
$1.5M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
For the charitable purposes of resource equity funders collaborative
$1.5M
Economic Security Project · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
For the charitable purposes of climate catalyst
$1.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
For the charitable purposes of climate catalyst
$1.0M
Berkeley Lab Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
For lawrence berkeley national laboratory's enhanced weathering research
$1.0M
Center for Carbon Removal · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Climate and clean energy program
$1.0M
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024
Methanesat
$1.0M
Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
For the charitable purposes of rx kids
$1.0M
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024
Campaign
$1.0M
Stichting Sed Fund · 2024
General support
$1.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For the charitable purposes of global methane hub
$1.0M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Berkeley Lab Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
For lawrence berkeley national laboratory's enhanced weathering research
$1.0M
Center for Carbon Removal · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Civic News Company · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Climate and clean energy program
$1.0M
Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
For the charitable purposes of rx kids
$1.0M
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023
Campaign
$1.0M
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
For the charitable purposes of global methane hub
$1.0M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Match & southern collective
$1.0M
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating support
$1.0M
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Climate and clean energy program
$1.0M
Economic Security Project · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1.0M
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
$1.0M
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1.0M
The Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Resource equity funders collaborative
$1.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
$750,000
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General support
$750,000
Calcef Innovations · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General support
$750,000
California State University Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Teacher residency scholarships
$750,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Clean cooling collaborative
$750,000
Rights and Resources Initiative · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$750,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
World resources institute india
$750,000
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
$750,000
California State University Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Teacher residency scholarships
$750,000
Rights and Resources Initiative · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$750,000
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General operating support
$750,000
Rights and Resources Initiative · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$666,667
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$500,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500,000
Alliance for Safety and Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support to secure civic and economic rights for people with criminal records
$500,000
Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy · Washington, DC · 2024
Indigenous power and light fund
$500,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
For the charitable purposes of racial equity in journalism fund
$500,000
Center for Community Change · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$500,000
Center for Technology and Civic Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$500,000
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2024
State fiscal policy institute and the work on guaranteed income
$500,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Carbon dioxide removal solutions program
$500,000
Elevate Energy · Chicago, IL · 2024
For the charitable purposes of justice40 accelerator
$500,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$500,000
Evergreen Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$500,000
Fines and Fees Justice Center · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$500,000
Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
General support
$500,000
Leading Educators · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$500,000
Learning Policy Institute · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
General support
$500,000
M E B Alliance for Educator Diversity · Peachtree City, GA · 2024
General support
$500,000
National Center for Teacher Residencies · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$500,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For the charitable purposes of voter justice project
$500,000
Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Sustainable and Healthy Energy · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$500,000
Prime Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General support
$500,000
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
For charitable purposes of us climate alliance
$500,000
Upchieve · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$500,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For the charitable purposes of hive fund for gender and climate justice
$500,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$500,000
Alliance for Safety and Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support to secure civic and economic rights for people with criminal records
$500,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
For the charitable purposes of racial equity in journalism fund
$500,000
Center for Community Change · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$500,000
Center for Technology and Civic Life · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$500,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Carbon dioxide removal solutions program
$500,000
Elevate Energy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Justice40 accelerator
$500,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$500,000
Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.