Funding search · EIN 316050827 · Columbus, OH

Joseph & Helen Skilken Foundation

Name: Joseph & Helen Skilken Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

170
grants reported: $731,850
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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.

Top recipients

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

New Albany Pet Rescue4 grants · $152,600
Ohio State University Hospital3 grants · $125,000
Lifetown4 grants · $82,500
The Columbus Zoo1 grant · $60,000
The Ohio State University Foundation4 grants · $41,000
Ohio Regional Training Center4 grants · $35,500
Ohio State University - Wrestling4 grants · $25,000
Ohio State University - Diving2 grants · $20,000
Barnard Annual Gala1 grant · $15,000
World Central Kitchen3 grants · $10,500

Giving over time

$168,900

2022

$177,850

2023

$154,850

2024

$230,250

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 170 grants.

$60,000
The Columbus Zoo · Powell, OH · 2022
Charitable
$50,000
Ohio State University Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Ohio State University Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$40,500
New Albany Pet Rescue · New Albany, OH · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
New Albany Pet Rescue · New Albany, OH · 2025
General operating support
$40,000
New Albany Pet Rescue · New Albany, OH · 2023
Charitable
$32,100
New Albany Pet Rescue · New Albany, OH · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$27,500
Lifetown · New Albany, OH · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Ohio State University Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$23,000
Lifetown · New Albany, OH · 2023
Charitable
$18,500
Lifetown · New Albany, OH · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Barnard Annual Gala · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$13,500
Lifetown · New Albany, OH · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Columbus Z00 · Powell, OH · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Ohio Regional Training Center · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Ohio State University - Wrestling · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
University of Texas-Women'S Swim & Dive · Austin, TX · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Ohio Regional Training Center · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Ohio Regional Training Center · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Ohio State University - Diving · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Ohio State University - Diving · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$6,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$5,500
Ohio Regional Training Center · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Capa · Colmbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Osu B School-Fisher College of Business · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Osu Center for Real Estate · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Osu Chabad House · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Ohio State University - Wrestling · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Ohio State University - Wrestling · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Schottenstein Chabad House - Levi Andrusier · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
The University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Ohio State University - Wrestling · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
The University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable
$3,000
Chabad of Downtown Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$2,500
Temple Beth Shalom · New Albany, OH · 2025
General operating support
$2,100
Temple Beth Shalom · New Albany, OH · 2024
General operating support
$2,100
Temple Beth Shalom · New Albany, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,100
Temple Beth Shalom · New Albany, OH · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Lighthouse Youth & Family · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Ohio State University - Men'S Basketball · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Osu-Wosu Public Radio · Columbus, OH · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
The Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas, MO · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Chabad of Downtown Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Lighthouse Youth & Family · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Ohio State University - Men'S Basketball · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
The Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas, MO · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
University Nc Diving Discretionary Fund · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Chabad of Downtown Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Gigi'S · Canal Winchester, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Lighthouse Youth & Family · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Nationwide Childrens Hospital · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Ohio State University - Men'S Basketball · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Ohio State University - Swimming · Columbus, OH · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
The Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas, MO · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Chabad of Downtown Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Gigi'S · Canal Winchester, OH · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Lighthouse Youth & Family · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Ohio State University - Men'S Basketball · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Ohio State University - Swimming · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
The Against Malaria Foundation · Kansas, MO · 2022
Charitable
$1,750
Schottenstein Chabad House - Levi Andrusier · Columbus, OH · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
National Center for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
$1,500
National Center for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$1,500
National Center for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
National Center for Transgender Equality · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$1,100
Doctor'S Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,100
Doctor'S Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,100
Doctor'S Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Arts Business Collaborative · Long Island City, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Georgia Aquarium · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
International Midwife Assistance · Boulder, CO · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Isaac M Wise Temple · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
New Alternatives for Children · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Wolf · Laporte, CO · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
America Gives · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Arts Business Collaborative · Long Island City, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
International Midwife Assistance · Boulder, CO · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Isaac M Wise Temple · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
New Alternatives for Children · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Wolf · Laporte, CO · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
America Gives · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Arts Business Collaborative · Long Island City, NY · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
International Midwife Assistance · Boulder, CO · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Isaac M Wise Temple · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
New Alternatives for Children · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable

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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.