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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1420623

Skyler Foundation

A private foundation in Cincinnati, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $2.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Charles Schiff
6200 S Gilmore Rd
Fairfield, OH 45014
(513) 870-2580
Form and materials
One page letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Any qualified 501(c)(3) charity

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,595,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $37,673,013
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,415,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $34,620,624
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,425,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $27,119,325
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,700,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $24,578,266
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,680,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $28,468,270
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,225,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $21,579,945
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $32,401,788

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cincinnati Country Day SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization.

    $1,000,000
  2. Linden Grove SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $400,000
  3. Children's Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization.

    $150,000
  4. Cooperative for EducationCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization.

    $100,000
  5. Neusole GlassworksCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $100,000
  6. Price Hill WillCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $100,000
  7. Springer School and CenterCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $80,000
  8. Knox Presbyterian ChurchCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $70,000
  9. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization.

    $50,000
  10. Cincinnati Observatory CenterCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization.

    $50,000
  11. Found VillageCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $50,000
  12. Linden Grove SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $50,000
  13. Manifest Centre for Visual ArtsCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $50,000
  14. Mission Partners GuatemalaMt St Joseph, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $50,000
  15. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $50,000
  16. Cincinnati String ProjectCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $40,000
  17. Delhi Citizens Police AssociationCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $30,000
  18. Queen City Book BankCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $30,000
  19. Rothenberg Rooftop School GardenCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $30,000
  20. Artworks CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization.

    $25,000
  21. Cincinnati Tennis FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $25,000
  22. Summit Country Day SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $25,000
  23. Feed A HighlanderCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $20,000
  24. Glendale Heritage PreservationCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $10,000
  25. Oak Hills High SchoolCincinnati, OH

    Contribution towards the general operating expenses of the organization

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education5 grants $1,630,00076% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $290,00014% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $100,0005% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio24 grants $2,545,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Marguerite GiesekeOFFICER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John J Schiff IIIOFFICER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charles O SchiffOFFICER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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