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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-2640958

The Sky Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $333,960 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $333,960

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $9,983,686
  • Tax year 2023

    $342,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,165,846
  • Tax year 2022

    $247,545

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,383,423
  • Tax year 2021

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,661,132
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,574,867

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Digital Harbor Foundation IncBaltimore, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  2. Cascade Climate IncSomerville, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. Spark Climate Solutions IncCovina, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. MS 297 Parent Teacher Association IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $21,160
  5. Waterwell Productions IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,000
  6. New York International Childrens Film Festival IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,800
  7. Waterwell Productions IncNew York, NY

    75 Morton Program

    $9,000
  8. The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and TildenNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,500
  9. Foundation for National ProgressSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Sure We Can IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Canary Media IncAsheville, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  12. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  13. Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    Spring Gala

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $173,16053% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $107,50033% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $40,80012% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $150,000
  2. New York7 grants $74,460
  3. California2 grants $55,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $2,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Doug DanielsDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer YoungDir, Sec, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kenneth YoungDir, Pres, Treas Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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