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EIN 94-3380194

Skyline Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
City
San Francisco
State
California
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
David Filo (the co-founder of Yahoo!) and his wife, Angela, do their grantmaking through the Yellow Chair Foundation. Major grants support higher education, public interest journalism, climate change, K-12 education, civil liberties, and more. Many of these programs are targeted at getting first generation students into and through college. It also funds programs to help train and equip public school teachers. The foundation's office is managed by Pacific Foundation Services, a vendor that manages numerous foundations.
Also known as...
Yellow Chair Foundation
Total revenues
$123,536,507
2023
Total expenses
$89,365,418
2023
Total assets
$1,046,937,741
2023
Num. employees
5
2023

Grants made by Skyline Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Sierra Club FoundationSierra Club 2030 Campaign$4,000,000
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)General Support$3,000,000
ACLU FoundationGeneral Support and Aclus Defending Democracy Program To Support the Southern Collective$3,000,000
...and 132 more grants made totalling $58,059,683

Personnel at Skyline Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Angela FiloChief Financial Officer and Secretary$0

Financials for Skyline Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$12,600,000
Investment income and dividends$61,625,056
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$48,405,729
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$905,722
Total revenues$123,536,507

Form 990s for Skyline Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-14990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-14990PFView PDF
2020-122022-11-09990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-04990PFView PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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SRS Family FoundationFlorham Park, NJ$60,519,836
Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
May 21, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
August 9, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
October 18, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
EducationReligion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianProvides grantsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1660 Bush St 300
San Francisco, CA 94109
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
skylinefoundation.org/ 
Phone
(415) 561-6540
IRS details
EIN
94-3380194
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
114205
FTB Entity ID
2321090
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-01-15
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