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EIN 94-3380194

Skyline Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
Unknown
City
San Francisco
State
California
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
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
$132,595,017
2022
Total expenses
$79,484,032
2022
Total assets
$836,387,339
2022
Num. employees
n/a

Grants made by Skyline Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Sierra Club FoundationSierra Club 2030 Campaign$4,000,000
ACLU FoundationGeneral Support To Democracy Match & Southern Collective$3,000,000
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)General Support$3,000,000
...and 103 more grants made totalling $41,498,707

Personnel at Skyline Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Angela FiloChief Financial Officer and Secretary$0

Financials for Skyline Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$12,300,000
Investment income and dividends$61,283,423
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$58,499,538
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$512,056
Total revenues$132,595,017

Form 990s for Skyline Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-14990PFView PDF
2020-122022-11-09990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-04990PFView PDF
2019-122022-11-09990PFView PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
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 foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
EducationReligion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianProvides grantsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
1660 Bush St 300
San Francisco, CA 94109
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, 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
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