Joseph and Helen Skilken Foundation
Private foundation · Columbus, OH · EIN 31-6050827 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Joseph & Helen Skilken Foundation
125grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$578Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 125 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $17K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1148
Columbus, OH 43216-1148
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Hospital | Columbus, OH | $50,000 |
| Ohio State University Hospital | Columbus, OH | $50,000 |
| New Albany Pet Rescue | New Albany, OH | $40,500 |
| New Albany Pet Rescue | New Albany, OH | $40,000 |
| New Albany Pet Rescue | New Albany, OH | $40,000 |
| The Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $30,000 |
| Lifetown | New Albany, OH | $27,500 |
| Ohio State University Hospital | Columbus, OH | $25,000 |
| Lifetown | New Albany, OH | $23,000 |
| Lifetown | New Albany, OH | $18,500 |
| Barnard Annual Gala | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Ohio Regional Training Center | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
| Ohio State University - Wrestling | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
| Columbus Z00 | Powell, OH | $10,000 |
| University of Texas-Women's Swim & Dive | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| Ohio Regional Training Center | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
| Ohio State University - Diving | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
| Ohio Regional Training Center | Columbus, OH | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $6,500 |
| Capa | Colmbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Osu B School-Fisher College of Business | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Osu Center for Real Estate | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Osu Chabad House | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Ohio State University - Wrestling | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Schottenstein Chabad House - Levi Andrusier | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| The Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| The University of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 |
| Ohio State University - Wrestling | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Chabad of Downtown Columbus | Columbus, OH | $3,000 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | New Albany, OH | $2,500 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | New Albany, OH | $2,100 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | New Albany, OH | $2,100 |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 |
| Ohio State University - Men's Basketball | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| The Against Malaria Foundation | Kansas, MO | $2,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Osu-Wosu Public Radio | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| Chabad of Downtown Columbus | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| Gigi's | Canal Winchester, OH | $2,000 |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 |
| Ohio State University - Men's Basketball | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| Ohio State University - Swimming | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| The Against Malaria Foundation | Kansas, MO | $2,000 |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| Chabad of Downtown Columbus | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 |
| Ohio State University - Men's Basketball | Columbus, OH | $2,000 |
| The Against Malaria Foundation | Kansas, MO | $2,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| University NC Diving Discretionary Fund | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Doctor's Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $1,100 |
| Doctor's Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $1,100 |
| Doctor's Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $1,100 |
| Arts Business Collaborative Inc | Long Island City, NY | $1,000 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| International Midwife Assistance | Boulder, CO | $1,000 |
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