About Skidmore College
A college that teaches you to celebrate curiosity, embrace complexity, and change the world through creative thinking; to provide a world-class liberal arts education where 'Creative Thought Matters.'
Focus Areas
higher educationscholarships and financial aidarts and music (Zankel Music Center)student wellness and facilitiesalumni engagement and career networkscampus planning and capital projects
Who They Fund
community-based organizationslocal community residentscommunity leaders and stakeholders
Funding Style
collaborative fundingpartnership development
About Skidmore College
Skidmore College’s grantmaking is centered on community collaboration in the Saratoga Springs region, with repeated support for local organizations and cultural partners. Across the recent grants list, the college backed Saratoga Performing Arts Center three times at $25,000 each, showing a clear pattern of sustained support rather than isolated gifts. It also funded Saratoga YMCA at $20,000 and Create Community Studios in Schenectady, signaling interest in programs that connect campus priorities with nearby community life. The college’s giving aligns with its broader mission of creative thought, liberal arts education, and student access. That shows up in a grant set that includes organizations working in arts, education, and community engagement, including Black Dimensions in Art Inc, Ndakinna Education Center, and Project Pericles Inc. The recent record suggests a funder that uses philanthropy to strengthen local partnerships while supporting the educational and cultural ecosystem around the college. Its work is local in scope and entirely directed to U.S.-based recipients, with all recent grants going to organizations in New York.
What Skidmore College Funds
Skidmore College’s recent grants cluster around community collaboration, arts, and education. In arts and music, it gave $25,000 in 2025 to Saratoga Performing Arts Center and $15,000 in 2023 to Black Dimensions in Art Inc for community collaboration. It also supported Create Community Studios with $15,000 in 2023 and $8,000 in 2025, reinforcing ties to creative programming in the region. Education and cultural access appear in other awards as well. The college gave $10,000 in 2024 to Ndakinna Education Center and $5,000 in 2023 to Kanatsiohareke Inc, both under the community collaboration tag. It also awarded $5,000 in 2024 to Project Pericles Inc, showing support for civic and higher-education related partnership work. These grants point to a funder that connects campus priorities with local organizations serving students, artists, and community members.
How Skidmore College Gives
Typical grant size is $5,000 at both the 25th percentile and median, with a 75th percentile of $15,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards at $20,000 and $25,000, but most gifts sit at the lower end of that range. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Saratoga Performing Arts Center appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several other recipients show multiple-year support. Skidmore College is a regular funder, not a DAF, and its listed programs include institutional partnerships, planned giving, parent and family giving, and the Skidmore Fund. Several programs accept unsolicited gifts, including recognition and donor societies, gift planning, and parent and family giving.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$34K
Total Assets
$1.1B
Total Revenue
$286.9M
Total Expenses
$268.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARC C CONNER
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