The Skilling and Andrews Foundation appears focused on expanding K–12 school choice, demonstrated by a single, large grant to a national charter school organization. Their giving is education-focused and oriented toward system-level or scale-oriented interventions rather than small, local charities. The foundation’s support suggests a preference for high-impact, institution-level funding that can enable program growth or policy influence.
Highly concentrated: a single large grant rather than many small gifts, indicating preference for significant, possibly one-off investments in a single priority organization or initiative.
A $700,000 grant to National Charter Schools anchors the Skilling and Andrews Foundation C/o Ann Skilling Andrews’s recent giving and points to a strong emphasis on K–12 school choice and charter school expansion. The foundation’s largest reported gifts also include $85,000 to Independent Schools of the Central and $70,000 to University High School, showing that its education support reaches both charter and independent-school settings. Several smaller grants reinforce that pattern, with awards to Chicago-based education nonprofits and a national policy group in Washington, DC. The foundation’s profile is also shaped by institution-level support rather than many small local awards. Its 2024 grants include a mix of major operating-scale checks and smaller commitments, but the largest share of funding sits with a single national charter-school recipient. Education is the dominant theme across the recent grants list, and the named recipients suggest an interest in organizations that can influence school models, expand capacity, or support school systems at scale. A smaller set of grants extends beyond education into environmental work and religious institutions, but those remain secondary to the core education portfolio.
Education is the clearest focus. In 2024, the foundation gave $700,000 to National Charter Schools for education, then added $85,000 to Independent Schools of the Central and $70,000 to University High School, both also listed as education grants. Those awards indicate support for school-based institutions as well as broader charter and independent-school infrastructure. The foundation also made smaller education-related gifts to Lorenzo's House and Perspectives Charter School, both in Chicago. Beyond K–12 schooling, it supported Haiti Nursing Foundation with $30,000 for education, suggesting that the education label in the recent grants list covers more than one institutional type. Outside education, the foundation made a $40,000 grant to Kickstart for development in Africa. It also gave $2,000 each to Lake Champlain Committee and Isle La Motte Preservation Trust for environmental work, showing limited but present attention to conservation and preservation.
$879K
$20.3M
$647K
$880K
Most grants fall between $2K and $55K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$55K
About 9% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Notable grantees: National Charter Schools
The typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $55,000 at the 75th percentile, which shows a split between small grants and much larger institution-level awards. The 2024 list includes one very large grant of $700,000 alongside several awards in the $70,000 to $85,000 range and a cluster of $1,000 to $5,000 gifts. The foundation appears to be a regular grantmaker rather than a DAF or vehicle for individuals, and the recent grants list shows all giving in 2024. The same named recipient does not appear repeatedly across years in the provided data, so the pattern here reads as a single-year snapshot rather than a multi-year recurring relationship. Application details are not shown in the available records.
Giving is national, and every recent grant recipient is in the United States. The top state by grant count is Indiana, even though the foundation is headquartered in California and only 9% of grants went to California recipients. By city, Chicago appears multiple times through Independent Schools of the Central, Lorenzo's House, and Perspectives Charter School. Ann Arbor also appears more than once, and Michigan is the location of the largest grant recipient, National Charter Schools in Mt Pleasant. Other recent recipients include Carmel, Indiana; San Francisco, California; Burlington, Vermont; Princeton, New Jersey; and Washington, DC.
The recent grants list is dominated by education. The largest award was $700,000 to National Charter Schools, and other education grants went to Independent Schools of the Central, University High School, Lorenzo's House, Perspectives Charter School, Haiti Nursing Foundation, and Philanthropy Roundtable.
Its grant-size profile is mixed: p25 is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $55,000. That sits alongside one much larger $700,000 grant in 2024, showing a wide spread between small awards and major institution-level support.
The top state by grant count is Indiana. California, where the foundation is headquartered, accounts for 9% of grants, while all recent grants listed are to U.S. recipients.
Yes. In the 2024 list it gave $40,000 to Kickstart for development in Africa and made two $2,000 environmental-work grants to Lake Champlain Committee and Isle La Motte Preservation Trust. It also gave $2,000 to First Presbyterian Church for religious purposes.
The recent list is concentrated at the top: one recipient, National Charter Schools, received $700,000, far above the rest. After that, the next-largest grants were $85,000 and $70,000, followed by several smaller awards in the $1,000 to $5,000 range.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS INST | MOUNT PLEASANT, MI | $400,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN WHITEWATER | SPRINGFIELD, OR | $150,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | CARMEL, IN | $60,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KICK START INTERNATIONAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAND TRUST | BURLINGTON, VT | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOC | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMIGOS DE LOS RIOS | PASADENA, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF THE LA RIVER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PACOIMA BEAUTIFUL | PACIOMA, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN RIVERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| USHPA | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| VERMONT LAND TRUST | MONTPELIER, VT | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE | BURLINGTON, VT | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNDATION FOR FREE FLIGHT | TRUCKEE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LORENZO'S HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PERSPECTIVES CHARTER SCHOOLS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ANN ARBOR | ANN ARBOR, MI | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ISLE LA MOTTE PRESERVATION TRUST | ISLE LA MOTTE, VT | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ISLE LA MOTTE METHODIST CHURCH | ISLE LA MOTTE, VT | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ILM HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ISLE LA MOTTE, VT | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS | MT PLEASANT, MI | $500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | CARMEL, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| KICKSTART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA |
| HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF THE CENTRAL | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN RIVERS | WASINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| LORENZO'S HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| PERSPECTIVES CHARTER SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL WORK |
| ISLE LA MOTTE PRESERVATION TRUST | ISLE LA MOTTE, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL WORK |
| ISLE LA MOTTE METHODIST CHURCH | NORTH HERO, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ATHERTON BAPTIST HOMES | ALHAMBRA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICE |
| ALTADENA WILD | ALTADENA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS | MT PLEASANT, MI | $700,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF THE CENTRAL | CHICAGO, IL | $85,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | CARMEL, IN | $70,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| KICKSTART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA |
| HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| PERSPECTIVES CHARTER SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| LORENZO'S HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL WORK |
| ISLE LA MOTTE PRESERVATION TRUST | PRINCETON, NJ | $2,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL WORK |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS |
| PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS | MT PLEASANT, MI | $800,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| KICKSTART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA |
| HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION | ANN ARBOR, MI | $30,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS INST
$400,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN WHITEWATER
$150,000CHARITABLE
HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE
LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAND TRUST
$30,000CHARITABLE
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOC
$25,000CHARITABLE
AMIGOS DE LOS RIOS
$20,000CHARITABLE
FRIENDS OF THE LA RIVER
$15,000CHARITABLE
USHPA
$10,000CHARITABLE
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE
$10,000CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION FOR FREE FLIGHT
$10,000CHARITABLE
LORENZO'S HOUSE
$5,000CHARITABLE
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ANN ARBOR
$3,000CHARITABLE
ISLE LA MOTTE PRESERVATION TRUST
$2,000CHARITABLE
ISLE LA MOTTE METHODIST CHURCH
$2,000CHARITABLE
ILM HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$2,000CHARITABLE
NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
$500,000EDUCATION
KICKSTART
$40,000DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION
$30,000EDUCATION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF THE CENTRAL
$25,000EDUCATION
LORENZO'S HOUSE
$5,000EDUCATION
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE
$2,000ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
ISLE LA MOTTE PRESERVATION TRUST
$2,000ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
ISLE LA MOTTE METHODIST CHURCH
$2,000RELIGIOUS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$2,000RELIGIOUS
ATHERTON BAPTIST HOMES
$1,000SOCIAL SERVICE
ALTADENA WILD
$1,000ENVIRONMENTAL
NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
$700,000EDUCATION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS OF THE CENTRAL
$85,000EDUCATION
HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION
$30,000EDUCATION
LORENZO'S HOUSE
$5,000EDUCATION
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE
$2,000ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
ISLE LA MOTTE PRESERVATION TRUST
$2,000ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$2,000RELIGIOUS
NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
$800,000EDUCATION
HAITI NURSING FOUNDATION
$30,000EDUCATION