The Ted and Shannon Skokos Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on education-related causes, primarily providing large, unrestricted operating support. Most of its funding goes to two repeat recipients: one focused on arts and education programming and the other on faith-informed cultural and intellectual engagement. The foundation favors general operating grants rather than project-specific funding.
Highly concentrated: few large grants (two organizations) totaling $500K, with repeat funding and an emphasis on unrestricted/general fund support rather than many small or project-specific awards.
Two repeat grants define The Ted and Shannon Skokos Foundation’s recent giving: $200,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 to Alma Education & Arts Foundation in Alma, Arkansas, both marked as general funds. That pattern reflects a foundation that favors large, flexible support rather than tightly restricted project awards. Across the grant list, education and arts show up alongside faith, humanity, and animal welfare, with many awards made as general operating grants. The foundation’s recent record also shows a steady commitment to faith-related intellectual engagement and education. It gave $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 to Denison Forum on Truth and Culture in Dallas. Alongside those larger awards, the foundation’s portfolio includes recurring support for scholarships, arts venues, and service-oriented nonprofits, suggesting a broad but coherent approach centered on organizational strength and mission fit. The grant portfolio is small enough to see clear priorities, but varied enough to include arts education, faith, and human services. Recent recipients include nonprofits in Texas and Arkansas, with most funding landing in Texas. The foundation’s giving style leans toward unrestricted support for organizations it appears to know well, especially repeat grantees.
In arts and arts education, the foundation backed At&t Performing Arts Center in Dallas with $25,000 in 2024 and again in 2025, both as general support. That fits a pattern of support for institutions that advance cultural programming and public access to the arts. Education is another clear thread. The foundation gave $30,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in 2025 to Miss Arkansas Foundation in Little Rock, and its stated education initiative includes scholarships and support for youth leadership and educational opportunity. Those gifts sit alongside its broader support for organizations that prepare young leaders. Faith-oriented work also appears in the record. Denison Forum on Truth and Culture received $50,000 in each of 2024 and 2025, showing repeated backing for a Dallas-based organization focused on faith-informed cultural and intellectual engagement. Human services are present too, including support for Jonathan’s Place in Garland and Faith in Action in Dallas.
$349K
$17.3M
$747K
$403K
Most grants fall between $9K and $35K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Notable grantees: Alma Education & Arts Foundation, Denison Forum on Truth and Culture
Typical grants cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $8,616, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $35,000. The recent record also includes a few much larger general-fund awards, which sit above that core pattern. Recurring support is visible across multiple years: several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, indicating that the foundation often renews relationships rather than making only one-off awards. The foundation is a private family foundation and accepts unsolicited applications through its listed grantmaking programs. It also makes no grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 62% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Dallas appears repeatedly among recipient locations, along with Garland. Arkansas is the other major destination, with grants landing in Alma and Little Rock. The remaining grants in the recent list go to recipients in Washington, DC; Stamford, Connecticut; Nesconset, New York; and Tool, Texas. All recent grants shown were made to US recipients.
The foundation supports nonprofit organizations working in the arts, humanity, education, and faith. Its active programs also point to scholarship support, youth leadership, arts education, faith-based initiatives, and human services such as medical advancement, support for service members and families, and animal welfare.
Yes. The recent grant list is dominated by grants labeled general fund, including $200,000 awards to Alma Education & Arts Foundation in both 2024 and 2025 and $50,000 awards to Denison Forum on Truth and Culture in both years. Its program descriptions also emphasize unrestricted and general-purpose support.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $8,616, median is $25,000, and p75 is $35,000. The recent list also includes several larger grants, including $200,000 awards.
Texas is the main giving state, with 62% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Texas recipients include organizations in Dallas and Garland, while Arkansas recipients appear in Alma and Little Rock.
Yes. The foundation’s listed grantmaking programs accept unsolicited applications. Its program descriptions also say priority goes to organizations with strong leadership, low overhead, measurable impact, sustainability, organizational strength, and collaboration.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Ted and Shannon Skokos Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or faith-based organizations that align with the foundation’s grantmaking guidelines and Board priorities. Priority is given to organizations demonstrating strong leadership, impact, sustainability, transparency, and collaboration.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Preference for organizations with strong leadership, minimal overhead, measurable impact, sustainability, organizational strength, and collaborative practices. Priority given to Dallas, TX and organizations in Arkansas with direct ties to founders' lives.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose requests align with the foundation’s grantmaking guidelines and priorities, with emphasis on visionary leadership, impact, sustainability, organizational strength, collaboration, and minimal overhead.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and scholarship programs that align with the foundation’s mission and priorities; scholarships are also awarded through specific partner programs and competitions.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose requests align with the foundation’s grantmaking guidelines and priorities, with emphasis on visionary leadership, impact, sustainability, organizational strength, collaboration, and minimal overhead.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA EDUCATION & ARTS FOUNDATION | ALMA, AR | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTURE | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MISS ARKANSAS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | DALLLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| JONATHAN'S PLACE | GARLAND, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PISTON FOUNDATION | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PAWS OF WAR | NESCONSET, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF CEDAR CREEK | TOOL, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALMA EDUCATION & ARTS FOUNDATION | ALMA, AR | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTURE | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MISS ARKANSAS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | DALLLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| FAITH IN ACTION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| JONATHAN'S PLACE | GARLAND, TX | $4,465 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF CEDAR CREEK | TOOL, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALMA EDUCATION & ARTS FOUNDATION | ALMA, AR | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH & CULTURE | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| MISS ARKANSAS FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $27,500 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| FORT SMITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | FORT SMITH, AR | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| PISTON FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| JONATHAN'S PLACE | GARLAND, TX | $1,197 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| LADIES AUXILIARY OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ARLINGTON INC | ARLINGTON, TX | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
ALMA EDUCATION & ARTS FOUNDATION
$200,000GENERAL FUND
DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTURE
$50,000GENERAL FUND
MISS ARKANSAS FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL FUND
AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$25,000GENERAL FUND
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL FUND
JONATHAN'S PLACE
$10,000GENERAL FUND
PISTON FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
HUMANE SOCIETY OF CEDAR CREEK
$1,000GENERAL FUND
ALMA EDUCATION & ARTS FOUNDATION
$200,000GENERAL FUND
DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTURE
$50,000GENERAL FUND
MISS ARKANSAS FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL FUND
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL FUND
AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$25,000GENERAL FUND
FAITH IN ACTION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
HUMANE SOCIETY OF CEDAR CREEK
$1,000GENERAL FUND
ALMA EDUCATION & ARTS FOUNDATION
$200,000GENERAL FUND
DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH & CULTURE
$50,000GENERAL FUND
MISS ARKANSAS FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL FUND
AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$27,500GENERAL FUND
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
$25,000GENERAL FUND
FORT SMITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL FUND
PISTON FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
JONATHAN'S PLACE
$1,197GENERAL FUND
LADIES AUXILIARY OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ARLINGTON INC
$1,000GENERAL FUND
