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Skaggs Foundation for Research

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 207399767

Skaggs Foundation for Research is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.7 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2.7 million and the largest $2.7 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.5 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.5 million1$28.1 million
2024$2.7 million1$33.2 million

How to apply

Skaggs Foundation for Research says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Skaggs Foundation for Research funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Utah.

StateGrantsAmount
Utah1$2.7 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Medical research$2.7 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Skaggs Foundation for Research accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Skaggs Foundation for Research give?

$2.7 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2.7 million.

Who runs Skaggs Foundation for Research?

Its 2024 filing lists The Northern Trust Company (Trustee), Ronny L Cutshall (Member of Grants Committee), Claudia S Luttrell (Member of Grants Committee) and George L Moosman (Member of Grants Committee).

What does Skaggs Foundation for Research fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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