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Skipper Family Foundation

Accepts applications Walkertown, North Carolina · EIN 873519975

Skipper Family Foundation is a private foundation in Walkertown, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $29,699 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $26,402 the year before.

86% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,0159$195,785
2024$26,40211$434,759
2025$29,69928$511,305

How to apply

ContactJohn Skipper
7280 Tin Roof Trail, Walkertown, NC 27051
Phone or email(828) 620-5040, johnskipper@gmail.com

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Skipper Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina22$18,179
Maryland1$7,500
New Jersey2$2,000
Minnesota1$1,000
Georgia1$520
Virginia1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Marilyn Chen
Salisbury, MD
Grant$7,500
Juvenile Diabetes
Asheville, NC
Charitable$2,629
Abccm
Arden, NC
Charitable$1,000
BCS Foundation
Asheville, NC
Charitable$1,000
Crisis Control Ministry
Winston Salem, NC
Charitable$1,000
Food Bank of South Jersey
Pennsauken, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
Winston Salem, NC
Charitable$1,000
Haywood County Schools
Waynesville, NC
Charitable$1,000
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Edneyville, NC
Charitable$1,000
Mustard Seed Community Health
Greensboro, NC
Charitable$1,000
New Hope Kids
Fletcher, NC
Charitable$1,000
Puffball Paradise Rabbit Sanctuary
Sicklerville, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department
Asheville, NC
Charitable$1,000
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Charitable$1,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
Greensboro, NC
Charitable$1,000
Sridhar Koneru Silicon Andhra Hospital
Brooklyn Park, MN
Grant$1,000
Triad Honor Flight
Greensboro, NC
Charitable$1,000
Savannah Arts Academy
Savannah, GA
Charitable$520
Big Level Baptist Church
Mill Spring, NC
Charitable$500
Meadows of Dan Volunteer Fire Dept
Meadows of Dan, VA
Charitable$500
Oakley United Methodist Church
Asheville, NC
Charitable$500
Shepherds Center
Winston Salem, NC
Charitable$500
Walkertown Fire Dept
Walkertown, NC
Charitable$500
Walkertown Youth Baseball
Walkertown, NC
Charitable$500
Jerry Dotson
Asheville, NC
Grant$300
Bryan Melton
Edneyville, NC
Grant$250
Cristy Perry
Asheville, NC
Grant$250
Robert Griffin Rhyne Heights Church
Lincolnton, NC
Grant$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Skipper Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Skipper Family Foundation give?

$29,699 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Skipper Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kristin Skipper (President), John A Skipper (Vice-Preside) and John W Skipper (Member).

What does Skipper Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and faith communities.

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