The Skadden Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | White Plains, New York |
| Grants on file | 1,226 |
| Total giving on file | $47.7M |
| Typical grant size | $39K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
| Website | https://www.skaddenfellowships.org |
What they fund
- Create low-literacy friendly and multilingual educational videos on rights to pregnancy and baby bonding leave and accommodations.
- Develop a community workshop series on using public records law for researching and organizing against state violence, poverty and inequality.
- Develop a new standard for plain language leasing materials and processes for low-income individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
- Establish an Oakland based family defense clinic and pilot a family reunification participatory defense hub.
- FIG Grant - Build a restorative justice circle training program and provide meditation and facilitation services in disputes in various local courts.
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | NY | 4 | $1.1M |
| Aclu - American Civil Liberties Union | NY | 4 | $928K |
| Public Justice Foundation | CA | 10 | $907K |
| American Civil Liberties Union | NY | 5 | $906K |
| Education Law Center | NJ | 11 | $904K |
| Equip for Equality | IL | 11 | $815K |
| Legal Aid at Work | CA | 12 | $815K |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | NY | 4 | $753K |
| Legal Aid Chicago | IL | 10 | $748K |
| Brooklyn Defender Services | NY | 10 | $741K |
Other general grantmaking funders in New York
The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncThe Ford FoundationFoundation to Promote Open SocietyThe Jpb FoundationWellspring Philanthropic Fund IncThe Leona M and Harry B Helmsley
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