Skoll Foundation
| Formation | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private foundation and Supporting organization |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, CA, United States |
| Donald Gips | |
Key people | Jeffrey Skoll Jim DeMartini Debra Dunn Roger Martin Pat Mitchell Donald Gips |
| Disbursements | $56,000,000 |
| Expenses | $17,329,423 (2018) |
| Endowment | $1,127,000,000 (2018) |
| Website | www |
The Skoll Foundation is an American private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. The foundation makes grants and investments intended to reduce global poverty. It was founded by Jeffrey Skoll in 1999. The total assets of the foundation (including its affiliated funds) amount to $1.127 billion as of 2018. The combined entities made grants totaling about $71 million in 2018 (and disbursements of $56 million), based on unaudited numbers reported by the foundation. According to the most recent audited financial statements, the non-grant expenses for the foundation totaled around $17 million in 2018.