Sky View Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Sky View Foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction through an existing connection first.
- Its grants lean towards land acquisition and preservation, so work in land conservation, recreation, or water and fisheries is the clearest fit, although the filing states no geographic focus and its grants have mainly gone to Kentucky and California.
- If an approach is possible, a request near its typical grant size fits best: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $625,000, and half of its 19 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less, with a median of $100,000.
- In the most recent filing, 84% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so a first-time applicant should expect to be competing against established grantees.
- Its largest grant was $900,000, to Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust, so the typical band is not a ceiling.
Overview
Sky View Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lake Oswego, OR.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show substantial support for land acquisition and preservation, including grants for property purchases and named preserves. Recipients include land trusts and conservation bodies, alongside community and recreation organisations. Other grants supported work involving fisheries, water flows and the San Francisco Bay Delta, as well as a school-park pathway project. The grant record also includes support for organisations’ charitable purposes and grants routed for future distribution to public charities. It therefore shows conservation-related giving alongside other charitable projects; no formal wider set of funding priorities or applicant eligibility conditions is stated.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Land preservation
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kentucky and California.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 19 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 55% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Sky View Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 36% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $155k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust · To be distributed to a public charity at a future date.$900,0002024 tax year
- Placer Community Foundation · Renovation of office space$250,0002024 tax year
- California Sportfishing Protection Alliance · Capacity building. legal expenses to support water qualify, flows, fisheries. protect sf bay delta.$160,0002024 tax year
- Northern Sierra Partnershipcommunity Initiatives · Support of the sierra valley preserve$150,0002024 tax year
- Auburn Recreation District · Pathway design for school park preserve (spp), multi-use area, spp pickle ball project.$72,3632024 tax year
- Fidelity Gift Trust · To be distributed to a public charity at a future date.$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Patricia Schifferle — Vice President
- Brian Charles Cooley-Gilliom — Director
- Jeanne Becker — Treasurer
- Robert J Gilliom — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,380,486 | $1,162,000 | $32,556,676 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $808,498 | $617,023 | $36,273,249 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,746,498 | $1,557,363 | $37,789,628 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Lake Oswego, OR
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Lake Oswego, OR