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National Skills Coalition
Washington, DC · EIN 30-0075580. Reported 123 grants totalling $3,394,658 to 68 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For National Skills Coalition, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 68 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $14,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Strategy Group | Checy Chase, MD | $184,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Community College Association | Lansing, MI | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arkansas Community Colleges Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community College League of California | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California | Oakland, CA | $96,829 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regents Univ of California | Los Angeles, CA | $96,829 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation | Nashville, TN | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chicago Jobs Council | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Indiana Community Action Program | Indianapolis, IN | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nc Budget & Tax Center | Durham, NC | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals Inc | Albany, NY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council | Seattle, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Ways of Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Central Six Development Council | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Invest in Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Community College | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Central Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Connecticut | Rocky Hill, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce | Dayton, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Unite-La Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Community College System | Richmond, VA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut State Colleges and University Foundation Inc | Voluntown, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Human Services Department | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Justice Center | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Towards Employment Incorporated | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of New York State | Latham, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dallas Regional Chamber | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce | Grand Rapids, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Des Moines Partnership | Des Moines, IA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Workforce Development and Sustainability | Olympia, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Association of Business and Industry | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc | Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Capital Workforce Partners Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development | Jefferson City, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Myfuturenc Inc | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nevada Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation | Carson, NV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Department of Higher Education | Coloumbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Workforce Collaborative - Swpa | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somos Un Pueblo Unido | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Higher Education Commission | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service | San Francisco, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pilipino Workers Center of Southern | Los Angeles, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Building Skills Partnership | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Careerrise Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Valley Workers Center | Fresno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Black Worker Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milpa | Salinas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project | Oxnard, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sf Lgbt Community Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warehouse Worker Resource Center | Ontario, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alabama Department of Commerce | Montgomery, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
31 of 68 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Acce
TO ENGAGE WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS ON POLICIES THAT WILL IMPACT WORKFORCE POLICY - Michigan Community College Association
STATE FINANCIAL AID SUBGRANT AGREEMENT & 2022 CAREER PATHWAYS SNAP E&T REGRANT - Arkansas Community Colleges
STATE FINANCIAL AID SUBGRANT AGREEMENT - The Regents of the University of California
WORKER EQUITY INITIATIVE PAYMENT #2 OF 2 - Nyatep
2024 INFRASTRUCTURE EQUITY POLICY SUBGRANT & 2024 SKILLSPAN REGRANT - Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
RACIAL EQUITY LEARNING GROUP AGREEMENT & BLU SUBGRANT AGREEMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 37 of 68 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $854,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $666,829 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $708,829 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 23 | $650,000 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | 21 | $515,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
13% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from National Skills Coalition's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 21 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1250 Connecticut Ave Nw 200, Washington, DC, 20036.
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