- Form
- cash and securities
- Status
- paid
- Channel
- own foundation
- Recipient
- Skoll Foundation grantees
- Date
- 1999-2024
- As of
- 31 December 2024
What it means: Money his foundation has paid out, funded from his eBay wealth.
Money his foundation has paid out, funded from his eBay wealth.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$1.3B+
Invested worldwide by the Skoll Foundation as of Dec 31, 2024
Scope
Foundation grants paid cumulative
Period
1999-2024
As of
2024-12-31
Attribution
Channel: own foundation. Recipient: Skoll Foundation grantees.
Original currency
USD as reported
Net worth
Unknown — not yet documented
Giving share
Unknown — not yet documented
No compatible net-worth observation in this preview.
Annual giving
Unknown — not yet documented
No current-year paid total verified.
Private impact
Unknown — not yet documented
Unknown is not zero.
How they give
The math
Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.
- Paid vs pledged
- Paid[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.
- Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities
- Goes through their own vehicle first[1]Money placed in a foundation, DAF or LLC they control reaches charities later, as grants.
- % of net worth
- Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.
The gift
Giving timeline
Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.
Notable gifts / records
$1.3B+ [1]
Invested worldwide by the Skoll Foundation as of Dec 31, 2024
Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. Period: 1999-2024. As of: 2024-12-31.
Sources
- [1] S01 Skoll | About Skoll Foundation · 2021-03-26 · checked 2026-10-11 “…services, policies, and practices. We focus on problems and places that are ripe for change, with high potential for major impact. $1.3b Over $1.3 billion invested worldwide As of December 31, 2024, the Skoll Foundation has invested more than $1.3 billion worldwide,…” Page states the figure used here ($1.3B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [2] S02 Jeff Skoll Forbes · checked 2026-10-11 “… civil society leaders focused on social change. His charitable Skoll Foundation and Skoll Fund have distributed some $1.3 billion globally since launching in 1999. In 2024, Skoll announced that after two decades he was shutting down his movie …” Page states the figure used here ($1.3B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [3] S03 Skoll Foundation - Influence Watch InfluenceWatch · 2017-08-26 · checked 2026-10-11 “… was the first full-time employee and president of eBay. 1 2 As of the end of 2024, it reported having given more than $1.3 billion in grants to 476 recipients. 2 Read More At-A-Glance Type: Non-profit , 501(c)(3) , Private Foundation Ideological …” Page states the figure used here ($1.3B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
Identity and updates
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