Jeffery Skoll Foundation

02/21/2025

Jeff Skoll, a Silicon Valley billionaire and a longtime friend of Elon Musk’s, said there was “an awful lot of pressure” to side with Mr. Trump.

This month, Mr. Skoll, who has donated tens of millions to Democratic candidates and causes in recent years but said he did not vote in the 2024 presidential election, posted a photo on social media of himself standing with Mr. Trump backstage at the inauguration. On Friday, he had breakfast in Palm Beach, Fla., with Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, where they discussed the prospect of Mr. Schumer’s using Mr. Skoll to back-channel ideas to the president, Mr. Skoll said.

01/13/2025

This year marks 25 years of the Skoll Foundation investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and innovators who have generated solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Five years ago, we set out to evolve our strategy, inspired by founder Jeff Skoll’s concern that the existential threats facing the planet—from climate to pandemics to injustice—were getting worse.

12/25/2024

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12/02/2024

Power philanthropist Skoll Skoll, who served as eBay’s first president from 1996 to 1998, ended up realizing his pro hockey ambitions two years ago, when he became a part owner of the company that owns the Washington Capitals NHL team.

Now, Skoll is paying $17 million for a compound in McLean, Va., to be closer to the Washington, D.C., stadium where the Capitals play.

“I decided it would be great to have a home in the area so I could be there more often,” said Skoll, 59, who lives primarily in Florida.

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The purchase is one of several recent large deals in McLean, where a mystery buyer recently paid $25.5 million for a newly built mansion overlooking the Potomac River.

10/25/2024

In the 2024 Gates Foundation Annual Letter released on January 25th, CEO Mark Suzman points to this moment as demanding more urgency, more resources, and bolder new ideas. “While money is only part of the equation, it’s critical,” he wrote in an op-ed in Forbes published the same day.

Celebrating billionaire philanthropist, Chuck Feeney, who gave away all his wealth during his lifetime, Suzman said, “He showed us all how the actions of one generous person can set the wheels in motion for generations of progress.”

The Gates Foundation has committed to increasing its annual payout to $9 billion by 2026. And, writes Suzman, “other philanthropists are stepping up too,” sharing why that makes him so hopeful about how much more can be achieved together.

09/17/2024

Jeffrey Foundations. Innovators and philanthropist

08/23/2024

To pursue his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all, Jeff Skoll created an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, each of which is a distinctive lever for achieving transformational social change

08/15/2024

06/24/2024

As the first full-time employee and first President of eBay, Jeff developed the company’s inaugural business plan and led its successful initial public offering. eBay has since become the world’s largest on-line marketplace, giving hundreds of millions of buyers and sellers the opportunity to connect and become successful online entrepreneurs.

After pioneering the creation of the eBay Foundation, Jeff founded the Skoll Foundation in 1999. Over the last 20 years, Jeff Skoll has created an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, each of which is a distinctive lever for achieving transformational social change. The Jeff Skoll Group helps oversee, connect, and drive strategic initiatives across the family of Jeff’s organizations, which include the Skoll Foundation, the Capricorn Investment Group, and Participant. The Skoll Global Threats Fund sunset in 2017.

05/08/2024

In 1999, Jeff Skoll created the Foundation to build a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.

05/02/2024

Jeff holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2012. Jeff’s other honors include the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

04/27/2024

As founder of the Jeff Skoll Group (JSG), Jeff Skoll is bringing to life his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all.

As the first full-time employee and first President of eBay, Jeff developed the company’s inaugural business plan and led its successful initial public offering. eBay has since become the world’s largest on-line marketplace, giving hundreds of millions of buyers and sellers the opportunity to connect and become successful online entrepreneurs.

After pioneering the creation of the eBay Foundation, Jeff founded the Skoll Foundation in 1999. Over the last 20 years, Jeff Skoll has created an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, each of which is a distinctive lever for achieving transformational social change. The Jeff Skoll Group helps oversee, connect, and drive strategic initiatives across the family of Jeff’s organizations, which include the Skoll Foundation, the Capricorn Investment Group, and Participant. The Skoll Global Threats Fund sunset in 2017.