Skoll Foundation
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The Skoll Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports social entrepreneurs and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skoll Foundation canonical | 9 |
| Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2134278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skoll Foundation Context triple: [Jeff Skoll, founded, Skoll Foundation]
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A.
GoodPlanet Foundation
GoodPlanet Foundation is a French non-profit organization dedicated to environmental protection, sustainability education, and promoting ecological awareness worldwide.
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B.
Bezos Earth Fund
The Bezos Earth Fund is a philanthropic initiative focused on combating climate change and protecting the natural world through large-scale grants and investments in environmental solutions.
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C.
B Capital Group
B Capital Group is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology and innovation-driven companies.
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D.
Azim Premji Foundation
The Azim Premji Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on improving education and promoting social change in India, funded and established by business leader Azim Premji.
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E.
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm and social impact organization that funds initiatives and companies aimed at promoting economic inclusion, digital rights, and accountable governance worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skoll Foundation Target entity description: The Skoll Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports social entrepreneurs and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
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A.
GoodPlanet Foundation
GoodPlanet Foundation is a French non-profit organization dedicated to environmental protection, sustainability education, and promoting ecological awareness worldwide.
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B.
Bezos Earth Fund
The Bezos Earth Fund is a philanthropic initiative focused on combating climate change and protecting the natural world through large-scale grants and investments in environmental solutions.
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C.
B Capital Group
B Capital Group is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology and innovation-driven companies.
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D.
Azim Premji Foundation
The Azim Premji Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on improving education and promoting social change in India, funded and established by business leader Azim Premji.
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E.
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm and social impact organization that funds initiatives and companies aimed at promoting economic inclusion, digital rights, and accountable governance worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grantmaking organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ philanthropic foundation ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
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linked to:
INSEAD Social Innovation Centre
Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusArea |
climate change
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economic opportunity ⓘ education ⓘ health ⓘ peace and human rights ⓘ social entrepreneurship ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Canadian entrepreneur
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Jeff Skoll ⓘ first president of eBay ⓘ |
| funderType | private foundation ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
scaling social innovation
ⓘ
systems change ⓘ |
| hasMediaFocus | storytelling to drive social change ⓘ |
| hasPartner | Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
ⓘ
linked to:
Skoll Foundation
Skoll World Forum ⓘ
linked to:
Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
storytelling and media initiatives ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Palo Alto, California ⓘ |
| industry |
philanthropy
ⓘ
social entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
ⓘ
linked to:
Skoll Foundation
Skoll World Forum ⓘ
linked to:
Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
supporting leading social entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| method |
convening leaders
ⓘ
grantmaking ⓘ impact investing ⓘ partnerships ⓘ |
| mission | drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jeff Skoll ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| operatesIn | global ⓘ |
| purpose |
address global challenges
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promote innovative solutions to social problems ⓘ support social entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| supports |
innovative social ventures
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nonprofit organizations ⓘ social enterprises ⓘ social entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| vision | a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all ⓘ |
| website | https://skoll.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skoll Foundation Description of subject: The Skoll Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports social entrepreneurs and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Skoll Foundation
linked to: Skoll Foundation
Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
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associatedWith
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Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
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linked to: Skoll Foundation
linked to: Skoll Foundation
subject linked to:
Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford
subject linked to:
Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford