Is there a budget size requirement for organizations applying for a Skoll Award?
While the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship do not have an absolute budget threshold for eligibility, as a practical matter, organizations with annual revenues below (U.S.) $2.5 million that have activities primarily in developed countries and below (U.S.) $1 million that have activities primarily in developing countries tend to be at a disadvantage in the selection process. The selection process prioritizes organizations based on their readiness to take their work to a significant scale and, hence, favors organizations above these budget thresholds. You may find it instructive to visit the Web sites of past Award recipients and note organizational budgets, numbers of partners, sites and beneficiaries, as well as the scope of activities. Please note that organizations receiving a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2007 with activities primarily in the developed world had a median revenue of (U.S.) $5 million, while those primarily in the developing world had a median rev
