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Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Hobe Sound, Florida · EIN 396636617

Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Hobe Sound, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $300,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $300,000 and the largest $300,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $200,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,5003$1.0 million
2024$200,0001$938,239
2025$300,0001$748,456

How to apply

Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida1$300,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Martin County
Hobe Sound, FL
General operations$300,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation give?

$300,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $300,000.

Who runs Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Eleanor R Seaman (Trustee).

What does Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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