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The Seaver Foundation

Preselected recipients only Palm Beach, Florida · EIN 510461454

The Seaver Foundation is a private foundation in Palm Beach, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $258,400 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $40,900 and the largest $80,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $742,500 the year before.

14% of its 2024 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
2022$750,0008$241,250
2023$742,5008$63,344
2024$258,4007$150,400

How to apply

The Seaver 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 The Seaver Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$157,500
District of Columbia1$50,000
Rhode Island1$40,900
Connecticut1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Operations - education$80,000
Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst, MA
General purposes$60,000
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC
General purposes$50,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport, RI
General purposes$40,900
New Canaan Library
New Canaan, CT
Operations - education$10,000
Radical Hope Foundation
Concord, MA
General purposes$10,000
Sankaty Head Foundation
Siasconset, MA
General purposes$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Seaver Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Seaver Foundation give?

$258,400 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $40,900.

Who runs The Seaver Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Alexander M Seaver (Co-Trustee) and Christine N Seaver (Co-Trustee).

What does The Seaver Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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