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The Selig Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 586074209

The Selig Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 68 grants; the typical grant was $2,125 and the largest $393,650. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.0 million the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.3 million77$36,254
2024$1.0 million74$130,934
2025$1.2 million68$319,509

How to apply

ContactS Stephen Selig III
1100 Spring Street NW Ste 550, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone or email(404) 876-5511
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing and state the amount and purpose of the request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Selig Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia49$989,870
Illinois1$65,250
District of Columbia2$55,300
New York7$46,750
Indiana1$5,000
New Jersey1$5,000
California1$1,800
Maryland2$1,500
North Carolina1$600
South Carolina1$150

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 68 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater
Atlanta, GA
General$393,650
HUB404 Conservancy Inc
Atlanta, GA
General$200,000
University of Georgia Foundation
Athens, GA
General$157,600
American Jewish Committee
Chicago, IL
General$65,250
American Israel Education Foundation
Washington, DC
General$50,300
The Temple
Atlanta, GA
General$47,400
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
General$25,000
Weber School
Atlanta, GA
General$22,500
Wodruff Arts Center
Atlanta, GA
General$20,000
Ron Clark Academy
Atlanta, GA
General$18,000
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta, GA
General$15,000
Jewish Home Life Communities
Atlanta, GA
General$10,350
Mjcca
Atlanta, GA
General$10,220
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA
General$10,000
Camp Twin Lakes
Atlanta, GA
General$10,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces
New York, NY
General$9,500
Hillels of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
General$7,900
JF & CS
Atlanta, GA
General$7,500
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
General$6,000
Epstein School
Atlanta, GA
General$5,050
Jewbelong
Upper Montclair, NJ
General$5,000
JDC
New York, NY
General$5,000
Zeta Beta Tau Foundation
Carmel, IN
General$5,000
Adl (Anti-Defamation League)
New York, NY
General$5,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
General$5,000
Camp Sunshine
Decatur, GA
General$5,000
The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy
Atlanta, GA
General$5,000
Zaban-Paradies Center
Atlanta, GA
General$5,000
Jewish Educational Loan Fund
Atlanta, GA
General$3,600
Jewish National Fund
Atlanta, GA
General$3,600
William Breman Heritage Museum
Atlanta, GA
General$3,500
Jewish Women's Fund of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General$3,000
The Carter Center
Atlanta, GA
General$3,000
Atlanta Jewish Life Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General$2,250
Chabad Intown
Atlanta, GA
General$2,000
Reut USA
Woodland Hills, CA
General$1,800
Atlanta Technical College Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General$1,800
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
General$1,800
A Cure in Our Lifetime
Chappaqua, NY
General$1,500
Atlanta Speech School
Atlanta, GA
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Selig Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Selig Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 68 grants, with a typical grant of $2,125.

Who runs The Selig Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists S Stephen Selig III (President) and Cathy Selig (Treasurer).

What does The Selig Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and environment and conservation.

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