Funding search · EIN 953311102 · Los Angeles, CA

Richard C Seaver 1978 Trust

Name: Richard C Seaver 1978 Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

180
grants reported: $5.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education care health public library arts recreation healthcare

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Uscs Foundation2 grants · $556,000
Yale University2 grants · $370,000
University of Houston2 grants · $300,000
Ucsc Foundation2 grants · $295,000
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden2 grants · $210,000
Catalina Island Conservancy1 grant · $205,000
University of Houston2 grants · $200,000
Los Angeles Opera2 grants · $175,000
La Opera2 grants · $175,000
Yale University1 grant · $155,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.3M

2024

$1.6M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 180 grants.

$300,000
Uscs Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Education
$256,000
Uscs Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Education
$235,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Education
$205,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Avalon, CA · 2022
Charitable
$155,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025
Education
$155,000
Ucsc Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Education
$150,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
Education
$150,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Education
$140,000
Ucsc Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Education
$135,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Education
$125,000
La Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
$115,000
Geffen School of Drama Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Charitable
$110,000
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Charitable
$110,000
Smith College · Northhampton, MA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Los Angeles Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Arts
$100,000
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Charitable
$100,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Education
$100,000
Jewel Theatre · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Charitable
$100,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Education
$95,000
Heartbeat Opera · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$75,000
Los Angeles Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
$75,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Healthcare
$75,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2022
Education
$70,000
Rattlestick Theater · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$65,000
The Huntington · San Marino, CA · 2022
Charitable
$65,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
charitable
$60,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
$60,000
Long Beach Opera · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Charitable
$55,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Education
$55,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Charitable
$54,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
$54,000
Rare Village Foundation · McKinney, TX · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Heartbeat Opera · New York, NY · 2025
Arts
$50,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Heartbeat Opera · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$50,000
Jewel Theatre · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Charitable
$50,000
La Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
$50,000
University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Charitable
$45,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Education
$40,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
$40,000
Marist University Weil Collection · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025
Education
$40,000
Huntington Libraries Art Museum · San Marino, CA · 2024
Charitable
$37,500
Geffen School of Drama Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025
Education
$35,000
Westerly School of Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Education
$35,000
American University Cairo · New York, NY · 2023
Education
$35,000
American University Cairo · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$35,000
Long Beach Opera · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Charitable
$35,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
charitable
$30,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2025
Education
$30,000
Marlborough School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
$30,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Marlborough School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
$27,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$26,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education
$25,000
American Alliance for Equal Rights · Fort Worth, TX · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Recreation
$25,000
Catalyst California · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Coalition for Humane Immigration Ri · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Huntington Art Collector Circle · San Marino, CA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Lawyers for Good Government · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
People Organized for Westside Renew · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Rare Village Foundation · McKinney, TX · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
The Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
The Huntington Library · San Marino, CA · 2025
Public library
$25,000
The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
Education
$25,000
Long Beach Opera · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2024
Education
$25,000
The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Westerly School of Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Education
$25,000
Wlacc Emerald Bay 100 Years · Van Nuys, CA · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Childrens Discovery Museum of San J · San Jose, CA · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2023
Education
$25,000
The Huntington · San Marino, CA · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Heartbeat Opera · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Heydey · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Arcadia Festival of Bands · Arcadia, CA · 2025
Charitable
$20,000
Community Arts & Empowerment · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Community Arts Empowerment · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Community Arts Impowerment · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Meher Mount · Ojai, CA · 2025
Charitable
$15,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2025
Education
$15,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Education
$13,000
Ready To Succeed · Los Anbeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
$11,500
La Philarmonic · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Cal Flora Wild Plant Database · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Channel Islands Restoration · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Foundation for Individual Rights & Expre · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Public library
$10,000
St Johns Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
Health care
$10,000
Union Rescue Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
Education
$10,000
USA Arcadia Hospital Foundation · Arcadia, CA · 2025
Health care
$10,000
USA Wrestling · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Wlacc Emerald Bay 100 Years · Van Nuys, CA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Foundation for Individual Rights & Expre · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
St Johns Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Health care
$10,000
Union Rescue Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
US Wrestling · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Charitable

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