Funding search · EIN 611699408 · Palm City, FL

The Sear Foundation

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

42
grants reported
$236,700
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Gary Sinise Foundation4 grants · $88,000
  • Navy Seal Foundation4 grants · $25,000
  • Travis Mills Foundation4 grants · $23,000
  • Tunnels To Towers Foundation2 grants · $22,000
  • Dogs for Life3 grants · $10,000
  • Samaritan'S Purse2 grants · $10,000
  • Doberman Rescue League2 grants · $8,000
  • Victory Junction1 grant · $5,000
  • Turning Point USA1 grant · $5,000
  • Tunnel To Towers1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$47,500
2022
$32,000
2023
$65,500
2024
$91,700
2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

  • $33,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General

  • $15,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2023

    General

  • $15,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2022

    General

  • $12,000

    Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    General

  • $8,000

    Travis Mills Foundation · Mount Vernon, NE · 2025

    General

  • $8,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    General

  • $6,000

    Travis Mills Foundation · Hallowell, ME · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Victory Junction · Randleman, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Travis Mills Foundation · Mount Vernon, NE · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General

  • $4,500

    Alpha Project · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General

  • $4,000

    Doberman Rescue League · Oakland Park, FL · 2025

    General

  • $4,000

    Dogs for Life · Vero Beach, FL · 2025

    General

  • $4,000

    Doberman Rescue League · Oakland Park, FL · 2024

    General

  • $4,000

    Dogs for Life · Vero Beach, FL · 2024

    General

  • $4,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    General

  • $4,000

    Travis Mills Foundation · Hallowell, ME · 2023

    General

  • $4,000

    Goodwill Industries of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General

  • $4,000

    Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General

  • $4,000

    Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    General

  • $3,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    General

  • $2,500

    The Lyric Theater · Stuart, FL · 2025

    General

  • $2,500

    The Lyric Theather · Stuart, FL · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Doberman Rescue · Sandown, NH · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Dogs for Life · Vero Beach, FL · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    Rancho Coastal Humane Society · Encinitas, CA · 2022

    General

  • $1,500

    Spikes K-9 Fund · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    General

  • $1,500

    Spikes K-9 Fund · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    General

  • $1,500

    La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    Homes for Troops · Taunton, MA · 2025

    General

  • $1,000

    Humanitarian Aid & Rescue Project · Miami, FL · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    Pathway To Victory Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    United Service Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General

  • $700

    Martin County Board of County Commissioners · Stuart, FL · 2025

    General

  • $500

    Homes for Troops · Taunton, MA · 2024

    General

  • $500

    International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.