Funding search · EIN 301322696 · Santa Monica, CA
The Seaver Institute
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 101
- grants reported
- $6.1M
- total given
- 2023–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Scripps College2 grants · $1.2M
- Santa Barbara Botanical Garden2 grants · $530,500
- Harvard Westlake School2 grants · $504,000
- Woods Hole Oceongraphic1 grant · $350,000
- University of California San Diego1 grant · $350,000
- Uw Foundation2 grants · $345,000
- The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $301,000
- Natural History Museum of Los Angel2 grants · $275,000
- Catalina Island Conservancy1 grant · $250,000
- Pomona College3 grants · $220,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 101 grants.
- $875,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $502,000
Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $365,500
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $350,000
University of California San Diego · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $350,000
Woods Hole Oceongraphic · Woods Hole, MA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $290,000
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $250,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Avalon, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $245,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $210,000
Uw Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $203,000
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $200,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $200,000
Sutainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $200,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $165,000
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $158,771
Caltech · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $140,000
Natural History Museum of Los Angel · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $135,000
Uw Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $135,000
Natural History Museum of Los Angel · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $120,000
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $100,000
Uc Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $75,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $60,000
Wlaccbsaemerald Bay · Van Nuys, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $56,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $50,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $40,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $40,000
Loyola Marymount University Law Sch · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $33,000
Usc Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $31,000
Coastal Watershed Council · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
Los Angeles County Animal Care Foun · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technolo · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
Pasadena Sierra Madre Ymca · Sierra Madre, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
Westside Food Bank · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
Salastina · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $30,000
The Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $20,000
Arcs Foundation Los Angeles Chapter · Torrance, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $20,000
Arcs Foundation Los Angeles Chapter · Torrance, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $16,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $16,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $15,000
Los Angeles Fire Dept Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $15,000
Los Angeles Parks Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $15,000
MIT Press · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Loyola Marymount University Law Sch · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Watch Dutysherwood Forestry Service · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sutainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $9,500
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $8,000
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
California Art Club · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital · Whittier, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
School for Field Studies · Beverly, MA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
Stjohn'S Cathedral · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
School for Field Studies · Beverly, MA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $5,000
Stjohn'S Cathedral · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $4,500
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $3,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $3,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $3,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $3,000
Boy Scouts of America Western La Co · Van Nuys, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $3,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $2,500
Aquarium of the Pacific · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $2,500
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Associa · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $2,000
Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
Broadway Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
Friends of the Urban Forest · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
La Canada Presbyterian Church · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
Palestine Children'S Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
Ptsd Foundation of America · Houston, TX · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,575
United for a Fair Economy · Boston, MA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,500
National Center for Family Philanth · Washington, DC · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,500
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Los Angles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,500
National Center for Family Philanth · Washington, DC · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,500
Pacific Asian Counseling Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Active San Gabriel Valley · El Monte, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Executive Service Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
New Village Girls Academy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
O'Neil Sea Odyssey · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Broadway Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Executive Service Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Friends of the Urban Forest · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Little Tokyo Service Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
New Village Girls Academy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
O'Neil Sea Odyssey · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Palestine Children'S Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Pug Nation Rescue of Los Angeles · Carson, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural Histor · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Santa Cruz Shakespeare · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Tannery World Dance Culture Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
United for a Fair Economy · Boston, MA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
- $1,000
Venice Japanese Community Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Qualified exempt charitable purpose
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Similar grant size
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