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 20232024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$2.4M
2023
$3.7M
2024

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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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.