Funding search · EIN 956054764 · Los Angeles, 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.

157
grants reported
$3.4M
total given
2021–2022
filing years
$4,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212022. 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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Top recipients

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  • Sustainable Conservation2 grants · $600,000
  • Mount Saint Mary'S University2 grants · $275,000
  • San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance1 grant · $247,000
  • San Diego Wildlife Alliance1 grant · $235,000
  • Uc Santa Cruz2 grants · $210,000
  • Island Conservation2 grants · $205,000
  • Woods Holes Oceanographic1 grant · $180,000
  • The Nature Conservancy1 grant · $160,000
  • UCLA Foundation1 grant · $150,000
  • Uc Regents1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.6M
2021
$1.7M
2022

Grant history

The 100 largest of 157 grants.

  • $400,000

    Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $250,000

    Mount Saint Mary'S University · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $247,000

    San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $235,000

    San Diego Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $180,000

    Woods Holes Oceanographic · Woods Hole, MA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $160,000

    The Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $150,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $150,000

    Uc Regents · La Jolla, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $110,000

    Uc Santa Cruz · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $105,000

    Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $102,500

    The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Associa · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Good Samaritan Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Island Conservation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Uc Santa Cruz · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $45,000

    California Native Plant Society · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $29,500

    Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $27,500

    Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    California Native Plant Society · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Joint Education Project - Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Mount Saint Mary'S University · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Arcs Foundation · Torrance, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Junior Achievement of Southern Cali · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Univ System of Maryland Foundation · Adelphi, MD · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Arcs Foundation · Torrance, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Jr Achievement of Southern Californ · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $20,000

    Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $16,000

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Good Samaritan Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Digital Nest · Covina, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Bloy House · Glendale, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Digital Nest · Covina, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Don Bosco Technical Institute · Rosemead, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Pomona College · Claremont, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $7,500

    The Rape Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $7,500

    The Rape Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $7,000

    Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $7,000

    Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $6,000

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $6,000

    American University Kosovo Foundati · Stamford, CT · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    American University Kosovo Foundati · Stamford, CT · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Bloy House · Glendale, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Community Foundation Santa Cruz Cou · Aptos, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Globalgiving · Washington, DC · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    International Rescue Committee · Glendale, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    La Guild for Reproductive Health · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Los Angeles Maritime Institute · San Pedro, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Natural History Museum of Los Angel · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Pacific Palisades Presbyrterian Chu · Palisades, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Santa Monica Mountains Fund · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    School for Field Studies · Beverly, MA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    St Johns Providence Hospital · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Univ of Tx - Austin School of Engin · Austin, TX · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Voices of Ascension · New York, NY · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Watsonville Wetlands Watch · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Autry Museum of the American West · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Camp Elso · Portland, OR · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Catalina Island Conservancy · Avalon, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Kcrw · Arcadia, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Natural History Museum of Los Angel · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    School for Field Studies · Beverly, MA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    St John'S Cathedral · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    St Johns Providence Hospital · Santa Monica, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Voices of Ascension · New York, NY · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Westside Food Bank · Santa Monica, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $4,500

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $4,500

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $4,500

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $4,500

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,600

    Lanterman Help Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    Museum of Jurassic Technology · Culver City, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    Pacific Palisades Presbyrterian Chu · Palisades, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    Seaver Autism Center · New York, NY · 2021

    Exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $3,000

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,700

    Chicago Mahogany Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,500

    Aquarium of the Pacific · Long Beach, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,500

    Pacific Asian Counseling Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,500

    Aquarium of the Pacific · Long Beach, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,500

    The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Associa · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,000

    Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,000

    Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,000

    Museum of Jurassic Technology · Culver City, CA · 2022

    Qualified exempt charitable purpose

  • $2,000

    Ucsc Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    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.