Funding search · EIN 201076114 · Chicago, IL
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable 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.
- 358
- grants reported
- $804,563
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta3 grants · $52,500
- Lawyers Alliance for New York3 grants · $45,000
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northeastern Ca & Northern Nv3 grants · $22,500
- Cradles To Crayons3 grants · $18,500
- World Central Kitchen2 grants · $15,558
- Catholic Charities3 grants · $15,000
- Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performaning Arts3 grants · $15,000
- Houston Food Bank3 grants · $15,000
- Children'S Legal Center3 grants · $13,000
- Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy3 grants · $12,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 358 grants.
- $17,500
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $17,500
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $17,500
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $15,000
Lawyers Alliance for New York · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $15,000
Lawyers Alliance for New York · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $15,000
Lawyers Alliance for New York · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $10,558
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $7,500
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $7,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northeastern Ca & Northern Nv · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $7,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northeastern Ca & Northern Nv · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $7,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Northeastern Ca & Northern Nv · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $6,809
Equal Justice Works · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $6,000
Human Rights First · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $6,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Catholic Charities · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Children'S Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performaning Arts · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Sf Jazz Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Lgbtq Center of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Catholic Charities · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Children'S Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Eastside Legal Assistance Program · Bellevue, WA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performaning Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Lawyers for Good Government (L4gg) · Washintgon, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Sfjazz · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Athletes for a Better World · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Catholic Charities · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Friends in Deed · Pasadena, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Kennedy Center National Committee for the Performaning Arts · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Lawyers for Good Government (L4gg) · Washintgon, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Legal Services Nyc · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
New York Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $5,000
Sfjazz · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $4,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $4,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $4,000
Barretstown Foundation USA · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $4,000
United Negro College Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $4,000
United Negro College Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Chris 180 · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Public Interest Law Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Thomson Reuters Foundation (Trustlaw) · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Endowment Fund · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Chris 180 · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Endowment Fund · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Chris 180 · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,500
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Endowment Fund · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Start Small Think Big · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
The Frazer Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Uptown People'S Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
My Connect Community · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Uptown People'S Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Children'S Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program · Westport, CT · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Meals On Wheels Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $3,000
Uptown People'S Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Community Service Society (Css) · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Everybody Wins Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Grannies Respond · Beacon, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Inland Press Foundation · Lawrence, KS · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Jcfs Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston · Waltham, MA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy · Stanford, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Mass Equality Education Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Nc Equal Access To Justice Commission · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
New York Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Stat-Dc Global Solutions · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Tennessee Equality Project · Nashville, TN · 2024
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Athletes for a Better World · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Community Service Society (Css) · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Everybody Wins Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Grannies Respond · Beacon, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Inland Press Foundation · Lawrence, KS · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston · Newton, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy · Stanford, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Mass Equality Education Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Nc Equal Access To Justice Commission · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
New York Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Public Interest Law Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Skills Today Advance Tomorrow Development Center · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Thomas Reuters Foundation (Trustlaw) · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Threshold Community Program · Decatur, GA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General charitable purpose
- $2,500
East Bay Children'S Law Offices · Oakland, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
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