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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$236,000
2022
$282,000
2023
$286,563
2024

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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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.