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Robert & Michele Seass 1999 Charitable Trust at a glance

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Robert & Michele Seass 1999 Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$23k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$32kReligion$25kCommunity Improvement$14kHealth$10kEnvironment$5kPhilanthropy$4kEducation$3kHuman Services$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$750
Median grant
4
States reached
$303k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Trinity by the Cove$7,501
Nantucket Cottage Hospital$5,000
Nantucket Historical Society$5,000
Artis Naples$2,500
Archangel Fund of Collier Co$1,000
Tunnel to Towers$750
The Frick Collection$630
Naples Woman's Club$350
Naples Botanical Gardens$295
The Metropolitan Museum of Art$210
Provident House$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Wounded Warrior Project: $250 → 14%The Children's Aid Society: $500 → 17%The Childrens Aid Society: $500 → 17%Youth Haven: $100 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
VA
NM
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$90k · 20 repeat orgs$10k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +79% since the first grant, against +60% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
30

Total granted

$90k
$9k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+79%
+60%

Still filing today

55%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $450 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationEnvironmentCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TL
    The League Club Inc
    8× · 2017–2024 · $8k · revenue +80%
  • NH
    NAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $7k · revenue +200%
  • NB
    NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
    6× · 2018–2025 · $5k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue +15%
  • V
    VMFA
    one grant, 2021 · $835
  • TL
    THE LATCHKEY LEAGUE
    one grant, 2017 · $550 · revenue -86%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
2
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
3
Naples Art Association Inc

To enlighten, engage, educate, and enrich the community and to build on naples art's history and position of leadership as a hub of visual arts in southwest florida. we believe art can change lives and improve entire communities. continued…

Arts & Culture
4
National Academy of Design

The mission of the national academy of design is to promote the fine arts in america through exhibition and education.

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
7
National Tropical Botanical Garden

To enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems and cultural heritage through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education.

Environment
8
The National Arts Club

To stimulate, foster and promote public interest in the arts and to further the education of the public in the fine arts, by welcoming the participation of all artists as well as a diverse group of art patrons.

—
9
American Association of Museums

Champion equitable and impactful museums by connecting people, fostering learning and community, and nurturing museum excellence.

Arts & Culture
10
Norwalk Seaport Association Inc

The norwalk seaport association, inc. offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to the norwalk islands. the sheffield island lighthouse and the light keeper's cottage provide a unique historical and educational venue which…

Arts & Culture
11
Nassau County Museum of Art

The Museum's mission is to encourage and promote the appreciation of fine art to people in its surrounding communities and beyond. The Museum is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding of the arts, with particular emphasis on the…

Arts & Culture
12
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Naples Botanical Garden Inc; the most unlike its peers is Metropolitan Museum of Art. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/28
Grantees still filing
22/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Trinity by the Cove: $24,351 · OtherTrinity by the CoveThe League Club Inc: $7,850 · OtherThe League Club IncNantucket Cottage Hospital: $7,000 · OtherNantucket Cottage HospitalNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $6,650 · OtherNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCNantucket Historical Society: $6,500 · OtherNantucket Historical SocietyArchangel Fund for Collier Co: $6,100 · OtherArchangel Fund for Collier CoThe Frick Collection: $4,730 · OtherThe Frick CollectionArchangel Fund of Collier Co: $4,000 · OtherArchangel Fund of Collier Co+23 more: $5,870 · Other+23 moreARTIS-NAPLES INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureARTIS-NAPLES IN…GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureGULFSHORE PLAYH…METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $630 · Arts & CultureNEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: $500 · Arts & CultureNANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $500 · Arts & CultureNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $250 · Arts & CultureNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $4,795 · EnvironmentLEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $500 · Environment+1 more: $100 · EnvironmentSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,550 · EducationSUFFIELD ACADEMY: $1,000 · EducationSALISBURY SCHOOL INC: $500 · EducationNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $1,250 · HealthCANCER ALLIANCE NETWORK INC: $500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $500 · HealthORAL CANCER FOUNDATION HILL: $250 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $1,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $250 · Human ServicesYOUTH HAVEN INC: $100 · Human ServicesST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $550 · Housing & Shelter
Other$73,051Arts & Culture$13,380Environment$5,395Education$3,050Health$2,500Human Services$1,350Housing & Shelter$550

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetARTIS-NAPLES INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe League Club Inc: $7,850 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $6,650 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $4,795 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Frick Collection: $4,730 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUFFIELD ACADEMY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $630 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LATCHKEY LEAGUE: $550 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCANCER ALLIANCE NETWORK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTWIN CITIES JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAM: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSALISBURY SCHOOL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGFWC NAPLES WOMAN'S CLUB INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYCHILD: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORAL CANCER FOUNDATION HILL: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCollier County Audubon Society Inc Audubon Western Everglades: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH HAVEN INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Collier Community Fou…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Collier Community Foundation IncFL17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Collier Community Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Robert & Michele Seass 1999 Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert & Michele Seass 1999 Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • New Britain Museum of American Art Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Naples Botanical Garden Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Nantucket Historical Association: 1% of income from government
  • Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Youth Haven Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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