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The Seaver Institute

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.7M
Granted FY2023
79
Grants FY2023
74
Organizations funded FY2023
27%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$400,000
Organizations funded a year
73 to 75
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
17
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 27% of the organizations The Seaver Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
EducationEnvironmentHealthArts & CultureInternationalAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202374$1.6M27%
FY202275$1.5M40%
FY202173$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.

Education$1.5MEnvironment$1.4MAnimals$782kPhilanthropy$552kHealth$168kYouth Development$103kArts & Culture$72kHuman Services$40kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Seaver Institute by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Zoological Society of San Diego$657,00030%
Sustainable Conservation$600,00027%
Mount Saint Mary's University$275,00020%
Marlborough School$252,50011%
California Native Plant Society$220,00033%
Island Conservation$205,00021%
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital$115,00020%
Greater Los Angeles Zoological Association$112,50030%
Scripps College$82,00030%
Junior Achievement of Southern California Inc$60,00031%
Michigan State University$46,0003n/a
Digital Nest Inc$30,00030%
Pomona College$28,00030%
The Rape Foundation$22,50030%
Swarthmore College$22,00030%
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles$20,00030%
Save the Redwoods League$20,00010%
Voices of Ascension Inc$15,00031%
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc$13,50030%
Community Bridges$11,50030%
Harvard-Westlake School$11,00030%
University of Colorado Foundation$10,00030%
School for Field Studies Inc$10,00020%
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy$10,00020%
Don Bosco Technical Institute$10,00010%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$10,00010%
Trustees of Boston College$9,00030%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$9,00020%
Watsonville Wetlands Watch$8,00020%
Loyola Marymount University$7,50010%
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation$7,50030%
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation$7,00010%
Museum of Jurassic Technology$7,00030%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$6,00010%
Los Angeles Maritime Institute$5,00010%
California Trout Inc$5,00010%
Autry Museum of the American West$5,00010%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Friends of Ballona Wetlands$5,00011%
Westside Food Bank$5,00010%
Elso Inc$5,00010%
International Rescue Committee INC$5,00010%
Duke University$5,00010%
Santa Monica Mountains Fund$5,00010%
Santa Monica Mountain Trails Council Inc$5,0001n/a
National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc$4,50030%
Pacific Asian Counseling Services$4,00020%
The New Center for Psychoanalysis$4,00020%
Equitarian Initiative$4,00021%
Safe Place for Youth Inc$3,00010%
Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center$3,00030%
Coastal Watershed Council$3,00030%
American Youth Soccer Organization$3,00010%
Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles$3,00030%
ONeill Sea Odyssey$3,00030%
New Village Charter School Inc$3,00020%
Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation$3,00031%
Chicago Mahogany Foundation$2,70011%
Step Up on Second Street Inc$2,50020%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$2,50010%
Brenda Villa Foundation$2,0002n/a
The Philanthropy Roundtable$2,00020%
Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast$2,00010%
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County$2,00020%
Trans Women in Need of Services Inc$1,40010%
College is Real Inc$1,40010%
1979 Legacy Corp$1,25010%
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History$1,00010%
The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation$1,00010%
Venice Japanese Community Center Inc$1,00010%
Powerful Voices$1,00010%
Pangeaseed Foundation$1,00010%
Berea College$1,00010%
A Long Walk Home Inc$1,00010%
Westchester Mental Health Guild$1,00012%
Nami Westside La$1,00010%
Northwestern University$60010%
The Trustees of Princeton University$60030%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$60010%
Humane Society of Huron Valley$60010%
University of Michigan$60030%
The Water Project Inc$60010%
Flintridge Preparatory School$60030%
Circle Family Center$50010%
Pug Nation Rescue of Los Angeles$30010%
Street Symphony Project Inc$30010%
River City Rowing Club Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 36 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Seaver Institute supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetZoological Society of San Diego: $657,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSustainable Conservation: $600,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetMount Saint Mary's University: $275,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMarlborough School: $252,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCalifornia Native Plant Society: $220,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetIsland Conservation: $205,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetPIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital: $115,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Los Angeles Zoological Association: $112,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetScripps College: $82,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southern California Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetDigital Nest Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPomona College: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rape Foundation: $22,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSwarthmore College: $22,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Los Angeles: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSave the Redwoods League: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVoices of Ascension Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCommittee to Protect Journalists Inc: $13,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Bridges: $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHarvard-Westlake School: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSchool for Field Studies Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Catalina Island Conservancy: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDon Bosco Technical Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWatsonville Wetlands Watch: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAquarium of the Pacific Corporation: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUc Santa Cruz Foundation: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Jurassic Technology: $7,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Maritime Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCalifornia Trout Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAutry Museum of the American West: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobalgiving Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Ballona Wetlands: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWestside Food Bank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElso Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Monica Mountains Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Center for Family Philanthropy Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Asian Counseling Services: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe New Center for Psychoanalysis: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEquitarian Initiative: $4,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSafe Place for Youth Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 84.

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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.

The Seaver InstituteCA39× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Seaver Institute · Community Foundation Santa Cruz County · The Annenberg Foundation · California Community Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Monterey Peninsula Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw · The Ahmanson Foundation · The J Miles and Rosanne Reiter Family Foundation · The Confidence 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.

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About The Seaver Institute

How much does The Seaver Institute give?
The Seaver Institute reported 79 grants totaling $1,721,700 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 73 and 75 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does The Seaver Institute fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (32%), Environment (30%), Animals (16%).
Who are The Seaver Institute's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Zoological Society of San Diego ($657k), Sustainable Conservation ($600k), Mount Saint Mary's University ($275k).
Does The Seaver Institute fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Seaver Institute accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Seaver Institute?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Seaver Institute, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, The Annenberg Foundation.
Where is The Seaver Institute based?
The Seaver Institute is based in CA.

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 129 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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