The LEO W SEAL JR FAMILY FOUNDATION appears to prioritize K–12 literacy improvement, demonstrated by a single, sizable grant for educational outreach supporting Coaching for Literacy. Their giving suggests an interest in direct, programmatic support that builds reading skills and teacher capacity rather than broad institutional funding. With only one recorded grant, the foundation currently looks focused and targeted rather than broadly distributed across causes.
Leo W Seal Jr Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is local, hands-on support for Bay St. Louis and the surrounding Mississippi Gulf Coast, with grants that reach public services, education, health, and community relief. One of its largest recorded awards, $80,000 to Coaching for Literacy, points to a serious interest in reading outcomes and educational outreach. That same year, the foundation also supported the City of Bay St. Louis Mississippi with $60,000 for city needs, showing that it funds both direct program work and civic operations tied to the community. The grant list also shows a strong tilt toward practical, place-based help. In 2025, the foundation backed Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience for promotion of cultural and historical awareness, United Way of South Mississippi for community and disaster relief, and Hancock Health Foundation The for hospital foundation support. Earlier grants include Arts Hancock County, Alzheimer’s Mississippi, and Mississippi Aquarium, indicating that the foundation’s support extends beyond schools into culture, health, and local institutions. Across the record on file, it appears selective and focused rather than broadly diffuse.
Education is one of the clearest threads in the grant record. The foundation gave $80,000 to Coaching for Literacy for educational outreach, and later supported Hancock Youth Leadership Academy with $15,000 for educational outreach. It also awarded $15,000 to Pearl River Community College Development Foundation for educational outreach, along with $14,000 to Our Lady Academy and $12,500 to Saint Stanislaus for educational outreach. Health and human services are another visible area. In 2025, it gave $20,000 to United Way of South Mississippi for community and disaster relief and $15,000 to Bethesda Free Clinic for medical services for homeless. The record also includes $15,000 to St Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy for a medical supply program for homeless and $15,000 to Loaves and Fishes for a community outreach program. Cultural and historical work appears as well, including $50,000 to Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience for promotion of cultural and historical awareness.
Typical grants are modest, with a p25 of $2,500, a median of $5,250, and a p75 of $10,250. The recent record also includes a few larger awards, suggesting a small number of anchor grants alongside many lower-dollar gifts. The foundation appears to give through direct program and organizational support rather than through program-related investments, which it does not make. The grant list shows repeat recipients across years, including City of Bay St Louis Mississippi, The Arts Hancock County, Hancock Health Foundation The, Loaves and Fishes, United Way of South Mississippi, Feeding the Gulf Coast, St Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy, Bethesda Free Clinic, and Hogs for the Cause. That pattern points to recurring support for a familiar set of organizations rather than one-time-only funding.
$563K
$11.6M
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$613K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, single large grant to a program-focused literacy organization; appears to favor direct program support over many small or unrestricted grants.
Notable grantees: Coaching for Literacy
Most grants land in Mississippi, and 78% of grants are given to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Bay St Louis appears often, along with Biloxi, Gulfport, Waveland, D'Iberville, Ridgeland, Poplarville, and Stennis Space Center. Outside Mississippi, the record reaches Memphis, New Orleans, Theodore, and Stonington. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 130 grants in the United States.
The record shows support for education, health, human services, food and shelter, cultural and historical awareness, and community relief. Named grants include educational outreach, medical services for homeless, community and disaster relief, food/shelter community outreach, and promotion of cultural and historical awareness.
Yes. Mississippi is the top state by grant count, and 78% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Mississippi recipients include organizations in Bay St Louis, Biloxi, Gulfport, Waveland, D'Iberville, Ridgeland, Poplarville, and Stennis Space Center.
The typical grant size is small to mid-sized: p25 is $2,500, median is $5,250, and p75 is $10,250. The pattern includes a few larger awards, but most grants cluster below the high end of the distribution.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including City of Bay St Louis Mississippi, The Arts Hancock County, Hancock Health Foundation The, Loaves and Fishes, United Way of South Mississippi, Feeding the Gulf Coast, St Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy, Bethesda Free Clinic, and Hogs for the Cause.
It is marked as a regular funder and does not make program-related investments. It does fund individuals, which places it in a category that can include individual aid as well as organizational grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISIANA MUSIC & HERITAGE EXPERIENCE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROMOTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AWARENESS |
| CITY OF BAY ST LOUIS MISSISSIPPI | BAY ST LOUIS, MS | $48,557 | 2025 | CITY NEEDS |
| FEEDING THE GULF COAST | THEODORE, AL | $20,000 | 2025 | FOOD/SHELTER COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI | GULFPORT, MS | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY & DISASTER RELIEF |
| HANCOCK HEALTH FOUNDATION THE | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF HOSPITAL FOUNDATION |
| HANCOCK YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | WAVELAND, MS | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| BETHESDA FREE CLINIC (BETHESDA FREE HEALTH CLINIC OF D'IBERVILLE) | DIBERVILLE, MS | $15,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL COMMUNITY PHARMACY | BILOXI, MS | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF MEDICAL SUPPLY PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS |
| LOAVES AND FISHES | BILOXI, MS | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| THE ARTS HANCOCK COUNTY | BAY ST LOUIS, MS | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION |
| COAST GUARD FOUNDATION | STONINGTON, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF FOUNDATION |
| HOGS FOR THE CAUSE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $11,867 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| BWYC COMMUNITY SAILING FOUNDATION INC | BAY ST LOUIS, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION/COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAM/OLYMPIC SPORT |
| DEL RENDON FOUNDATION THE | STARKVILLE, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| HANCOCK COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER | KILN, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL SHELTER |
| HANCOCK COUNTY COMMUNITY DEV FOUNDATION | BAY ST LOUIS, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF FOUNDATION |
| HOME OF GRACE | VANCLEAVE, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH |
| PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (AKA PRCC ALUMNI ASSOC | POPLARVILLE, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| ST PETER'S BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH | GULFPORT, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH |
| OUR LADY OF THE GULF CATHOLIC CHURCH | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH |
| FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN HANCOCK COUNTY | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF SHELTER ACTIVITIES |
| STUART HALL FOR BOYS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI | GULFPORT, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| MISSISSIPPI WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING WILDLIFE HERITAGE |
| CATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION | STARKVILLE, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | HUNTING AND FISHING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN 18 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER WHO HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI | GULFPORT, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED FACILITIES GRANT |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSISSIPPI | JACKSON, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | OXFORD, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| PLEASE FOUNDATION | METAIRIE, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN | COLUMBUS, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ABUSED YOUTH PROGRAM |
| ST ROSE DELIMA CHURCH | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $8,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH |
| JENNA ROBINSON CHARITIES | GULFPORT, MS | $8,000 | 2025 | EPILEPSY FUND |
| ST STANISLAUS COLLEGE | BAY ST LOUIS, MS | $7,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| COAST EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS | LONG BEACH, MS | $6,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| DIAMONDHEAD YOUTH ATHLETE ASSOCIATION | WAVELAND, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAM |
| BAY ST LOUIS LIBRARY HANCOCK COUNTY LIBRARIES (LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF HANC | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL (NOLS) | LANDER, WY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY FOR DYSLEXIA | OCEAN SPRINGS, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| 100 MEN DBA HALL (HUNDRED MEMBERS DEBATING BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION) | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | PROMOTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AWARENESS |
| LIGHTHOUSE LOUISIANA (FKA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND NEW ORLEANS) | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT AND ADVOCACY |
| HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | KILN, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
| SILVERLAKE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAM |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | CLEMSON, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| MCLINDON FAMILY FOUNDATION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $4,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF YOUTH DISABILITY PROGRAM |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $3,000 | 2025 | TO PRESERVCE THE HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY MISSISSIPPI |
| BYOBIKES | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $3,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY YOUTH OUTREACH |
| HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $3,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT |
| COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (CCA) MISSISSIPPI BAY CHAPTER | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS | $3,000 | 2025 | MISSISSIPPI BAY CHAPTER/COASTAL CONSERVATION |
LOUISIANA MUSIC & HERITAGE EXPERIENCE
$50,000PROMOTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AWARENESS
CITY OF BAY ST LOUIS MISSISSIPPI
$48,557CITY NEEDS
FEEDING THE GULF COAST
$20,000FOOD/SHELTER COMMUNITY OUTREACH
UNITED WAY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
$20,000COMMUNITY & DISASTER RELIEF
HANCOCK HEALTH FOUNDATION THE
$20,000SUPPORT OF HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
HANCOCK YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
$15,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
BETHESDA FREE CLINIC (BETHESDA FREE HEALTH CLINIC OF D'IBERVILLE)
$15,000MEDICAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS
ST VINCENT DE PAUL COMMUNITY PHARMACY
$15,000SUPPORT OF MEDICAL SUPPLY PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS
LOAVES AND FISHES
$15,000SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
THE ARTS HANCOCK COUNTY
$15,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION
COAST GUARD FOUNDATION
$12,000SUPPORT OF FOUNDATION
HOGS FOR THE CAUSE
$11,867HEALTH
BWYC COMMUNITY SAILING FOUNDATION INC
$10,000EDUCATION/COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAM/OLYMPIC SPORT
DEL RENDON FOUNDATION THE
$10,000EDUCATION
HANCOCK COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
$10,000ANIMAL SHELTER
HANCOCK COUNTY COMMUNITY DEV FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT OF FOUNDATION
HOME OF GRACE
$10,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (AKA PRCC ALUMNI ASSOC
$10,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
ST PETER'S BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$10,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH
OUR LADY OF THE GULF CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH
FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN HANCOCK COUNTY
$10,000SUPPORT OF SHELTER ACTIVITIES
STUART HALL FOR BOYS
$10,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
$10,000MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MISSISSIPPI WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS FOUNDATION
$10,000TO ASSIST IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING WILDLIFE HERITAGE
CATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION
$10,000HUNTING AND FISHING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN 18 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER WHO HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
$10,000UNRESTRICTED FACILITIES GRANT
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSISSIPPI
$10,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATION
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION
$10,000HEALTH
PLEASE FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN
$10,000SUPPORT FOR ABUSED YOUTH PROGRAM
ST ROSE DELIMA CHURCH
$8,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH
JENNA ROBINSON CHARITIES
$8,000EPILEPSY FUND
ST STANISLAUS COLLEGE
$7,500EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
COAST EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS
$6,500EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
DIAMONDHEAD YOUTH ATHLETE ASSOCIATION
$5,000COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAM
BAY ST LOUIS LIBRARY HANCOCK COUNTY LIBRARIES (LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF HANC
$5,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL (NOLS)
$5,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY FOR DYSLEXIA
$5,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
100 MEN DBA HALL (HUNDRED MEMBERS DEBATING BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION)
$5,000PROMOTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AWARENESS
LIGHTHOUSE LOUISIANA (FKA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND NEW ORLEANS)
$5,000TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT AND ADVOCACY
HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$5,000EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
SILVERLAKE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
$5,000COMMUNITY YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAM
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$5,000SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION
$5,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MCLINDON FAMILY FOUNDATION
$4,000SUPPORT OF YOUTH DISABILITY PROGRAM
HANCOCK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$3,000TO PRESERVCE THE HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
BYOBIKES
$3,000COMMUNITY YOUTH OUTREACH
HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
$3,000COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT
COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (CCA) MISSISSIPPI BAY CHAPTER
$3,000MISSISSIPPI BAY CHAPTER/COASTAL CONSERVATION