About Navy Seal Foundation
The Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF) provides critical support for the warriors, veterans, and families of Naval Special Warfare (NSW).
Focus Areas
VeteransActive-duty Naval Special Warfare personnel (SEALs, SWCC)Military families and childrenInjury rehabilitation and physical healthBrain and mental healthScholarships and educationBereavement and Gold Star family supportCrisis / emergency financial assistance
Who They Fund
veteransactive duty or transitioning service membersmilitary families (children of service members / NSW children)researchers or medical/clinical research programs
About Navy Seal Foundation
Navy Seal Foundation Inc. centers its giving on the Naval Special Warfare community, pairing direct assistance for active-duty personnel, veterans, and families with longer-term support for education, health, and legacy programs. Its recent awards show a pattern of repeat support to the same partners across multiple years, including The Honor Foundation in San Diego for transition assistance and Home Base in Boston for services tied to PTSD and TBI. The foundation also backs organizations serving NSW children, such as SealKids Inc in Mooresville, and funds heritage institutions connected to the SEAL community, including the UDT-SEAL Museum Association in Fort Pierce. Beyond these anchor grants, the portfolio includes mental health research, college-prep support, and family stability funding. The foundation’s program structure suggests a broad service model: benevolence, scholarships, health, education, and partner grants all sit under its umbrella of support for the NSW community. Recent giving shows recurring commitments rather than isolated one-time awards, with several recipients appearing in multiple grant years.
What Navy Seal Foundation Funds
Education is a clear theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $699,996 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to The Honor Foundation in San Diego for educational curricula tied to transition assistance for service members. It also awarded $100,000 in 2023 and 2024, then $75,000 in 2025, to Gratitude Initiative in Red Oak, Texas, for college-prep assistance to NSW high school students. Family support for NSW children appears as another recurring line of giving. SealKids Inc received $350,000 in 2023, $300,000 in 2024, and $125,000 in 2025 for educational services to NSW children. Health-related funding includes $900,000 to Home Base in Boston for PTSD and TBI support, while research grants went to organizations such as Cohen Veteran Bioscience and Hunterseven Foundation.
How Navy Seal Foundation Gives
Typical awards are substantial: the grant-size distribution is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $275,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support for several recipients across 2023 through 2025, indicating ongoing relationships rather than mostly one-off gifts. The foundation operates with a broad direct-service model, including benevolence, education, health, and partner funding. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Request Support and Education, while Programmatic Partners is marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$168.2M
Total Revenue
$38.6M
Total Expenses
$34.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $275K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$275K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ROBIN R KING
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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