Seadream Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on international conservation and global poverty alleviation, channeling large gifts to a very small set of partners. The foundation is a major supporter of primate/wildlife research, education and conservation (via repeated, multi-million-dollar grants to the Jane Goodall Institute) and of global anti-poverty advocacy and awareness (via a large gift to Global Citizen). Its giving is strategic and globally oriented rather than locally diversified.
Seadream Family Foundation Inc shows a clear preference for multi-year, large grants to a very small set of partners. The strongest pattern is its repeated support for Jane Goodall Institute, including $1,610,000 in 2023, $1,540,000 in 2024, and $1,500,000 in 2025 for wildlife research, education, and conservation. That consistency sits alongside another major commitment: $2,700,000 to Global Citizen in 2024 for ending poverty worldwide. Together, those grants point to a funder that backs global causes at scale rather than a broad local portfolio. Other recent grants reinforce that profile. The foundation has supported The Tenure Facility in multiple years for land tenure and forest-community work, Myagro Farms for smallholder farmer poverty reduction, and Planet Canopy for ending deforestation and degradation of critical forests. Its portfolio also reaches into civic technology and voting participation through Code for America and HeadCount, as well as humanitarian support through International Rescue Committee and Peoples Courage International. The overall picture is of a strategically concentrated foundation using substantial grants to advance conservation, poverty alleviation, forest protection, and related systems-change work.
International conservation is a core theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $450,000 to Working Dogs for Convervation Found to train conservation detection dogs and put them to work saving wildlife, adding a species-protection angle to its environmental portfolio. Forest and land rights are another repeated theme: The Tenure Facility received $600,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to eliminate barriers to land tenure and support forests and communities. The foundation also backs poverty-alleviation work across different channels. It awarded Myagro Farms $600,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to move smallholder farmers out of poverty, and it gave Global Citizen $2,700,000 in 2024 and $500,000 in 2023 for ending poverty worldwide. Civic participation appears as a separate thread through HeadCount and Code for America, including support for voter registration, the American voting experience, and digital tools and services.
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $110,000, and the 75th percentile is $250,000. In practice, the recent-grants list shows much larger awards at the top end, including seven-figure gifts and repeated six-figure commitments over multiple years. The foundation’s pattern is concentrated rather than diffuse. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Jane Goodall Institute, Myagro Farms, and The Tenure Facility, while others recur across at least two years such as Global Citizen, HeadCount, Code for America, Dreamharlem Rbi Inc, and Planet Canopy. It makes program-related investments and does not fund individuals. The geographic scope is national, and the grant activity is organized around a small number of recurring partners rather than many one-off awards.
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$17.4M
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$7.2M
Most grants fall between $50K and $250K, with a median of $110K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$110K
75th Percentile
$250K
About 5% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Seadream Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 93 | $23.1M | 94.9% |
| 2 | Sweden |
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Highly concentrated giving: very few, very large grants; repeat multi-million-dollar support to a core conservation partner and single large gifts to major global advocacy organizations.
Notable grantees: Jane Goodall Institute, Global Citizen
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States: 93 grants, or 94.9%, go to U.S.-based organizations. California is the top state by grant count, while New Jersey accounts for 7% of grants. Recent recipients also include organizations in Washington, DC; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; Bozeman, MT; Vienna, VA; and Titusville, NJ. Outside the United States, the recipient countries shown in the data are Switzerland and Canada.
Its recent grants center on wildlife research, education, and conservation; poverty alleviation; forest and land-tenure work; civic participation; and humanitarian assistance. Examples include Jane Goodall Institute for wildlife conservation, Global Citizen for ending poverty worldwide, and The Tenure Facility for land tenure and forest-community protection.
Yes. Jane Goodall Institute received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Myagro Farms and The Tenure Facility also each received funding in all three of those years, showing a clear multi-year pattern with select partners.
The 25th percentile grant size is $50,000, the median is $110,000, and the 75th percentile is $250,000. The recent-grants list also includes much larger awards, including several in the $400,000 to $2,700,000 range.
Its giving is national in scope. The recipient-country distribution is heavily U.S.-based at 94.9% of grants, with the remainder going to Switzerland and Canada. California is the top state by grant count, and New Jersey receives 7% of grants.
It has supported HeadCount for voter registration and participation in democracy through music and culture, and Center for Technology and Civic Lif for modernizing the American voting experience. It also funded Code for America for digital tools, services, and program improvement tied to government systems.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $1.8M |
3.1% |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | $667K | 2.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE | VIENNA, VA | $1,500,000 | 2025 | WILDLIFE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION |
| THE TENURE FACILITY | STOCKHOLM, ST | $600,000 | 2025 | ELIMINATE THE BARRIED TO LAND TENURE AND ENABLE A FUTURE IN WHICH FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE ACROSS THE GLOBE |
| MYAGRO FARMS | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | TO MOVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS OUT OF POVERTY. |
| HEADCOUNT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | HeadCount promotes voter registration and participation in democracy through the power of music and culture |
| WORKING DOGS FOR CONVERVATION FOUND | BOZEMAN, MT | $450,000 | 2025 | TRAIN CONSERVATION DETECTION DOGS AND PUT THEM TO WORK SAVING WILDLIFE |
| CODE FOR AMERICA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | BUILD DIGITAL TOOLS AND SERVICES AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS. |
| DREAMHARLEM RBI INC | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | FUNDING TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS |
| PLANET CANOPY | TORONTO, ON | $333,333 | 2025 | End deforestation and degradation of the world's critical forests |
| MERCY FOR ANIMALS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | END THE EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS FOR FOOD. |
| WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | A global research nonprofit working on six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future |
| AMAZON CONVERVATION ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $235,069 | 2025 | REGENERATION AND RE-WILDING OF AMAZON CLOUD FOREST: BUILDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEW RESTORATION METHODS FOR ANDEAN BEAR CONSERVATION |
| CITTA | NEW YORK, NY | $225,000 | 2025 | TO BRING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TO WOMEN IN NEPAL AND INDIA. |
| CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIF | CHICAGO, IL | $200,000 | 2025 | TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO MODERNIZE THE AMERICAN VOTING EXPERIENCE. |
| WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER | FALMOUTH, MA | $166,667 | 2025 | SOLVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS |
| FLATBUSH CATS INC | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | Flatbush Cats is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on reducing the outdoor cat population in Brooklyn. |
| AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | Bozeman, MT | $143,900 | 2025 | Our mission is to create one of the largest nature reserves in the United States, a refuge for people and wildlife preserved forever as part of Americas heritage. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | $142,857 | 2025 | To advance the Interest & Promote Welfare of the University of California. |
| UNDERCURRENT INC | SAUSALITO, CA | $110,000 | 2025 | TIKKI HYWOOD TRUST FOR THEIR ZIMBABWE PANGOLIN CONSERVATION |
| THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATI | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | EIF is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation recognized as tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN: 95-1644609). By mobilizing and leveraging the powerful voice and creative talents of the entertainment industry, as well as cultivating the support of organizations (public and private) and philanthropists committed to social responsibility, EIF fulfills its mission and builds awareness and raises funds, developing and enhancing programs on the local, national and global level that facilitate positive social change. |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | BRONX, NY | $97,750 | 2025 | CONSERVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST WILD PLACES. |
| SHETH SANGREAL FOUNDATION | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | 501(C)(3)the foundation focus on saving the planet to improve lives of children. |
| BUILDERS OF THE HIGHWAY FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $33,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE POOR AND WORKING CLASS |
| GREEN CORP | DENVER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZERS. |
| MESERVE-KUNHARDT FOUNDATION GORDON | Pleasantville, NY | $16,700 | 2025 | The Gordon Parks Foundation permanently preserves the work of Gordon Parks, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, publications, and programs and supports artistic and educational activities that advance what Gordon described as "the common search for a better life and a better world." |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $4,300 | 2025 | TO END HUNGER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NYC. |
| GLOBAL CITIZEN | NEW YORK, NY | $2,700,000 | 2024 | END POVERTY WORLDWIDE. |
| JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE | VIENNA, VA | $1,540,000 | 2024 | WILDLIFE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION |
| MYAGRO FARMS | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2024 | TO MOVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS OUT OF POVERTY. |
| THE TENURE FACILITY | STOCKHOLM, ST | $600,000 | 2024 | ELIMINATE THE BARRIED TO LAND TENURE AND ENABLE A FUTURE IN WHICH FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE ACROSS THE GLOBE |
| PEOPLES COURAGE INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $400,000 | 2024 | Provide critical support to those in need around the world. |
| CODE FOR AMERICA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $400,000 | 2024 | TO CREATE CHANGE THAT EMPOWERS GOVERNMENT WITH THE TOOLS TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES. |
| DREAMHARLEM RBI INC | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2024 | FUNDING TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS |
| PLANET CANOPY | TORONTO, ON | $333,333 | 2024 | End deforestation and degradation of the world's critical forests |
| CAMFED USA FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $333,333 | 2024 | Supporting girls to go to school, thrive and become influential leaders and changemakers in their communities. |
| UPSTREAM USA | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2024 | Ensure that equitable, patient-centered contraceptive care is basic healthcare. |
| WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2024 | A global research nonprofit working on six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future |
| HEADCOUNT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | HeadCount promotes voter registration and participation in democracy through the power of music and culture |
| CITTA | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | TO BRING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TO WOMEN IN NEPAL AND INDIA. |
| CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIF | CHICAGO, IL | $200,000 | 2024 | TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO MODERNIZE THE AMERICAN VOTING EXPERIENCE. |
| NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LE | WASHINGTON, DC | $185,000 | 2024 | STATE EMPOWERED SPECIES UPDATGE AND BUILDING STATE LEADERS TO CHAMPION AND IMPLEMENT 30X30 PROJECT |
| WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER | FALMOUTH, MA | $166,667 | 2024 | SOLVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR THE DR KENNETH COOKE BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RESEARCH PROGRAM. |
| AMAZON CONVERVATION ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $143,175 | 2024 | REGENERATION AND RE-WILDING OF AMAZON CLOUD FOREST: BUILDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEW RESTORATION METHODS FOR ANDEAN BEAR CONSERVATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | $142,857 | 2024 | To advance the Interest & Promote Welfare of the University of California. |
| UNDERCURRENT INC | SAUSALITO, CA | $110,000 | 2024 | TIKKI HYWOOD TRUST FOR THEIR ZIMBABWE PANGOLIN CONSERVATION |
| ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS | DENVER, CO | $110,000 | 2024 | TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING PROJECTS, THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR VIRTUAL CARE |
| WILDLIFE GUARDIANS | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR LIONS |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | Protect the lands and waters on which all life depends and fight climate change |
| AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $96,950 | 2024 | TO ASSEMBLE A MULTI MILLION ACRE NATURE RESERVE. |
JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE
$1,500,000WILDLIFE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION
THE TENURE FACILITY
$600,000ELIMINATE THE BARRIED TO LAND TENURE AND ENABLE A FUTURE IN WHICH FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE ACROSS THE GLOBE
HeadCount promotes voter registration and participation in democracy through the power of music and culture
WORKING DOGS FOR CONVERVATION FOUND
$450,000TRAIN CONSERVATION DETECTION DOGS AND PUT THEM TO WORK SAVING WILDLIFE
CODE FOR AMERICA
BUILD DIGITAL TOOLS AND SERVICES AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS.
DREAMHARLEM RBI INC
$400,000FUNDING TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS
PLANET CANOPY
$333,333End deforestation and degradation of the world's critical forests
A global research nonprofit working on six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future
AMAZON CONVERVATION ASSOCIATION
$235,069REGENERATION AND RE-WILDING OF AMAZON CLOUD FOREST: BUILDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEW RESTORATION METHODS FOR ANDEAN BEAR CONSERVATION
TO BRING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TO WOMEN IN NEPAL AND INDIA.
TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO MODERNIZE THE AMERICAN VOTING EXPERIENCE.
FLATBUSH CATS INC
$150,000Flatbush Cats is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on reducing the outdoor cat population in Brooklyn.
AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
$143,900Our mission is to create one of the largest nature reserves in the United States, a refuge for people and wildlife preserved forever as part of Americas heritage.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
$142,857To advance the Interest & Promote Welfare of the University of California.
UNDERCURRENT INC
$110,000TIKKI HYWOOD TRUST FOR THEIR ZIMBABWE PANGOLIN CONSERVATION
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATI
$100,000EIF is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation recognized as tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN: 95-1644609). By mobilizing and leveraging the powerful voice and creative talents of the entertainment industry, as well as cultivating the support of organizations (public and private) and philanthropists committed to social responsibility, EIF fulfills its mission and builds awareness and raises funds, developing and enhancing programs on the local, national and global level that facilitate positive social change.
SHETH SANGREAL FOUNDATION
$50,000501(C)(3)the foundation focus on saving the planet to improve lives of children.
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE POOR AND WORKING CLASS
GREEN CORP
$30,000FUNDING FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZERS.
MESERVE-KUNHARDT FOUNDATION GORDON
$16,700The Gordon Parks Foundation permanently preserves the work of Gordon Parks, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, publications, and programs and supports artistic and educational activities that advance what Gordon described as "the common search for a better life and a better world."
THE TENURE FACILITY
$600,000ELIMINATE THE BARRIED TO LAND TENURE AND ENABLE A FUTURE IN WHICH FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE ACROSS THE GLOBE
Provide critical support to those in need around the world.
TO CREATE CHANGE THAT EMPOWERS GOVERNMENT WITH THE TOOLS TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
DREAMHARLEM RBI INC
$400,000FUNDING TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS
PLANET CANOPY
$333,333End deforestation and degradation of the world's critical forests
Supporting girls to go to school, thrive and become influential leaders and changemakers in their communities.
Ensure that equitable, patient-centered contraceptive care is basic healthcare.
A global research nonprofit working on six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future
HeadCount promotes voter registration and participation in democracy through the power of music and culture
TO BRING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TO WOMEN IN NEPAL AND INDIA.
TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO MODERNIZE THE AMERICAN VOTING EXPERIENCE.
NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LE
$185,000STATE EMPOWERED SPECIES UPDATGE AND BUILDING STATE LEADERS TO CHAMPION AND IMPLEMENT 30X30 PROJECT
FUNDING FOR THE DR KENNETH COOKE BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RESEARCH PROGRAM.
AMAZON CONVERVATION ASSOCIATION
$143,175REGENERATION AND RE-WILDING OF AMAZON CLOUD FOREST: BUILDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEW RESTORATION METHODS FOR ANDEAN BEAR CONSERVATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
$142,857To advance the Interest & Promote Welfare of the University of California.
UNDERCURRENT INC
$110,000TIKKI HYWOOD TRUST FOR THEIR ZIMBABWE PANGOLIN CONSERVATION
TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD THROUGH ENGINEERING PROJECTS, THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
$100,000FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR VIRTUAL CARE
Protect the lands and waters on which all life depends and fight climate change