The Seaman Foundation makes a small number of very large, targeted gifts focused on healthcare, higher education and Jewish communal needs. Grants are few but substantial and often repeated to the same institutions, with a noticeable concentration in Georgia/Atlanta-area health providers alongside support for a major research university. The foundation appears to prioritize capacity-building capital or programmatic investments in neuroscience and pediatric care, university advancement, and Jewish community services.
A pair of $3,000,000 grants to Piedmont Healthcare Foundation in Atlanta shows how The Seaman Foundation Inc works: large, targeted commitments aimed at expanding subspecialty neuroscience services across Georgia. That same pattern appears in its support for major institutional building, from a $4,240,000 grant to the Univeristy of Pennsylvania to help Penn advance its position as a leading academic, research and service institution to a $2,150,000 grant to the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for community services and Jewish continuity. The foundation’s recent giving is concentrated in a small number of recipients and tends to repeat support for institutions it already backs. Healthcare, higher education, Jewish communal life, and legal advocacy all appear in the grant list, but the scale stands out most clearly in the largest awards, which are structured as capacity-building or program-strengthening investments rather than broad distributed giving. Across the recent record, the foundation backs organizations in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and other U.S. cities, with grants that often support service expansion, research capacity, or community infrastructure rather than one-time events.
Healthcare is a central thread. The Seaman Foundation Inc gave $1,000,000 to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc to support childrens hospital work, and also made two $3,000,000 grants to Piedmont Healthcare Foundation to significantly enhance neuroscience services throughout Georgia. In Jewish communal funding, they gave $990,000 and $2,150,000 to Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for community needs and renewed hope for Jews in Atlanta, in Israel and around the world. Criminal justice and civil rights also appear in the record: Georgia Innocence Project received $600,000 and $300,000 for the prevention of wrongful conviction, while Adl Southeast and Anti Defamation League each received $100,000 to support civil and human relations and fight anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry. Education includes $50,000 to Pace Academy Inc for college preparatory school support and $18,000 to Emory University - Law School for its public interest committee.
Typical awards are large even at the low end, with a 25th percentile of $42,500, a median of $87,500, and a 75th percentile of $992,500. The recent record shows repeat support to the same institutions, including multiple grants to Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, University of Pennsylvania, Georgia Innocence Project, and Tampa Jewish Community Center and Federation. That points to a relationship-based style rather than one-off scattershot giving. The foundation is a private grantmaker; it funds organizations, not individuals, and the recent list shows program support and institutional advancement rather than open applications.
$8.1M
$4.5M
$11.4M
$8.2M
Most grants fall between $43K and $993K, with a median of $88K.
25th Percentile
$43K
Median
$88K
75th Percentile
$993K
About 17% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Highly concentrated giving: very large grants (multiple multi-million-dollar gifts) to a small set of repeat grantees; mix of regional (Atlanta/Georgia) institutional philanthropy and at least one national elite university award.
Notable grantees: Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc
Grantmaking is regional but heavily Georgia-centered. Atlanta alone appears repeatedly through Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc, Georgia Innocence Project, Adl Southeast, and Emory University - Law School. Florida is also present through West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, and Tampa, while Philadelphia appears through the Univeristy of Pennsylvania. All recent grants in the file go to U.S. recipients, and 25% of grants were made to organizations in the headquarters state of Florida.
Recent grants cluster around healthcare, Jewish communal services, higher education, and legal advocacy. Examples include Piedmont Healthcare Foundation for neuroscience services, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc for childrens hospital support, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for Jewish community needs, and Georgia Innocence Project for prevention of wrongful conviction.
Yes. The recent record includes multiple grants to Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, University of Pennsylvania, Georgia Innocence Project, and Tampa Jewish Community Center and Federation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time awards.
The grant-size distribution is very large: the 25th percentile is $42,500, the median is $87,500, and the 75th percentile is $992,500. Several awards are in the seven-figure range, while smaller grants still sit well above typical community-foundation levels.
Georgia is the top state by grant count. Atlanta shows up repeatedly across healthcare, Jewish life, civil rights, and education grantees, including Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc, Georgia Innocence Project, and Emory University - Law School.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERISTY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,240,000 | 2025 | TO HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SERVICE INSTITUTION |
| PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF NEUROSCIENCES. |
| PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF NEUROSCIENCES. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $2,150,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HELP PEOPLE, MEET CRITICAL NEEDS, SECURE A STRONG FUTURE, AND RENEW HOPE FOR JEWS IN ATLANTA, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD |
| UNIVERISTY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,080,000 | 2025 | TO HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SERVICE INSTITUTION |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $990,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HELP PEOPLE, MEET CRITICAL NEEDS, SECURE A STRONG FUTURE, AND RENEW HOPE FOR JEWS IN ATLANTA, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD |
| GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT | ATLANTA, GA | $600,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION. |
| GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT | ATLANTA, GA | $300,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION. |
| ADL SOUTHEAST | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CIVIL AND HUMAN RELATIONS, FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY. |
| ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CIVIL AND HUMAN RELATIONS, FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY. |
| TAMPA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND FEDERATION | TAMPA, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | IMPROVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE AROUND THE WORLD. |
| TAMPA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND FEDERATION | TAMPA, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | IMPROVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE AROUND THE WORLD. |
| PACE ACADEMY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE PREPATORY SCHOOL. |
| PROSOCIAL WORLD | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. |
| PROSOCIAL WORLD | WIMBERLEY, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OURSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE PLANET |
| YOUTH RENEWAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTS EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED IN ISRAEL. |
| ATLANTA HAWKS FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE ATLANTA HAWKS AS A COMMUNITY ASSET BY BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH BASKETBALL. WE PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS TO PLAY, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTAL & PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH IDENTITY, ENERGIZE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL AND MEETING HUMAN NEEDS THAT ARE UNIQUELY THE OBLIGATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY - LAW SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $18,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EMORY LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE. |
| ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | HELPING PROPEL ALLIANCE INTO THE TOP ECHELONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND ALLIANCE SCHOLARS TO COLLEGE COMPLETION. |
| TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY | PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS ACCESS TO THE BASICS: A QUALITY EDUCATION, A PLACE TO LIVE, FINANCIAL STABILITY, GOOD MEDICAL CARE, AND ENOUGH TO EAT. |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND | SANDY SPRINGS, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO HELP JEWISH STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL WITH UNDERGRADUATE, VOCATIONAL OR GRADUATE DEGREES. |
| NEUROSURGERY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION | ROLLING MEADOWS, IL | $2,500,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND/OR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PIEDMONT HOSPITAL NEUROSCIENCE CENTER |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $2,290,000 | 2023 | TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HELP PEOPLE, MEET CRITICAL NEEDS, SECURE A STRONG FUTURE, AND RENEW HOPE FOR JEWS IN ATLANTA, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $2,000,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL. |
| ADL SOUTHEAST | ATLANTA, GA | $200,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT CIVIL AND HUMAN RELATIONS, FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY. |
| YOUTH RENEWAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORTS EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED IN ISRAEL. |
| ORPHAN DISEASE PATHWAY PROJECT | HARTFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT DISEASE RESEARCH FOR ORPHANS. |
| TAMPA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND FEDERATION | TAMPA, FL | $75,000 | 2023 | IMPROVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE AROUND THE WORLD. |
| GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SAVANNAH, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES, AND FOR COLLECTING, EXAMINING, AND TEACHING GEORGIA HISTORY |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND | SANDY SPRINGS, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO HELP JEWISH STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL WITH UNDERGRADUATE, VOCATIONAL OR GRADUATE DEGREES |
| A CURE IN OUR LIFETIME INC | MARIETTA, GA | $2,356 | 2023 | SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES CONCERNING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. |
UNIVERISTY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$4,240,000TO HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SERVICE INSTITUTION
PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$3,000,000SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF NEUROSCIENCES.
PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$3,000,000SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF NEUROSCIENCES.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA
$2,150,000TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HELP PEOPLE, MEET CRITICAL NEEDS, SECURE A STRONG FUTURE, AND RENEW HOPE FOR JEWS IN ATLANTA, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD
UNIVERISTY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$2,080,000TO HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SERVICE INSTITUTION
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC
$1,000,000SUPPORT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL.
TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HELP PEOPLE, MEET CRITICAL NEEDS, SECURE A STRONG FUTURE, AND RENEW HOPE FOR JEWS IN ATLANTA, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD
ADL SOUTHEAST
$100,000SUPPORT CIVIL AND HUMAN RELATIONS, FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY.
SUPPORT CIVIL AND HUMAN RELATIONS, FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY.
IMPROVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE AROUND THE WORLD.
IMPROVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE AROUND THE WORLD.
PACE ACADEMY INC
$50,000SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE PREPATORY SCHOOL.
PROSOCIAL WORLD
$50,000SUPPORT POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS.
PROSOCIAL WORLD
$50,000TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OURSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THE PLANET
ATLANTA HAWKS FOUNDATION INC
$25,000THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE ATLANTA HAWKS AS A COMMUNITY ASSET BY BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH BASKETBALL. WE PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS TO PLAY, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTAL & PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.
TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH IDENTITY, ENERGIZE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL AND MEETING HUMAN NEEDS THAT ARE UNIQUELY THE OBLIGATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
EMORY UNIVERSITY - LAW SCHOOL
$18,000SUPPORT EMORY LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE.
HELPING PROPEL ALLIANCE INTO THE TOP ECHELONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND ALLIANCE SCHOLARS TO COLLEGE COMPLETION.
TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS ACCESS TO THE BASICS: A QUALITY EDUCATION, A PLACE TO LIVE, FINANCIAL STABILITY, GOOD MEDICAL CARE, AND ENOUGH TO EAT.
TO HELP JEWISH STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL WITH UNDERGRADUATE, VOCATIONAL OR GRADUATE DEGREES.
NEUROSURGERY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$2,500,000TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND/OR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PIEDMONT HOSPITAL NEUROSCIENCE CENTER
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA
$2,290,000TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, HELP PEOPLE, MEET CRITICAL NEEDS, SECURE A STRONG FUTURE, AND RENEW HOPE FOR JEWS IN ATLANTA, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD
ADL SOUTHEAST
$200,000SUPPORT CIVIL AND HUMAN RELATIONS, FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY.
ORPHAN DISEASE PATHWAY PROJECT
$100,000SUPPORT DISEASE RESEARCH FOR ORPHANS.
IMPROVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE AROUND THE WORLD.
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES, AND FOR COLLECTING, EXAMINING, AND TEACHING GEORGIA HISTORY
TO HELP JEWISH STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL WITH UNDERGRADUATE, VOCATIONAL OR GRADUATE DEGREES
A CURE IN OUR LIFETIME INC
$2,356SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES CONCERNING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.