Private foundation · EIN 83-2352322 · Albany, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Seymour Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $50K. 62% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
13
$1.9M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in NY
62%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$24M

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$1.0M
Friends of the High LineNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$205K
Planned Parenthood of Greater NyNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$160K
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$150K
Peoples Portfolio IncWest Orange, NJGeneral Charitable Purposes$150K
Dalton Schools IncNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$105K
FjcNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$50K
Day One Early Learning CenterPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$20K
Mad Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral Charitable Purposes$5,150
Southern Documentary FundDurham, NCGeneral Charitable Purposes$5,000
Parentteacherasso Denver CoDenver, COGeneral Charitable Purposes$1,563
Theatre MastersAspen, COGeneral Charitable Purposes$500
Vallecitos Mountain RefugeDurango, COGeneral Charitable Purposes$500

By state: New York 8 · New Jersey 1 · North Carolina 1 · Colorado 3

About this foundation

Seymour Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Albany, New York, administered in care of Goldman Sachs Ayco - Ntg, tax-exempt since 2019. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Seymour Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Seymour Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.9M across 13 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Seymour Foundation Inc give?

New York (8 grants), New Jersey (1 grants), North Carolina (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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