Leo W Seal JR Family Foundation
Bay St Louis, MS · EIN 72-1373522. Reported 323 grants totalling $2,913,177 to 153 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Leo W Seal JR Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $100,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Episcopal Schools | Long Beach, MS | $123,150 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Bay St Louis Mississippi | Bay St Louis, MS | $116,057 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hancock Health Foundation the | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Aquarium | Gulfport, MS | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coaching for Literacy | Memphis, TN | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeding the Gulf Coast | Theodore, AL | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pearl River Community College Development Foundation (aka Prcc Alumni Assoc | Poplarville, MS | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of South Mississippi | Gulfport, MS | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy | Biloxi, MS | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Arts Hancock County | Bay St Louis, MS | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Free Clinic (bethesda Free Health Clinic of D'iberville) | Diberville, MS | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes | Biloxi, MS | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palmer Home for Children | Columbus, MS | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Please Foundation | Metairie, LA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hogs for the Cause | New Orleans, LA | $46,286 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Del Rendon Foundation the | Starkville, MS | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Mississippi (fka Alzheimer's Association Mississippi Chapter) | Ridgeland, MS | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hancock County Community Dev Foundation | Bay St Louis, MS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Home of Grace | Vancleave, MS | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lily Pad Foundation | Madison, MS | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association of South Mississippi | Gulfport, MS | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of South Mississippi | Gulfport, MS | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Sailing Foundation | Pass Christian, MS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Animal Shelter in Hancock County | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Peter's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church | Gulfport, MS | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way | Gulfport, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bay St Louis Library Hancock County Libraries (library Foundation of Hanc | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hancock County School District | Kiln, MS | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hancock Resource Center | Waveland, MS | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hancock Youth Leadership Academy | Waveland, MS | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation | Jackson, MS | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady Academy | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Rose Delima Church | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $24,405 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Stanislaus (ssc Progression Corp) | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia | Ocean Springs, MS | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School (nols) | Lander, WY | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum of Biloxi | Biloxi, MS | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maritime Seafood Museum | Biloxi, MS | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Medical Relief | Loveland, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Louisiana (fka Lighthouse for the Blind New Orleans) | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Childrens Museum | Jackson, MS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pneuma-Winds of Hope (dba Starfish Caf) | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St James Catholic School | Gulfport, MS | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Msd Foundation | Ocean Springs, MS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mclindon Family Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 100 Men Dba Hall (hundred Members Debating Benevolent Association) | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Stanislaus College | Bay St Louis, MS | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jenna Robinson Charities | Gulfport, MS | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Free Clinic | Diberville, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hancock County Youth Leadership Academy | Waveland, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loaves and Fishes Biloxi | Biloxi, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Millie's Movement | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Pharmacy | Biloxi, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hancock County Library | Bay St Louis, MS | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hamilton Baptist Church | Hamilton, MS | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hancock County Sheriff's Office | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson, MS | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jsu Development Foundation Jackson State University | Jackson, MS | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coast Episcopal School | Long Beach, MS | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Waterwheel Foundation | Burlington, VT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph Catholic School | Madison, MS | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Silverlake Conservatory of Music | Los Angeles, CA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bwyc Community Sailing Foundation Inc | Bay St Louis, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catch-a-Dream Foundation | Starkville, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comeback Coolers | Ocean Springs, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Area Food Bank | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hancock County Animal Shelter | Kiln, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hancock County Food Pantry | Bay St Louis, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harch Hyperbaric Institute | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homes of Grace | Vancleave, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Infinity Science Center | Stennis Space Center, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Medical Relif | Loveland, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Map-Music Arts & Practicality | Waveland, MS | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mclindon Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mental Health Association of Mississippi | Gulfport, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Metairie Park Country Day School | Metairie, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi State Sports Hall of Fame | Jackson, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ochsner Health Attn Ochsner Employee Assistance Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pneuma - Winds of Hope | Bay St Louis, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Salvation Army | Biloxi, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Society of the Divine Word | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Michaels Catholic | Biloxi, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stuart Hall for Boys | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teaam | Taylorsville, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way Worldwide | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | Oxford, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coastal Conservation Association (cca) Mississippi Bay Chapter | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $9,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hancock County Historical Society | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind | New Orleans, LA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Logtown Cemetery Association | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prairie Belt Blued Foundation | West Point, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Umass Amherst | Amherst, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation | Hattiesburg, MS | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gulf Coast Breastfeeding Center | Pass Christian, MS | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Public Broadcasting (mpb Foundation) | Jackson, MS | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Carolina Youth Aviation Foundation | Hayesville, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mississippi State University Foundation | Mississippi State, MS | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Hattiesburg, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Byobikes | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coast Chorale | Diamondhead, MS | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Care Network Sue's Home | Ocean Springs, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crook County High School | Prineville, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Demontluzin School Scholarship | Florence, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Diamondhead Youth Athlete Association | Waveland, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eden House | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Ms Wildlife Fisheries & Parks | Jackson, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Animal Shelter Hancock Co | Kiln, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | Gulfport, MS | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| M-Club Hall of Fame Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearl River College Development Fda | Box, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ssc Alumni Assoc Schlorship Fund | Bay St Louis, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Genevieve Catholic Elementary School | Thibodaux, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arts Hancock Co | Bay St Louis, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Pass Christian, MS | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Ms Athletic Foundation | Hattiesburg, MS | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Catholic School | Madison, MS | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra | Gulfport, MS | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Music Maker Relief Foundation | Hillsborough, NC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bay Ratz Marching Band | Bay St Louis, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay St Louis Little Theatre | Bay St Louis, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Burger Animal Rescue | Picayune, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center Stage Biloxi | Biloxi, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian World Missions | Starkville, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fortified Skills Academy | Gulfport, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gulf Coast Symphony | Gulfport, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hancock County Ms Sheriff Summer Camp | Bay St Louis, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Music Arts and Practicality | Waveland, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prairie Belt Blues Foundation | West Point, MS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Gulfport, MS | $2,429 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Artwork | Tupeo, MS | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Public Broadcast | Jackson, MS | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cca of Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hermann Grima | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| John R Patterson Scholarship | Cleveland, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Logtown Cemetery Assn | Bay St Louis, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Music Maker Relief Fund | Durham, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Diberville, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Starkville Ms Arts Council | Starkville, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Andrew Mcdonough B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Bandits Great Southern Sports Association (gssa) | Bay Saint Louis, MS | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gulf Coast Basketball Officals Association | Sarasota, FL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gulf Coast Basketball Officials Association (gcboa) Mississippi High Schoo | Clinton, MS | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | Bay St Louis, MS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nettleton Primary School | Nettleton, MS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
71 of 153 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 71%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience
PROMOTION OF CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AWARENESS - United Way
COMMUNITY & DISASTER RELIEF - Mississippi Aquarium
SUPPORT OF ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND EDUCATION - Clemson University Foundation
SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP - Maritime Seafood Museum
SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURAL MUSEUM - Hancock Health Foundation the
SUPPORT OF HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 134 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70 | $582,655 | $9,202 |
| 2021 | 64 | $571,050 | $5,500 |
| 2022 | 68 | $681,069 | $5,250 |
| 2023 | 60 | $518,129 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 61 | $560,274 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 77% of this one's giving went to organizations in Mississippi. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Mississippi.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Leo W Seal JR Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 3720, Bay St Louis, MS, 39521. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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