Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It supports nonprofit organizations providing direct services to disadvantaged children and youth in the City of Philadelphia, primarily through general operating grants.
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert at a glance
In short: Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert gave $416K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 65% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $415,500
- -6.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 31
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,403
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $8,712,111
- -0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 65% first-time grantees (20 of 31, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing directs applicants to its website for grant forms and due dates. The filing states that grants are restricted to benefiting poor boys and girls residing in Philadelphia. The website’s Core Grants eligibility criteria include direct services, children and youth as the primary target population, the majority of services directed to youth in the City of Philadelphia, an annual operating budget under $1.5 million, and at least one IRS Form 990 filing as a 501(c)(3) organization. The filing states that the foundation does not restrict its giving to preselected organizations.
- Next open deadline
- May 15, 2027 (Core Grants Program)
- Contact
Application contact: Theresa Jackson
Mailing address: PO Box 52758, Philadelphia, PA 19115
Phone: (215) 821-8144
Website: https://seybertfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert
Who Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Workshop Learning ($70K). Together the top 10 received $215K.
Grant Size Distribution
178 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 171 grants of 178 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated focus is disadvantaged children and youth in the City of Philadelphia. Its 2025 filing shows that 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, with 2% each going to Massachusetts and New York. The listed 2025 grants include recipients in Philadelphia and elsewhere in Pennsylvania, as well as a recipient in Boston and a recipient in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert open to new grantees?
65%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 20 of 31 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 26% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $273K (2019) to $570K (2022). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $416K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop Learning Narberth, PA | General Operating | $70,000 |
| Community Council Health Systems Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $44,500 |
| Gemma Services Plymouth Meeting, PA | General Operating | $30,000 |
| After School Activities Partnership Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Autism Rec Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Azzim Dukes Initiative Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Beyond the Bars Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Breakthrough of Greater Phila Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Building Our Lives Together Inc Boston, MA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| College Together Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,712,111 | $585,159 | $604,139 | $415,500 | 31 | $543,919 | $540,744 | $604,564 |
| 2024 | $8,723,553 | $807,834 | $586,193 | $445,000 | 29 | $539,769 | $767,215 | $558,973 |
| 2023 | $8,501,912 | $454,753 | $523,840 | $388,172 | 29 | $481,532 | $416,782 | $505,630 |
| 2022 | $8,570,999 | $445,934 | $683,730 | $570,000 | 45 | $647,477 | $415,906 | $516,681 |
| 2021 | $8,808,795 | $552,073 | $667,601 | $555,000 | 44 | $660,333 | $519,805 | $599,680 |
| 2020 | $8,924,323 | $462,270 | $448,870 | $340,000 | 29 | — | $434,133 | $502,770 |
| 2019 | $8,910,923 | $747,382 | $434,929 | $272,500 | 27 | — | $712,810 | $482,348 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert reported a distributable amount of $605K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation says it supports organizations working to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children and youth in Philadelphia. Its Core Grants are for general operating support, and its stated priorities include organizations serving the highest-need youth, having strong community connections, and showing a commitment to improving quality through learning.
Grantees’ work illustrates the range of organizations it supports. Workshop Learning describes its work as helping high school students learn academic content through real-world problem solving. Neighborhood Bike Works says it provides access to bicycling and bike repair through education, recreation, leadership, and career-building opportunities. Turning Points for Children describes its mission as supporting families with children through resources, life skills, and partnerships. These are grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 31 grants totaling $415,500. Individual grants ranged from $1,000 to $70,000, with a median grant of $10,000. All of the largest grants listed in the filing were for general operating support. The largest were $70,000 to Workshop Learning, $44,500 to Community Council Health Systems, and $30,000 to Gemma Services. Other listed grants of $10,000 included After School Activities Partnership, Autism REC, Beyond the Bars, College Together, and Court Appointed Special Advocates.
The website describes Core Grants as general operating support of $20,000 over two years, or $10,000 per year. The foundation awarded these grants to 26 organizations during the 2025–2027 cycle, which is no longer accepting applications; the next cycle is scheduled to reopen in Spring 2027. Its Innovation Grants program offers one-time, project-specific awards for proof-of-concept work. The 2026 program listed awards of $20,000–$60,000 and a deadline of September 11, 2026, which has passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Richardson Sedmak as president, Evan Wilson as vice president, James Massaquoi as treasurer, and Lamia Makkar as secretary. It also lists Jill Fink, Catherine Lavigne, Marissa Meyers, and Miguel Morel as directors.
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert is led by Richardson Sedmak, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richardson Sedmak
President
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Lavigne
Director
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marissa Meyers
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miguel Morel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Fink
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lamia Makkar
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Wilson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Massaquoi
Treasurer
Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Cicely Peterson-Mangum Esq. (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Landon Jones Esq. (2019–2023) — Co-Treasurer
- Former: Matthew A. Grande (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Noor Bowman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Deepa Vasudevan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Obinna I. Abara Esq. (2019–2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert
How much does Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert give each year?
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert gave $416K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $445K across 29 grants.
What is Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's typical grant size?
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,403, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert that year got $14K on average.
Where does Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert give grants?
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (25 grants).
Does Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (31 of 31) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's largest grantees?
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's largest 2025 grantees include Workshop Learning ($70,000), Community Council Health Systems ($44,500) and Gemma Services ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert?
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert reported $8.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $544K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $605K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert fund?
The foundation says it supports organizations working to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children and youth in Philadelphia. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert?
The foundation’s filing directs applicants to its website for grant forms and due dates. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's EIN?
Adam and Maria Sarah Seybert's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6260105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
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