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SEAL Veterans Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Virginia Beach, VA EIN: 83-1992160 Website

Veteran Life Assistance and Scholarship programs for SEAL, Underwater Demolition Tean and Special Warfare Veterans and their families.

SEAL Veterans Foundation at a glance

In short: SEAL Veterans Foundation gave $330K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $165K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$330,000
-22.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$165,000
-61.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$165,000
Total assets
$1,332,212
+102.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who SEAL Veterans Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

UDT SEAL Association Inc: $325KUDT SEAL Association Inc$325KCommunity Foundation Texas Hills Co: $5KCommunity Foundation TexasHills Co$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was UDT SEAL Association Inc ($325K). Together the top 2 received $330K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Virginia BeachCape CharlesKerrville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 2 grants2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2023) to $425K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $330K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UDT SEAL Association Inc Virginia Beach, VAAssistance to Specail Warfare Families$325,000
Community Foundation Texas Hills Co Kerrville, TXFlood Relealf$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,332,212$460,594$429,089$330,0002$30,770
2024$658,611$440,429$517,915$425,0001—
2023$738,096$525,337$134,976$57,5001—
2022$336,032$445,577$276,455———
2021$163,523$282,562$272,298$232,455Total only—
2020$153,259$212,147$170,950$128,3102—
2019$112,062$133,906$21,844———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About SEAL Veterans Foundation

Based on IRS filings

SEAL Veterans Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $330K. Net investment income was $31K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

SEAL Veterans Foundation is led by D Morrison, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • D Morrison

    Executive Director

    Executive Director → President CEO, 2021

    President CEO → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • B Treadway

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • C Caplinger

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • D Sande

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J Utsch

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Brad Treadway (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Caplinger (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dave Morrison (2023–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Drew Sande (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Utsch (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dm (2022) — President CEO
  • Former: Gk (2022) — Director of Communications
  • Former: Js (2022) — Finance Manager
  • Former: Kp (2022) — Operations Manager
  • Former: Gary Kirchner (2021) — Director of Communications
  • Former: Janice Sadler (2021) — Sectreasurer
  • Former: C Williams (2020) — President
  • Former: E Tadlock (2020) — Sectreasurer
  • Former: Charles Williams (2019) — President
  • Former: David B Morrison (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Erin N Tadlock (2019) — Sectreasurer

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 SEAL Veterans Foundation

How much does SEAL Veterans Foundation give each year?

SEAL Veterans Foundation gave $330K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $425K across 1 grant.

How large is SEAL Veterans Foundation?

SEAL Veterans Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $461K.

What is SEAL Veterans Foundation?

SEAL Veterans Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Virginia Beach, VA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does SEAL Veterans Foundation operate?

SEAL Veterans Foundation has awarded grants in Texas, Virginia.

What is SEAL Veterans Foundation's EIN?

SEAL Veterans Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1992160. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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