Seanchai Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sebastian, FL EIN: 27-4376838

Seanchai Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Sebastian, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $35K.

Seanchai Foundation at a glance

In short: Seanchai Foundation gave $78K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $26K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$77,550
+1964.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$25,850
+1964.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,161,811
+12.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
Florida (90% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Seanchai Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

The Other Innocence Project: $70KThe Other Innocence Project$70KStud Wagyu Auction: $5KStud Wagyu Auction$5KSomos Amigos Medical Missions: $3KSomos Amigos Medical Missions$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Other Innocence Project ($70K). Together the top 3 received $78K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 17 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Vero BeachSebastianDallasKansas CityLaguna BeachMt PleasantSan JoseSaratogaSpringfieldTrinityVeniceWhittierWooster

How Seanchai Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 104% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K7 grants2019 5 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $78K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $78K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Other Innocence Project Sebastian, FLGrant to Help Find Missing Kids.$70,000
Stud Wagyu Auction Mt Pleasant, SCGrant for Fundraiser for Daughter.$5,000
Somos Amigos Medical Missions San Jose, CAGrant to Help Homeless People.$2,550
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2024$1,161,811$77,618$97,982$77,5503$84,858$34,745
2023$1,033,113$50,712$49,661$3,7563$37,571$35,434
2022$999,938$301,416$47,426$25,9074$38,168$16,487
2021$821,543$131,050$66,167$38,1002$59,722$6,716
2020$769,816$354,714$44,155$11,0595—$7,433
2019$445,787$3,300$7,375$3,8397——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Seanchai Foundation is led by J. Kevin Cullen, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • J. Kevin Cullen

    President

    President Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Pyellow Pizante

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rafael Villalobos

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Kevin Cullen (2019–2020) — President & Treasurer
  • Former: Lynn Pyellow-Pizante (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Seanchai Foundation

How much does Seanchai Foundation give each year?

Seanchai Foundation gave $78K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $4K across 3 grants.

What is Seanchai Foundation's typical grant size?

Seanchai Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $25,850, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Seanchai Foundation give grants?

Seanchai Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (6%).

Does Seanchai Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Seanchai Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Seanchai Foundation?

Seanchai Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $78K.

What is Seanchai Foundation?

Seanchai Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Sebastian, FL. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Seanchai Foundation's EIN?

Seanchai Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4376838. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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