SEB Charitable Fund
SEB Charitable Fund is a private foundation based in Brooklyn, New York. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations working in areas including animal welfare and wildlife conservation, food access, humanitarian relief, health, and environmental protection.
SEB Charitable Fund at a glance
In short: SEB Charitable Fund gave $156K across 56 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state New York. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $155,998
- -33.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 56
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,786
- -36.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,032
- Total assets
- $1,466,885
- -1.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (13 of 56, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (35% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to SEB Charitable Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 935 President Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (212) 832-0400
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who SEB Charitable Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Animal Charity Evaluation ($10K). Together the top 10 received $73K.
Grant Size Distribution
219 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 218 grants of 219 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, New York recipients received 35% of grant dollars, followed by California at 16%, Washington, DC at 15%, Massachusetts at 10%, and Florida at 5%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 56 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is SEB Charitable Fund open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 56 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $535 first-time, $2K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 159% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $74K (2020) to $236K (2024). In 2025 it made 56 grants totaling $156K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Charity Evaluation Covina, CA | General Support | $10,454 |
| Partners in Health Boston, MA | General Support | $10,454 |
| African Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC | General Support | $10,300 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | General Support | $10,150 |
| Gotham Food Pantry New York, NY | General Support | $6,060 |
| The Good Food Institute Washington, DC | General Support | $5,282 |
| Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) New York, NY | General Support | $5,209 |
| Wild Animal Initiative Farmington, MN | General Support | $5,192 |
| Equal Justice Initiative Total Montgomery, AL | General Support | $5,150 |
| Givewell Lakeland, FL | General Support | $5,150 |
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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 | $1,466,885 | $393,619 | $169,884 | $155,998 | 56 | $162,316 | $86,551 | $102,044 |
| 2024 | $1,487,351 | $112,149 | $257,402 | $235,595 | 54 | $246,968 | $51,715 | $87,575 |
| 2023 | $1,632,604 | $45,464 | $204,343 | $192,915 | 49 | $197,394 | $34,975 | $80,788 |
| 2022 | $1,791,483 | $1,136,599 | $162,427 | $161,780 | 36 | $162,427 | $136,599 | $79,842 |
| 2021 | $817,311 | $655,666 | $157,787 | $150,776 | 24 | $154,948 | $2,759 | $46,552 |
| 2020 | $319,432 | $14,528 | $84,609 | $73,959 | 23 | — | $7,053 | $21,530 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, SEB Charitable Fund reported a distributable amount of $102K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, African Wildlife Foundation says its mission is to help wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa, while Wild Animal Initiative says it works to research, raise awareness, and reduce animal suffering. Gotham Food Pantry describes its work as advancing food justice through community refrigerators and food rescue, and the International Rescue Committee says it responds to humanitarian crises and helps affected people survive and recover.
Other 2025 grantees include organizations working on global health, animal advocacy, orangutan care and research, and alternative proteins. These are the grantees’ stated areas of work, not a stated mission or formal list of priorities for the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the fund awarded $155,998 across 56 grants. Grants ranged from $103 to $10,454, with a median of $1,032. The largest listed grants included $10,454 each to Animal Charity Evaluators and Partners in Health, $10,300 to African Wildlife Foundation, and $10,150 to Doctors Without Borders. Each of those grants was listed for general support.
Other notable 2025 grants included $6,060 to Gotham Food Pantry; $5,282 to The Good Food Institute; $5,209 to Environmental Defense Fund; $5,192 to Wild Animal Initiative; and $5,150 each to Equal Justice Initiative, GiveWell, International Rescue Committee, and Orangutan Foundation International.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sheri Berman as president and Isaac Rose-Berman as treasurer.
SEB Charitable Fund is led by Sheri Berman, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sheri Berman
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isaac Rose-Berman
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 SEB Charitable Fund
How much does SEB Charitable Fund give each year?
SEB Charitable Fund gave $156K across 56 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $236K across 54 grants.
What is SEB Charitable Fund's typical grant size?
SEB Charitable Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,032, and its average grant was $2,786, across 56 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from SEB Charitable Fund that year got $1K on average.
Where does SEB Charitable Fund give grants?
SEB Charitable Fund's top state is New York, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (16%) and District of Columbia (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (11 grants), Washington, DC (8 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (4 grants).
Does SEB Charitable Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of SEB Charitable Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (56 of 56) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are SEB Charitable Fund's largest grantees?
SEB Charitable Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Animal Charity Evaluation ($10,454), Partners in Health ($10,454) and African Wildlife Foundation ($10,300), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is SEB Charitable Fund?
SEB Charitable Fund reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $162K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $102K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does SEB Charitable Fund fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from SEB Charitable Fund?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is SEB Charitable Fund's EIN?
SEB Charitable Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5207943. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does SEB Charitable Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). SEB Charitable Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/seb-charitable-fund-morg_17f8ffff5edf4cae88634770ffc35efe
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