Seligman Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6092864

Seligman Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 17 grants totaling $334K. Net investment income was $915K.

Key facts about Seligman Foundation

EIN
13-6092864
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2021
Annual giving (2021)
$333,666
Grants made (2021)
17
Average grant
$19,627
Median grant
$25,000
Primary geography
New York (81% of itemized 2021 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2021; updated September 2026.

Who Seligman Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Seligman Foundation's 17 itemized 2021 grants were New York (81%), Illinois (11%) and Michigan (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (11 grants). None of its 17 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Meeting Human Needs" (15 grants).

How Seligman Foundation gives

  • 24% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2021). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$334K

+283.5% YoY

Grant Count

17

+112.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+80.5% YoY

About Seligman Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Seligman Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 17 grants totaling $334K. Net investment income was $915K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 17 itemized 2021 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkBeaconHighland ParkBirminghamBrooklynSan DiegoSouthhampton

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$252K$503K$755K$1M20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets—$96,989
Revenue$914,852$43,211
Expenses$393,453$101,148
Qualifying Distributions$333,666—
Net Investment Income$914,852$43,211
Distributable Amount—$11,698

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2021

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$83K$167K$250K$334K8 grants202017 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

DUP15Q Alliance: $37KDUP15Q Alliance$37KLyra Music: $35KLyra Music$35KBrooklyn Academy of Music: $25KBrooklyn Academy of Music$25KCarnegie Hall: $25KCarnegie Hall$25KCutaneous Lymphoma Foundation: $25KCutaneous Lymphoma Foundation$25KMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: $25KMemorial Sloan KetteringCancer Center$25KNew York Presbyterian Hospital: $25KNew York Presbyterian Hospital$25KNYU Langone Medical Center: $25KNYU Langone Medical Center$25KUja Federation: $25KUja Federation$25KWeill Cornell Medical College: $25KWeill Cornell Medical College$25K

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2021 grants, the largest recipients include DUP15Q Alliance ($37,460), Lyra Music ($35,000), Brooklyn Academy of Music ($25,206).

RecipientPurposeAmount
DUP15Q ALLIANCE Highland Park, ILMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$37,460
LYRA MUSIC Beacon, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$35,000
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Brooklyn, NYEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION$25,206
CARNEGIE HALL New York, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000
CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMA FOUNDATION Birmingham, MIMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER New York, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL New York, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER New York, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000
UJA FEDERATION New York, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE New York, NYMEETING HUMAN NEEDS$25,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2021 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Florence SeligmanTrustee2—
Nicole SeligmanTrustee0.5—
Rachel OdoTrustee0.25—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Seligman Foundation operate?

Seligman Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Michigan, New York.

What size grants does Seligman Foundation award?

In 2021, Seligman Foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $334K — an average of about $20K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Seligman Foundation's EIN?

Seligman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6092864. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2021.

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

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