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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-6018610

The Seamen's Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $46,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $874,094

  • Tax year 2024

    $40,112

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $844,727

  • Tax year 2023

    $33,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $822,562

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $823,065

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,750

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $832,237

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $765,822

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $766,896

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Maritime Museum Gulf of MexMobile, AL

    General operating

    $20,000
  2. Stella Maris Archdiocese of MobileMobile, AL

    General operating

    $12,000
  3. Dauphin Island Sea LabDauphin Isl, AL

    General operating

    $6,000
  4. Buckaroo FoundationSpanish Fort, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  5. Propeller Club of the United States PortMobile, AL

    General operating

    $3,750

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Science and technology1 grant $6,00055% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama5 grants $46,750

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael B LeeBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • J Edgar BristerSECRETARY/ TREAS BOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • D R JordanV PRES AND BOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Andrew A SaundersPRES AND BOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Patrick J WilsonBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • T Lee Robinson JrBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • H S ThorneBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Erin R WheelerBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Regions BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,998

The return

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