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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-5207943

Seb Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 56 grants and $155,998 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $155,998

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $1,466,885
  • Tax year 2024

    $235,595

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $1,487,351
  • Tax year 2023

    $192,915

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $1,632,604
  • Tax year 2022

    $161,780

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,791,483
  • Tax year 2021

    $150,776

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $817,311
  • Tax year 2020

    $73,959

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $319,432
  • Tax year 2019

    $59,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $389,513
  • Tax year 2018

    $71,756

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $442,599

Grants paid in 2025

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Animal Charity EvaluationCovina, CA

    General support

    $10,454
  2. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,454
  3. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,300
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,150
  5. Gotham Food PantryNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,060
  6. The Good Food InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,282
  7. Environmental Defense Fund (edf)New York, NY

    General support

    $5,209
  8. Wild Animal InitiativeMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $5,192
  9. Equal Justice Initiative TotalMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $5,150
  10. GivewellLakeland, FL

    General support

    $5,150
  11. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,150
  12. Orangutan Foundation InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,150
  13. FaunalyticsOlympia, WA

    General support

    $5,140
  14. The Humane LeagueRockville, MD

    General support

    $5,108
  15. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,025
  16. Cheetah Conservation FundAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)New York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Panthera CorporationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  21. World Animal ProtectionNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Prospect Park AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $3,105
  23. Save the ChimpsFort Pierce, FL

    General support

    $2,591
  24. Academic Freedom Alliance (afa)Princeton, NJ

    General support

    $1,500
  25. Focusing PhilanthropySanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $1,500
  26. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,045
  27. Legal Impact for ChickensSacramento, CA

    General support

    $1,041
  28. Chimp Haven IncKeithville, LA

    General support

    $1,033
  29. Animal Legal Defense FundSacramento, CA

    General support

    $1,030
  30. The Elephant SancturyHohenwald, TN

    General support

    $1,030
  31. Companion Animal Protection SocietyThousand Oaks, CA

    General support

    $1,025
  32. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  33. Stand Together FoundationArlington, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  34. The New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  35. Wildlife Conservation InternationalAustin, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  36. CSC GlobalWilmington, DE

    General support

    $618
  37. White Coat Waste ProjectWashington, DC

    General support

    $550
  38. Heterodox AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $535
  39. Academy of HopeAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $525
  40. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    General support

    $523
  41. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $520
  42. The Abraham InitiativesNew York, NY

    General support

    $517
  43. BRIDGE2RWANDA IncLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $515
  44. Brooklyn Animal ActionBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $506
  45. Habitat for HumanityFort Myers, FL

    General support

    $500
  46. Village PerservationWilliamsville, NY

    General support

    $500
  47. Children InternationalKansas City, MO

    General support

    $330
  48. Frost Valley YMCAClaryville, NY

    General support

    $300
  49. Badass Animal Rescue IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $258
  50. Network for Good (NFG)Washington, DC

    General support

    $258
  51. Bridge Alliance Education FundPalm BCH GDNS, FL

    General support

    $250
  52. Persuation InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $250
  53. Tabbys Place A Cat Sanctuary IncRingoes, NJ

    General support

    $250
  54. Flatbush CatsBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $212
  55. National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR

    General support

    $104
  56. Dartmouth-Hitchcock HealthLebanon, NH

    General support

    $103

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals20 grants $55,64456% of the total
  2. International aid6 grants $17,70718% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $10,55711% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $6,0606% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $3,1053% of the total
  6. Education4 grants $2,3052% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $3,9044% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York18 grants $54,502
  2. California7 grants $25,340
  3. District of Columbia8 grants $23,230
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $15,454
  5. Florida4 grants $8,491
  6. Virginia2 grants $6,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $5,192
  8. Alabama1 grant $5,150
  9. Maryland1 grant $5,108
  10. New Jersey2 grants $1,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sheri BermanPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Isaac Rose-BermanTREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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