Leo W Seal United Methodist Church Trust
Private foundation · New Orleans, LA · EIN 27-0169216 · reported 2023–2025
30grants reported
$53Kmedian award
$34Klower quartile
$19Ksmallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in MS. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 30 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.1M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
701 Poydras Street Ste 3100
New Orleans, LA 70139-6001
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 78 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Main Street Umc | Bay St Louis, MS | $245,455 |
| Main Street Umc | Bay St Louis, MS | $237,653 |
| Main Street Umc | Bay St Louis, MS | $229,289 |
| United Methodist Children's Home | Jackson, MS | $150,603 |
| MS Methodist Rehab Center | Jackson, MS | $123,592 |
| United Methodist Children's Home | Jackson, MS | $123,592 |
| MS Methodist Rehab Center | Jackson, MS | $119,663 |
| MS Methodist Rehab Center | Jackson, MS | $115,452 |
| United Methodist Children's Home | Jackson, MS | $115,452 |
| Seashore Utd Methodist Assembly | Biloxi, MS | $102,849 |
| MS Conference of the Umc | Jackson, MS | $102,849 |
| Seashore Utd Methodist Assembly | Biloxi, MS | $99,580 |
| Seashore Utd Methodist Assembly | Biloxi, MS | $96,075 |
| MS Conference of the Umc | Jackson, MS | $96,075 |
| MS Conference of the Umc | Jackson, MS | $68,640 |
| Valena C Jones Memorial Umc | Bay St Louis, MS | $36,507 |
| Waveland Umc | Waveland, MS | $36,507 |
| Clermont Harbor Umc | Lakeshore, MS | $36,507 |
| Pearlington Umc | Pearlington, MS | $36,507 |
| Valena C Jones Memorial Umc | Bay St Louis, MS | $35,347 |
| Waveland Umc | Waveland, MS | $35,347 |
| Clermont Harbor Umc | Lakeshore, MS | $35,347 |
| Pearlington Umc | Pearlington, MS | $35,347 |
| Valena C Jones Memorial Umc | Bay St Louis, MS | $34,103 |
| Waveland Umc | Waveland, MS | $34,103 |
| Clermont Harbor Umc | Lakeshore, MS | $34,103 |
| Pearlington Umc | Pearlington, MS | $34,103 |
| Holmes Chapel Umc | Pearlington, MS | $19,913 |
| Holmes Chapel Umc | Pearlington, MS | $19,280 |
| Holmes Chapel Umc | Pearlington, MS | $18,601 |
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