The S.E.A.L. Foundation

What The S.E.A.L. Foundation does

The S.E.A.L. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2017 by Kerry Peroni and headquartered in Lakeville, Massachusetts, with operations concentrated in southeastern Massachusetts (Diocese of Fall River region). Its mission is to create and fund educational and social opportunities for students with learning differences in both non-public and public schools, and in camp settings. The foundation operates a vertically integrated service model: it certifies partner schools in its proprietary Pathways Approach Program (PAP), embeds foundation-funded special education teachers inside those schools, runs professional development including Orton Gillingham training, delivers free family advocacy services, and funds summer camp participation to prevent learning regression.

The foundation's service stack comprises five core offerings: the Pathways Approach Program (program evaluation, custom implementation plans, in-class coaching, presentations, classes, tutoring, consultations, workshops); Professional Development including simulations of learning differences and Orton Gillingham Classroom Educators PD; Advocacy Services for families navigating special education regardless of public/non-public enrollment; Summer Learning Experiences; and the Lexia Core5 Supplemental Reading Program, deployed as a technology-based reading intervention across seven partner schools serving over 1,000 students. The foundation does not develop proprietary technology and instead leverages Lexia Core5 from Lexia Learning (Rosetta Stone). Impact metrics include 1,705 customized consultation hours to teachers, 1,206 hours of direct services to students, 640 hours of free advocacy services, 52 teachers trained in Orton Gillingham, 510+ teachers/community members engaged in neurodiversity training, and 2,252 students trained in understanding neurodiversity.

The foundation is funded through three revenue streams: tax-deductible individual donations, foundation grants (Analog Devices Foundation, BayCoast Bank, Carney Family Foundation, Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation, Bristol County Savings Bank, Don and Marilyn Rodman Family Foundation, Richard A. Perry Memorial Foundation), and event fundraising including annual golf tournaments (8th Annual in 2026), Falmouth Road Race team participation, Rodman Ride for Kids cycling, and the Embrace Our Learning Differences Gala. The organization is led by Founder/President Kerry Peroni with a small core staff of 5 employees per firmographics augmented by a network of 15+ contracted special educators, reading consultants, and literacy specialists. Its Board of Advisors includes professionals from Kenney & Conley P.C., Analog Devices Foundation, Rockland Trust, RE/MAX Platinum, Goodwin Procter LLP, UBS Securities LLC, and Mechanics Cooperative Bank. The organization operates in a regional geography and does not claim a global footprint.

Name

The S.E.A.L. Foundation

Legal name

The S.E.A.L. Foundation

Website

https://thesealfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Learning differences support
• Teacher professional development
• Reading intervention programs
• Special education advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individual donors supporting the foundation's mission to serve students with learning differences.
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from corporate and family foundations including Analog Devices Foundation, BayCoast Bank, Carney Family Foundation, Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation, and others.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue generated from annual events including golf tournaments, road races, cycling events, and galas. Corporate sponsorships at various levels (pin flag sponsors, dinner sponsors, etc.) and individual participant fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The S.E.A.L. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that creates and funds educational and social opportunities for students with learning differences. Its core offerings include the Pathways Approach Program (PAP) — a comprehensive special education program offering program evaluation, implementation planning, in-class coaching, professional development, and ongoing consultation — alongside direct advocacy services for families and funding for summer learning experiences. Services are delivered at no cost to students and schools, funded through donations, grants, and fundraising events.

Product overview

The S.E.A.L. Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides educational services for students who learn differently, operating as a single unified service organization rather than a technology product company. The core offerings include the Pathways Approach Program (a comprehensive special education program), Professional Development services, Advocacy Services, and Summer Learning Experiences. These are supported by specific programs including the Lexia Core5 Supplemental Reading Program, Orton Gillingham Training, and Interactive Parent Forums. The organization focuses on serving learners from early childhood through 12th grade in both public and non-public schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pathways Approach Program (PAP) A comprehensive special education program certification framework providing program evaluations, custom-designed implementation plans, in-class coaching, instruction through presentations, classes, tutoring, consultations, and workshops for students with learning differences from early childhood through 12th grade. Delivered to partner schools (Diocese of Fall River Catholic schools and other non-public/public schools).
• Professional Development Professional development experiences that allow participants to engage in simulations of learning differences (ADHD, dyslexia, autism, auditory processing disorders, executive functioning) and provide instructional strategies such as modifications, accommodations, and instructional practices for teaching all students.
• Advocacy Services Advocacy work providing families of children with learning differences with tools and knowledge to navigate the complex special education process, available to families regardless of whether their child attends public or non-public school.
• Summer Learning Experiences Funding for student participation in summer learning experiences to prevent 'summer slide' or regression in academic skills for students with learning differences.
• Interactive Parent Forums Free online interactive parent forums with presentations and Q&A sessions addressing various topics related to learning differences and managing children with special needs at home.
• Orton Gillingham Training Multisensory, systematic and structured teacher training program to help students build their reading skills, including the Orton Gillingham Approach and Classroom Educators PD.

Quantifiable outcome

• 52 teachers trained in The Orton Gillingham Approach with demonstrated student reading skill growth of 1-2 years shown in pre/post testing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rodman for KidscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe S.E.A.L. Foundation is a proud partner of Rodman for Kids, participating in their annual cycling event to raise funds and awareness for youth-serving organizations in the community.
• Diocese of Fall RivercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner providing access to Catholic schools for Pathways Approach Program implementation and Lexia Core5 reading program across seven elementary schools.
• Lexia Learning (Rosetta Stone)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing Lexia Core5 Supplemental Reading Program, a research-based software solution that delivers differentiated literacy instruction for students across seven partner schools, serving over 1,000 students.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Lexia Learning (a Rosetta Stone company): Provider of Lexia Core5 reading program, the foundation's core intervention technology. Not a direct peer but the technology supplier whose product drives S.E.A.L.'s literacy outcomes.
• Wilson Language Training: Provider of structured literacy curriculum and teacher training (Wilson Reading System). Comparable as a methodology/training ecosystem — S.E.A.L. team members are Wilson-certified, and Wilson is an indirect adjacent training provider.

Broad incumbents

• Child Mind Institute: Large national nonprofit delivering clinical care, educational resources, and advocacy for children with mental health and learning disorders. Overlapping population (families of children with learning differences) at much larger institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Decoding Dyslexia: Grassroots parent-led network advocating for students with dyslexia through state chapters. Comparable mission focus on advocacy, family support, and policy/system change for dyslexic learners.
• Understood.org: Free resource hub for parents of children with learning and attention issues, operated by NCLD. Directly comparable as a content and parent-advocacy resource layer, though delivered digitally at national scale rather than via school partnerships.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD): National nonprofit focused on improving outcomes for the 1 in 5 individuals with learning and attention issues. Directly comparable mission to The S.E.A.L. Foundation but at a national advocacy and policy scale, including operation of Understood.org.
• Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities: Nonprofit providing information, support, and resources to parents of children with learning disabilities and ADHD. Closely aligned with S.E.A.L.'s family-advocacy and parent-forum offerings.
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA): Nonprofit organization dedicated to evidence-based reading instruction and dyslexia advocacy. Highly comparable to S.E.A.L. on the literacy/Orton-Gillingham training side and on family advocacy support.
• Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA): National nonprofit membership organization providing support, resources, and advocacy for individuals with learning disabilities. Operates a similar nonprofit services-and-advocacy model targeting students with learning differences and their families.

Regional players

• Landmark School: Private school in Massachusetts serving students with language-based learning disabilities. Comparable mission and geography but operates as a school rather than a foundation providing PAP-style school certification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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