You are invited to join in our mission inspired by the Open Hearts Movement.
“Our mother was always thinking of other people. My sisters and I have countless stories of how she made a meal, spent time talking, or opened her home to others in need. She left a legacy of love and family. It is my hope that her life’s philosophy, the Open Hearts Philosophy, will become a movement through the Foundation’s work and legacy. I invite you to open your heart and join us. Everyone is welcome,” Jane Seymour, Founder, Board member, artist and award-winning actress.
grant program
We announced our latest grant cycle on Monday, July 21st, 2025. The Open Hearts Foundation has a framework for its grantmaking program in alignment with the Open Hearts Philosophy.
A Few Nonprofit Partners From our 2024 Grant Cycle:
CITY YOUTH NOW
CHINLE PLANTING HOPE
MANNA CONEJO VALLEY FOOD PANTRY
SOLIDARITY SANDY SPRINGS
community impact
“We are so grateful to the Open Hearts Foundation for their VERY generous $25,000 matching funds that will support our nutritional, fresh produce selections for our struggling work force population. With this funding we will be able to provide 10-15 fresh produce selections to our 750+ weekly shoppers and their families for several months. With the increasing cost of food, we continue to see new families who need a hand up every week. Open Hearts help came at a great time as the community needs continue to grow. Thank you for your heart for helping neighbors.”
Jennifer Barnes Co-Founder at Solidarity Sandy Springs
“With the support of incredible foundations like Open Hearts, in 2024, the Volunteer Center was able to deliver 4,044 literacy bags filled with books, STEM Kits, crayons, math tools, a toothbrush, a teddy bear, and other critical education tools - reaching over 50 schools and 146 classrooms in five school districts. Thank you, Open Hearts, for your partnership and for helping us spread empathy and kindness in the South Bay community one classroom at a time.”
Dr. Josh Gezahegn President/CEO at The Volunteer Center of South Bay, Harbor, and Long Beach
“On behalf of all of us at Chinle Planting Hope, thank you, Open Hearts Foundation, for the $7,000 grant supporting our R.E.A.D. in Beauty Bookmobile and literacy program. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to purchase much needed program supplies and equipment - including tablets, STEM toys and activities, science kits, and supplies for science experiments - all of which promote literacy and increase interest in STEM-related learning pathways and careers early in the lives of underrepresented children.”
Amber Drinen CPH Program Coordinator at Chinle Planting Hope
volunteer program
Every generation can volunteer, do something to help others, and find their unique purpose. Since 2017, together, we have been able to inspire and engage volunteers across the world in the Open Hearts Movement.
Volunteer With Purpose
At the Open Hearts Foundation, we believe in turning compassion into action. Our volunteer program offers meaningful opportunities for individuals to give back by supporting the incredible nonprofit organizations we fund. Whether you're looking to lend your professional expertise through skills-based volunteering or get involved directly with hands-on service, we connect passionate volunteers with community needs.
By joining our volunteer network, you become part of the Open Hearts movement—uplifting grassroots changemakers and helping turn adversity into possibility.
Email us @ info@openheartsfoundation.org for more information.
Operation Teddy Bear Volunteer Day
Open Hearts Volunteers teamed up with The Volunteer Center of South Bay, Harbor, and Long Beach to pack 4,044 literacy bags. These efforts supported 146 classrooms across the South Bay community.
Family Volunteer Day
On Family Volunteer Day, Open Hearts Foundation Founder Jane Seymour, Board Treasurer Mark Ebling, and Executive Director Trena Pitchford joined 20 passionate volunteers at Manna Conejo Valley Food Pantry in the Conejo Valley, united by a shared purpose: to serve their community with open hearts and helping hands. Together, they unloaded and sorted thousands of pounds of food to ensure that families in need receive nourishment, hope, and support.
Paramount Ranch Volunteer Event
80 volunteers helped plant seeds, native grasses, and trees at Paramount Ranch in December 2021 and in July 2022, 50 volunteers joined us to complete the park’s goal of planting 50,000 native grasses and trees. We will return in 2022 and 2023 to help again in this two year project.
nonprofit honorees
Our Nonprofit Partners are as varied as the causes they represent. Thanks to your donations, their impact has changed lives across the globe.
AVERY COLVERT
SONJA PERKINS
VASSO PALIOURAS
emergency relief fund partners
The Foundation’s mission truly came to life during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022. In response, we provided immediate grants to twenty-three Nonprofit Partners.
