THE LEO SEAL FAMILY FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 BY LONGTIME HANCOCK BANK PRESIDENT LEO W. SEAL, JR., WHO DEMONSTRATED SELFLESSNESS AMID BOTH PROSPERITY AND CATASTROPHE TO ENSURE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR COUNTLESS CITIZENS OF THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. SUBMISSIONS ARE REVIEWED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO OTHER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.