Funding search · EIN 205861027 · Oakley, KS
Seele Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $291,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Citizens Health Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- Colby Community College1 grant · $25,000
- Western Vista Building Complex2 grants · $25,000
- Thomas County Community Foundation3 grants · $23,000
- Logan County Community Foundation3 grants · $23,000
- Prairie Museum of Art & History3 grants · $23,000
- Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library1 grant · $20,000
- Wild West Historical Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- Logan County Healthcare Foundation2 grants · $15,000
- Western Plains Arts Association3 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Citizens Health Foundation · Colby, KS · 2024
General
- $25,000
Citizens Health Foundation · Colby, KS · 2023
Needs for prairie senior
- $25,000
Citizens Health Foundation · Colby, KS · 2022
General
- $25,000
Colby Community College · Colby, KS · 2022
Ag building fund
- $20,000
Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library · Colby, KS · 2024
General
- $15,000
Western Vista Building Complex · Oakley, KS · 2022
General
- $10,000
Logan County Community Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2024
General
- $10,000
Logan County Healthcare Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2024
General
- $10,000
Prairie Museum of Art & History · Colby, KS · 2024
General
- $10,000
Thomas County Community Foundation · Colby, KS · 2024
General
- $10,000
Wild West Historical Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2024
General
- $10,000
Logan County Community Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2023
General
- $10,000
Prairie Museum of Art & History · Colby, KS · 2023
General
- $10,000
Thomas County Community Foundation · Colby, KS · 2023
General
- $10,000
Western Vista Building Complex · Oakley, KS · 2023
General
- $5,000
Tumbleweed Athletics Bc · Colby, KS · 2023
Upit foam landing pit
- $5,000
Logan County Healthcare Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2022
General
- $4,000
Western Plains Arts Association · Colby, KS · 2022
General
- $3,000
Western Plains Arts Association · Colby, KS · 2024
General
- $3,000
Western Plains Arts Association · Colby, KS · 2023
General
- $3,000
Butterfield Trail Museum · Winona, KS · 2022
General
- $3,000
Logan County Community Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2022
General
- $3,000
Prairie Museum of Art & History · Colby, KS · 2022
General
- $3,000
Smoky Hills Public Tv · Bunker Hill, KS · 2022
General
- $3,000
Thomas County Community Foundation · Colby, KS · 2022
General
- $3,000
Wild West Historical Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2022
General
- $2,500
Oakley Kansas Fire Department · Oakley, KS · 2024
General
- $2,500
Winona Rural Fire Dept · Winona, KS · 2024
General
- $2,000
Butterfield Trail Museum · Winona, KS · 2024
General
- $2,000
Butterfield Trail Museum · Winona, KS · 2023
General
- $2,000
Helping Hands of Oakley · Oakley, KS · 2023
General
- $2,000
Oakley Kansas Fire Department · Oakley, KS · 2023
General
- $2,000
Usd 274 · Oakley, KS · 2023
Theatre project
- $2,000
Wild West Historical Foundation · Oakley, KS · 2023
General
- $2,000
Winona Rural Fire Dept · Winona, KS · 2023
General
- $2,000
Helping Hands of Oakley · Oakley, KS · 2022
School supply giveaway
- $1,500
Logan County Fairgrounds · Oakley, KS · 2022
General
- $1,500
Thomas County Fairgrounds · Colby, KS · 2022
General
- $1,500
Tumbleweed Chorus · Goodland, KS · 2022
General
- $1,500
Usd 274 · Oakley, KS · 2022
Theatre project
- $1,500
Winona Rural Fire Dept · Winona, KS · 2022
General
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