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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1601116

The Seelert Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New Canaan, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $72,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $537,534

  • Tax year 2024

    $73,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $543,535

  • Tax year 2023

    $76,100

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $573,366

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,334

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $590,963

  • Tax year 2021

    $63,933

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $570,103

  • Tax year 2020

    $63,868

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $584,386

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,350

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $636,955

  • Tax year 2018

    $59,100

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $661,526

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Waveny Park ConservancyNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $16,000
  2. New Canaan Ram Football AssociationNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $11,000
  3. Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $10,500
  4. New Canaan Land TrustNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  5. CT StageNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  6. New Canaan Community FoundationNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  7. Project BroadwayNew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  8. New Canaan EMSNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $2,500
  9. GetaboutNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  10. Staying Put in New CaananNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  11. Town Players of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  12. Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  13. CCNC FoundationNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  14. New Canaan Charitable FoundationNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  15. New Canaan LibraryNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  16. Uconn FoundationStors, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  17. The Woodstock FoundationWoodstock, VT

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  18. New Canaan Historical SocietyNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable contribution

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment1 grant $16,00063% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $3,50014% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $3,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut15 grants $66,500
  2. New York1 grant $3,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Stephen M SeelertPRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sarah P SeelertSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert L SeelertDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • John E SeelertDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Perry D SeelertDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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