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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1778116

The Seed Foundation

A private foundation in Defiance, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $15,041 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Seed Foundation co Mary Machon
5 Barn Rd
Defiance, MO 63341
(636) 537-9700
Form and materials
The foundation has a scholarship application form which can be obtained by request.
Deadlines
None at present.
Restrictions
Grants are made to provide private or public college scholarships (only) to private or public high school attendees or graduates (only).

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,041

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,804,972

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,317

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $929,031

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,251

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $885,463

  • Tax year 2022

    $79,146

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $523,015

  • Tax year 2021

    $138,799

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $599,650

  • Tax year 2020

    $126,790

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $189,697

  • Tax year 2019

    $131,607

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $327,142

  • Tax year 2018

    $66,564

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $453,328

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Tuition

    $5,553
  2. Individual

    Room and Board

    $5,250
  3. Individual

    Tuition

    $4,238

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Thomas SehnertPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert C Graham IIISecretary, Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hunter BrownDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tim HallsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary MachonExecutive Director/Director Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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