The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-6055549

The Seay Foundation

A private foundation in Colorado Springs, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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
Seay Foundation
2 North Cascade Avenue Ste 560
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 578-2040
[email protected]
Form and materials
Candidate must be nominated by a member of the foundation's advisory committee. Application forms are provided upon request by the nominator. The nomination form, application form with transcript, photo and three references are required by each student desiring consideration.
Deadlines
May 1st of each year.
Restrictions
For scholarship grants at any college or university for higher education in the united states. Maintenance of minimum 2.5 cumulative gpa required.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,314,917

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $19,938,267
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,487,119

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $17,616,107
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,089,169

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $17,031,825
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,101,891

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $17,258,082
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,008,254

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $15,946,913
  • Tax year 2020

    $907,814

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $14,337,705
  • Tax year 2019

    $867,385

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $14,582,765
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,052,681

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $14,556,371

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Assistance GranteesColorado Springs, CO

    Operational fund

    $1,018,033
  2. Educational GranteesColorado Springs, CO

    Tuition grant

    $296,884

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $1,314,917

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • W Bruce KopperTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy ChampionDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Other foundations in Colorado

  1. Two Lights Foundation IncDenver, CO 23 grants Preselected only $1,313,820 giving
  2. Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation IGreenwood Village, CO 8 grants Preselected only $1,317,001 giving
  3. ELDRED FOUNDATION INC co CAROLYN S ELDREDWestminster, CO 5 grants Preselected only $1,310,000 giving
  4. The Campos Epc FoundationDenver, CO 46 grants Preselected only $1,299,397 giving
  5. The Rifkin FoundationDenver, CO 1 grant Preselected only $1,286,500 giving