Seek Ye First Foundation
Seek Ye First Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $141K.
Seek Ye First Foundation at a glance
In short: Seek Ye First Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -67.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -18.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,188,721
- +9.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Seek Ye First Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Recovery Beyond ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Seek Ye First Foundation gives
- Giving grew 400% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 56% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $61K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Recovery Beyond Issaquah, WA | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Timberlake Christian Fellowship Redmond, WA | Sports Court Planning fund | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,188,721 | $157,411 | $50,747 | $20,000 | 2 | $31,846 | $140,910 | $56,788 |
| 2024 | $1,082,057 | $99,343 | $82,940 | $61,000 | 5 | $70,371 | $84,548 | $51,931 |
| 2023 | $1,065,654 | $24,745 | $26,634 | $7,000 | 2 | $20,530 | $22,671 | $50,363 |
| 2022 | $1,067,543 | $-28,257 | $21,040 | $4,000 | 1 | $11,250 | $14,770 | $50,861 |
| 2021 | $1,116,840 | $145,178 | $70,619 | $51,660 | 2 | $58,818 | $133,377 | $56,716 |
| 2020 | $1,042,281 | $22,978 | $51,367 | $28,000 | 3 | — | $15,222 | $52,920 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Seek Ye First Foundation reported a distributable amount of $57K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Seek Ye First Foundation is led by Brad Halbach, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brad Halbach
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Seek Ye First Foundation
How much does Seek Ye First Foundation give each year?
Seek Ye First Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $61K across 5 grants.
How large is Seek Ye First Foundation?
Seek Ye First Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $57K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Seek Ye First Foundation operate?
Seek Ye First Foundation has awarded grants in California, Washington.
What is Seek Ye First Foundation's EIN?
Seek Ye First Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3824300. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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