Sellers Scholarship

Foundation · Grantmaker Erie, PA EIN: 30-6130635

Sellers Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Erie, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $751K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 38 grants totaling $41K. Net investment income was $21K.

Key facts about Sellers Scholarship

In short: Sellers Scholarship gave $41K across 38 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Indiana. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
30-6130635
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$41,390
Grants made (2025)
38
Average grant
$1,089
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025)
Total assets
$751,343
Primary geography
Indiana (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Quick answers about Sellers Scholarship

How much does Sellers Scholarship give each year?

Sellers Scholarship gave $41K across 38 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $39K across 16 grants.

What is Sellers Scholarship's typical grant size?

Sellers Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,089, across 38 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sellers Scholarship that year got $1K on average.

Where does Sellers Scholarship give grants?

Sellers Scholarship gives mostly in Indiana: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kokomo, IN (12 grants), Muncie, IN (7 grants), Lawrenceburg, IN (4 grants) and Marion, IN (3 grants).

Does Sellers Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 38 grants with a stated purpose on Sellers Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (38 grants).

Who are Sellers Scholarship's largest grantees?

Sellers Scholarship's largest 2025 grantees include Indiana University Kokomo ($12,000 across 12 grants), Ball State University ($7,000 across 7 grants) and Ivy Tech Community College ($5,500 across 4 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Sellers Scholarship?

Sellers Scholarship reported $751K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $46K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Is Sellers Scholarship open to new grantees?

18%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$751K

-3.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$41K

+6.1% YoY

Grant Count

38

+137.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

-55.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sellers Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Sellers Scholarship

Based on IRS filings

Sellers Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Erie, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $751K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 38 grants totaling $41K. Net investment income was $21K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states

Share of all 38 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

KokomoMuncieLawrenceburgWest LafayetteMarionIndianapolisSt PaulTerre HauteFort WayneIndianapoloisEvansvilleOklahoma CityWaukeshaAndersonAngolaBloomingtonGoshenOsageTampaVincennes

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$751,343$774,529$793,041
Revenue$26,722$31,871$133,468
Expenses$51,276$50,373$44,557
Qualifying Distributions$45,612$43,624$38,956
Net Investment Income$20,913$26,209$128,412
Distributable Amount$45,696$43,368$41,675

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K17 grants202015 grants202114 grants202215 grants202316 grants202438 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Indiana University Kokomo: $12K across 12 grantsIndiana University Kokomo$12K · 12 grantsBall State University: $7K across 7 grantsBall State University$7K · 7 grantsIvy Tech Community College: $6K across 4 grantsIvy Tech Community College$6K · 4 grantsIndiana Wesleyan University: $3K across 3 grantsIndiana Wesleyan University$3K · 3 grantsPurdue University: $3K across 3 grantsPurdue University$3K · 3 grantsIndiana Tech: $3KIndiana Tech$3KFull Circle: $1KFull Circle$1KIndiana University Kokomo Lockbox: $1KIndiana University KokomoLockbox$1KIndiana State University: $1KIndiana State University$1KBethel University: $1KBethel University$1K

Grant Size Distribution

98 grants across all recorded years

98<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Lawrenceburg, INSCHOLARSHIP$2,500
Indiana Tech Ft Wayne, INSCHOLARSHIP$2,500
FULL CIRCLE Aurora, COSCHOLARSHIP$1,390
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO Kokomo, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO Kokomo, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO Kokomo, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO Kokomo, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO Kokomo, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO LOCKBOX Indianapolis, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO Kokomo, INSCHOLARSHIP$1,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sellers Scholarship?

Sellers Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Erie, PA. It holds $751K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Sellers Scholarship's EIN?

Sellers Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6130635. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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