The Seale Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 47-5320095

The Seale Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $410 in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $12.

The Seale Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$410
+432.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,493
+229.9% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$5,150
+2.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,160
+2.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Seale Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 8 (38%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

Dripping SpringsAustinDriftwoodDripping SPGSGreenwoodHouston

How The Seale Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 98% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M8 grants2019 5 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $1.5M (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hill Country Rally for Kids Inc Dripping Springs, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$410$5,493$5,160——$5,150$12$36
2024$77$1,665$5,032——$5,025$106$56
2023$3,444$25,574$33,133$20,0001$33,086$529$237
2022$11,003$772,791$1,018,952$1,000,0003$1,012,925$214,173$9,208
2021$257,164$570,419$677,110$660,0004$672,925$376,617$6,666
2020$363,855$108,023$902,642$883,0755—$92,802$38,025
2019$1,158,474$165,499$1,528,580$1,497,5008—$151,288$92,976

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Seale Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Seale Foundation is led by RH Seale, President, Director, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • RH Seale

    President, Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyssa Seale

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: R H Seale (2019–2020) — President, Director, Secretary & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Seale Foundation

How large is The Seale Foundation?

The Seale Foundation reported $410 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Seale Foundation operate?

The Seale Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana, Texas.

What is The Seale Foundation's EIN?

The Seale Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5320095. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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