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The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes

Accepts applications Holyoke, Colorado · EIN 806178802

The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes is a private foundation in Holyoke, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $280,263 in 41 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $33,725. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $289,922 the year before.

32% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$277,69039$5.9 million
2024$289,92243$5.7 million
2025$280,26341$5.6 million

How to apply

ContactCarol Haynes
24643 County Road 29, Holyoke, CO 80734
Phone or email(970) 854-3494
What to submitWritten applications or completed online. Personal information, cumulative grade scores, financial need, career choices or area of study in post-secondary education. Institution of choice. References, high school attended and year of graduation.
DeadlinesMarch 15 every year.
RestrictionsMust be a graduate of Holyoke or Haxtun High School. Scholarships are distributed to the Post-Secondary school of the students choice.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado17$128,388
Nebraska9$54,750
South Dakota2$25,875
Texas5$22,250
Kansas3$19,500
Iowa2$9,000
Arizona1$8,500
Oklahoma1$7,000
Wyoming1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 41 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
Scholarship$33,725
University of Colorado - Boulder
Boulder, CO
Scholarship$21,788
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO
Scholarship$19,625
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Scholarship$16,250
SD School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City, SD
Scholarship$14,000
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
Scholarship$11,875
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Scholarship$11,250
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
Scholarship$9,000
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Scholarship$8,500
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, IA
Scholarship$7,000
Creighton
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$7,000
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Scholarship$7,000
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Scholarship$7,000
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Curtis, NE
Scholarship$7,000
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Scholarship$7,000
McCook Commuity College
McCook, NE
Scholarship$6,000
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
Scholarship$5,500
North Platte Community College
North Platte, NE
Scholarship$5,000
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CO
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CO
Scholarship$5,000
University of Texas-Austin
Austin, TX
Scholarship$4,500
Phillips County Family Education Services
Holyoke, CO
Scholarship$4,000
Concordia University- NE
Seward, NE
Scholarship$3,500
McPherson College
McPherson, KS
Scholarship$3,500
Regis University
Denver, CO
Scholarship$3,500
Midland University
Fremont, NE
Scholarship$3,500
University of Nebraska-Kearney
Kearney, NE
Scholarship$3,500
Pima Medical Institute
Colorado Springs, CO
Scholarship$3,500
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
Scholarship$3,500
The Hair & Skin Refinery
Loveland, CO
Scholarship$3,500
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Scholarship$3,500
University of Colorado - CO Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Scholarship$3,500
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO
Scholarship$3,500
Southeast Community College
Milford, NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$2,500
Southern Methodist University - Law
Dallas, TX
Scholarship$2,000
West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX
Scholarship$2,000
Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CO
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15 every year..

How much does The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes give?

$280,263 in tax year 2025, across 41 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes?

Its 2025 filing lists Kimbra Killin (Trustee), David Colver (Trustee) and Carol Haynes (Treasurer).

What does The Leland Trust CO Carol Haynes fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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