The Leland Trust Co Carol Haynes
Holyoke, CO · EIN 80-6178802. Reported 204 grants totalling $1,161,790 to 79 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Leland Trust Co Carol Haynes did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $7,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $39,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling, CO | $114,725 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO | $105,667 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado - Boulder | Boulder, CO | $64,904 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska- Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $47,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $46,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dragon's Wagon Preschool | Holyoke, CO | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Haxtun Bullpup Preschool | Haxtun, CO | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | $33,535 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Phillips County Family Education | Holyoke, CO | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Hills State University | Spearfish, SD | $28,625 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sd School of Mines & Technology | Rapid City, SD | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado - Co Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $26,288 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $26,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK | $24,503 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $24,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Laramie Community College | Cheyenne, WY | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adams State University | Alamosa, CO | $20,590 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Concordia University- Ne | Seward, NE | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southeast Community College | Milford, NE | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska-Kearney | Kearney, NE | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago, IL | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic | Davenport, IA | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $14,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| West Texas a & M University | Canyon, TX | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mcpherson College | Mcpherson, KS | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska-Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nw Kansas Technical College | Goodland, KS | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture | Curtis, NE | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado--Denver | Denver, CO | $10,107 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood, CO | $10,002 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mccook Commuity College | Mccook, NE | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chadron State College | Chadron, NE | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aims Community College | Greeley, CO | $7,420 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Creighton | Omaha, NE | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fort Lewis College | Durango, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Midland University | Fremont, NE | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southeast Community College - Mildord | Mildord, NE | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Colorado University | Gunnison, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $6,050 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction, CO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton, CO | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, SD | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Platte Community College | North Platte, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Texas-Austin | Austin, TX | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Baby Bear Hugs | Yuma, CO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hastings College | Hastings, NE | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Goodwell, OK | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Phillips County Family Education Services | Holyoke, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood, CO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia - School of Law | Charlottesville, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah State University | Logan Ut, UT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Denver Seminary | Littleton, CO | $3,874 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Hayes State University | Hays, KS | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pima Medical Institute | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southeast Community College - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hair & Skin Refinery | Loveland, CO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Utah State University | Seattle, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aveda Institute | Denver, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smu Law Office | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eastern Wyoming College | Torrington, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn Foster College | Scranton, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Methodist University - Law | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Welding Academy | Gillette, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Front Range Community College | Fort Collins, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Platte Comm College | North Platte, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Ne Community College | Scottsbluff, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mclennan Community College | Waco, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
49 of 79 (62%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 74%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 83 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $152,395 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $161,520 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $277,690 | $3,500 |
| 2024 | 43 | $289,922 | $3,500 |
| 2025 | 41 | $280,263 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
51% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Leland Trust Co Carol Haynes's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 24643 County Road 29, Holyoke, CO, 80734. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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