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CISMAS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
CISMAS FOUNDATION (EIN 74-3032016)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-01-21
IRS object ID
202630299349100318
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-01-21T23:27:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN743032016EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CISMAS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCISMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4088670203PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114696 VIA DE MARCOSAddressLine1Txt
CitySARATOGACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95070ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSorin CismasPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone4088920352PhoneNum
Signature2026-01-29SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$5,495,049FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$452,079ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$64InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$64InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$64InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$73,508DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$73,508DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$73,508DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Gross Rents Rev And Expnss$0GrossRentsRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Rents Net Invst Incm$0GrossRentsNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Rents Adj Net Incm$0GrossRentsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Rental Income Or Loss$0NetRentalIncomeOrLossAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$501,612NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,590,595GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$501,612CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Incm Modifications Adj Net Incm$0IncmModificationsAdjNetIncmAmt
Gross Sales Less Ret And Allwnc$0GrossSalesLessRetAndAllwncAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Profit Adj Net Incm$0GrossProfitAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$0OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$0OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,027,263TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$575,184TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$73,572TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$0OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Adj Net Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsAdjNetIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$0PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$0PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Adj Net Incm$0PensionEmplBnftAdjNetIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$0PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$237AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$237AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$0OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$0OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$1,401InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$1,322InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest Adj Net Incm$79InterestAdjNetIncmAmt
Interest Dsbrs Chrtbl$0InterestDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$18,942TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$18,942TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$683DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$0DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Adj Net Incm$683DeprecAndDpltnAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$16,924OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$0OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Adj Net Incm$16,918OccupancyAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$6OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$7,298TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Adj Net Incm$0TravConfMeetingAdjNetIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,298TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$0PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Adj Net Incm$0PrintingAndPubAdjNetIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$0PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$0OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$0OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$45,485TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,322TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$36,859TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,304TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$104,003ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$104,003ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$149,488TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,322TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$36,859TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$111,307TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$877,775ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$573,862NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$36,713AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$375CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$554,384CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$554,384CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$25SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$25SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$25SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$0AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl Allwnc Dbtfl Acct$0AcctRcvblAllwncDbtflAcctAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$0AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$0AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$0AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Pledges Rcvbl$0PledgesRcvblAmt
Pledges Rcvbl Allwnc Dbtfl Acct$0PledgesRcvblAllwncDbtflAcctAmt
Pledges Rcvbl BOY$0PledgesRcvblBOYAmt
Pledges Rcvbl EOY$0PledgesRcvblEOYAmt
Pledges Rcvbl EOYFMV$0PledgesRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Grants Receivable BOY$0GrantsReceivableBOYAmt
Grants Receivable EOY$0GrantsReceivableEOYAmt
Grants Receivable EOYFMV$0GrantsReceivableEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers BOY$0RcvblFromOfficersBOYAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl BOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblBOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Inventories BOY$0InventoriesBOYAmt
Inventories EOY$0InventoriesEOYAmt
Inventories EOYFMV$0InventoriesEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$0PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$0PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$0PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$0USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$3,166,007CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$3,490,456CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$4,938,896CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$0CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Invst Land Cost Or Other Basis$0InvstLandCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Invst Land Accum Depreciation$0InvstLandAccumDepreciationAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Mortgage Loans BOY$0MortgageLoansBOYAmt
Mortgage Loans EOY$0MortgageLoansEOYAmt
Mortgage Loans EOYFMV$0MortgageLoansEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,415LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,671LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$2,427LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$1,744LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$1,744LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,168,834TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,046,609TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$5,495,049TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$0AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$0AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Grants Payable BOY$0GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$0GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Deferred Revenue BOY$0DeferredRevenueBOYAmt
Deferred Revenue EOY$0DeferredRevenueEOYAmt
Loans From Officers BOY$0LoansFromOfficersBOYAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$1,164,605AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$877,775AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$2,004,229RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$3,168,834RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$3,168,834TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,046,609TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$3,168,834TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$4,046,609TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$3,168,834TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$877,775ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$4,046,609SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,046,609TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (12 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
Publicly Traded SecuritiesD2020-12-162025-02-13$153,397$0$82,852$70,545$70,545
Publicly Traded SecuritiesD2020-12-162025-02-25$110,872$0$57,359$53,513$53,513
Publicly Traded SecuritiesD2020-12-162025-08-08$479,255$0$280,423$198,832$198,832
Publicly Traded SecuritiesD2020-12-162025-11-13$55,125$0$25,493$29,632$29,632
Publicly Traded SecuritiesD2021-12-012025-11-26$390,406$0$231,945$158,461$158,461
Publicly Traded SecuritiesD2021-12-012025-11-28$110,850$0$66,964$43,886$43,886
Public Traded Securities$13,966$0$9,735$4,231$4,231
Public Traded Securities$38,708$0$30,560$8,148$8,148
Public Traded Securities$13,792$0$8,777$5,015$5,015
Public Traded Securities$5,790$0$3,511$2,279$2,279
Public Traded Securities$42,785$0$24,576$18,209$18,209
Public Traded Securities$175,649$0$266,788-$91,139-$91,139
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$501,612CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$0NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$7,977InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$7,977SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$7,977TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$10,710EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$10,710TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$2,733OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$2,733AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresscismas.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksSorin CismasIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4088920352PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114696 VIA DE MARCOSAddressLine1Txt
CitySARATOGACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95070ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppYes (true)UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Octavia Cismas
14696 Via de MarcosSaratogaCA95070President10.00$0$0$0
Sorin Cismas
14696 Via de MarcosSaratogaCA95070Treasurer10.00$0$0$0
Cristina Florea
18886 Bellgrove CirSaratogaCA95070Secretary1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Extension of Via Transilvanica through Brasov County connecting Saxon villages like Viscri Bran Rsnov and Zarnesti offering diverse landscapes historical sites and unique carved stone markers promoting sustainable tourism and local economies through authentic experiences.Description1Txt
Expenses1$55,487Expenses1Amt
Description2Cover the tuition for gifted students that do not have the financial means to pay it.Description2Txt
Expenses2$16,139Expenses2Amt
Description3Board of Fellows Fundraising for Santa Clara UniversityDescription3Txt
Expenses3$12,000Expenses3Amt
Description4Cover the tuition for gifted students that do not have the financial means to pay it.Description4Txt
Expenses4$5,020Expenses4Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NONEDescription1Txt
Description2NONEDescription2Txt
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$4,378,578AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$45,864AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$4,424,442TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$4,424,442AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$66,367CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$4,358,075NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$217,904MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$111,307ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$111,307QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Fndtn Ruling2023-11-01PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$36,713CurrentYearAmt
Year1$0Year1Amt
Year2$0Year2Amt
Year3$0Year3Amt
Total$36,713TotalAmt

Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$31,206CurrentYearAmt
Year1$0Year1Amt
Year2$0Year2Amt
Year3$0Year3Amt
Total$31,206TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$111,307CurrentYearAmt
Year1$97,288Year1Amt
Year2$70,688Year2Amt
Year3$40,561Year3Amt
Total$319,844TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Not Used Drt QualifyingDistriNotUsedDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Year1$0Year1Amt
Year2$0Year2Amt
Year3$0Year3Amt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$111,307CurrentYearAmt
Year1$97,288Year1Amt
Year2$70,688Year2Amt
Year3$40,561Year3Amt
Total$319,844TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$4,046,609CurrentYearAmt
Year1$3,168,834Year1Amt
Year2$1,955,834Year2Amt
Year3$1,786,600Year3Amt
Total$10,957,877TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$4,046,609CurrentYearAmt
Year1$3,168,834Year1Amt
Year2$1,955,834Year2Amt
Year3$1,786,600Year3Amt
Total$10,957,877TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$145,269CurrentYearAmt
Year1$108,106Year1Amt
Year2$76,615Year2Amt
Year3$63,357Year3Amt
Total$393,347TotalAmt

Total Support TotalSupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$452,079CurrentYearAmt
Year1$507,910Year1Amt
Year2$393,720Year2Amt
Year3$209,651Year3Amt
Total$1,563,360TotalAmt

Public Support Type PublicSupportType

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$24,800CurrentYearAmt
Year1$21,200Year1Amt
Year2$1,073Year2Amt
Year3$30,000Year3Amt
Total$77,073TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$20,000CurrentYearAmt
Year1$20,000Year1Amt
Year2$0Year2Amt
Year3$30,000Year3Amt
Total$70,000TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$575,119CurrentYearAmt
Year1$772,815Year1Amt
Year2$107,574Year2Amt
Year3$18,185Year3Amt
Total$1,473,693TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerSorin and Octavia CismasContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerN AShareholderManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonSorin CismasRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114696 Via de MarcosAddressLine1Txt
CitySaratogaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95070ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone4088670203RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email Addresssorin@cismas.orgRecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And MaterialsApplications are in the form of a written letter and should be submitted by email text w or w o PDF or JPEG attachments with a concise description of the cause and reason a contribution is requested.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesN ASubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsAwards range from a few hundred to tens of thousands of dollars. There are no geographical limitations although USA and Romania are preferred. Awards are made consistent with The Cismas Foundation Mission for charitable cultural scientific and educational purposes.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (11 entries)

Address Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateRecipientForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalRecipientForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Via Transilvanica
Piatra FantaneleStr Obcioara Nr 97Comuna Tiha BargauluiBistrita NasaudRO427363No RelationshipNCExtension of Via Transilvanica through Brasov County connecting Saxon villages like Viscri Bran Rsnov and Zarnesti offering diverse landscapes historical sites and unique carved stone markers promoting sustainable tourism and local economies through authentic experiences$55,487
Santa Clara University
No RelationshipPCBoard of Fellows Fundraising$12,000500 El Camino RealSanta ClaraCA95053
Asociatia COOLT
Erou Iancu Nicolae 75/XIIVoluntariIFRO077190No RelationshipNCOrganization of cultural and educational events$4,977
Computer History Museum
No RelationshipPCSupport for Computer History Museum Mission$4,2501401 N Shoreline BlvdMountain ViewCA94043
Victor Zana
No RelationshipIHumanitarian help$3,0006180 Scenic AveLivermoreCA94551
Asociatia Connections
Str Bordea Poenaru Nr 6 Ap 19BucurestiBucurestiRO030167No RelationshipNCRomanian Culture and History$1,480
Holy Cross Monastery
No RelationshipPCReligious and Charitable Support$1,00034700 Palomares RoadCastro ValleyCA945529624
Anedot
No RelationshipNCsupport individuals facing financial hardship$5003723 Greenville AveDallasTX752065311Ste 41002
Holy Resurrection Romanian Orthodox
No RelationshipPCReligious and Charitable Support$15026050 Kay AveHaywardCA94545
Ana Girnita
No RelationshipICover the tuition for gifted students that do not have the financial means to pay it.$16,139450 Jane Stanford WayStanfordCA94305
Alexia Ioana Mic
No RelationshipICover the tuition for gifted students that do not have the financial means to pay it.$5,020400 South Orange AveSouth OrangeNJ07079
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$104,003TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Program Service Revenue Dtl ProgramServiceRevenueDtl (7 entries)

DescDescUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
N A$0$0$0
N A$0$0$0
N A$0$0$0
N A$0$0$0
N A$0$0$0
N A$0$0$0
$0$0$0

Membership Dues And Assmnt MembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business900001BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$62UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business900001BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$73,508UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd Prop NetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd Prop NetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Net Rental Income Personal Prop NetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Investment Income OtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business900001BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$501,612UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Net Income Loss From Special Evt NetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (5 entries)

DescDescUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
N/A$0$0$0
N/A$0$0$0
N/A$0$0$0
N/A$0$0$0
N/A$0$0$0

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$575,182UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$575,182TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonSorin and Octavia CismasContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114696 Via de MarcosAddressLine1Txt
CitySaratogaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95070ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$427,279TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category2024 Online Tax Filing FeeCategoryTxt
Amt$237Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$237AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtLifeLifeRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw2022-05-06$763$153linear5.000000$153$0$153
MacBook Air 152024-07-23$2,652$530linear5.000000$530$0$530

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockCorporate StockStockNm
EOY Book Value$3,490,456EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$4,938,896EOYFMVAmt

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (5 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Promise Pegasus32$0$0$0$0
Synology DS1019+ NAS$0$0$0$0
Apple iMac 27 inch Computer$0$0$0$0
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw$305$611$152$152
MacBook Air 15$2,122$1,060$1,592$1,592

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSorin and Octavia CismasPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114696 Via de MarcosAddressLine1Txt
CitySaratogaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95070ZIPCd

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
2024 Federal Taxes$10,710$0$10,710$0
2024 CA Department of Justice RRF-1$200$0$200$0
2025 Estimated Tax$2,678$0$2,678$0
2025 Estimated Tax$5,354$0$5,354$0