CISMAS FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.0M · expenses $149K · assets $4.0M
- EIN
- 74-3032016
- Address
- 14696 VIA DE MARCOS, SARATOGA, CA 95070-6150
- Website
- cismas.org
- NTEE code
- O20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2023
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 2020-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 2020-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia Cismas | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sorin Cismas | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cristina Florea | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2025 · 7 grants to organizations · $79K · 4 grants to individuals · $25K
2024 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 6 grants to individuals · $75K
2023 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 4 grants to individuals · $60K
2022 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $39K
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 9 grants to individuals · $44K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 3 grants to individuals · $69K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2025 · 1 contributor · $427K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorin and Octavia Cismas | Person | Saratoga, CA | $427,279 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing |
2024 · 1 contributor · $487K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorin and Octavia Cismas | Person | Saratoga, CA | $486,710 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
2023 · 1 contributor · $392K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorin Octavia Cismas | Person | Saratoga, CA | $392,467 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
2022 · 2 contributors · $210K
2021 · 2 contributors · $535K
2020 · 3 contributors · $540K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorin and Octavia Cismas | Person | Saratoga, CA | $471,620 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
| 2 | American Online Giving Foundation | Person | Clearwater, FL | $35,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
| 3 | Sabrina Cismas | Person | Saratoga, CA | $33,168 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,027,263 | $149,488 | $4,046,609 | $4,046,609 | $452,079 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,280,752 | $116,147 | $3,168,834 | $3,168,834 | $507,910 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $501,316 | $95,264 | $2,004,229 | $2,004,229 | $393,720 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $227,836 | $62,567 | $1,598,177 | $1,598,177 | $209,651 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $545,947 | $53,083 | $1,432,908 | $1,432,908 | $538,253 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $557,778 | $79,026 | $940,044 | $940,044 | $541,438 | - | $0 | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $158,500 in all, tax years 2016 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2021, 2023-2024 | 5 | $125,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $33,500 | 2016 | $33,500 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990PF · $149,488 spent · pay $0 · grants $104,003 · events $7,298
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $104,003 | 69.6% | |
| Taxes | $18,942 | 12.7% | |
| Occupancy | $16,924 | 11.3% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $7,298 | 4.9% | |
| Interest | $1,401 | 0.9% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $683 | 0.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $237 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $149,488 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990PF · $116,147 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,371 · events $21,880
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $75,371 | 64.9% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $21,880 | 18.8% | |
| Occupancy | $12,811 | 11.0% | |
| Interest | $2,474 | 2.1% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,855 | 1.6% | |
| Taxes | $1,586 | 1.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $170 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $116,147 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $95,264 spent · pay $0 · grants $60,354 · events $13,759
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $60,354 | 63.4% | |
| Occupancy | $16,659 | 17.5% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $13,759 | 14.4% | |
| Interest | $2,141 | 2.2% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,325 | 1.4% | |
| Taxes | $856 | 0.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $170 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $95,264 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $62,567 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,222 · events $11,679
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $39,222 | 62.7% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $11,679 | 18.7% | |
| Occupancy | $7,315 | 11.7% | |
| Interest | $1,773 | 2.8% | |
| Other expenses | $1,339 | 2.1% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,325 | 2.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $171 | 0.3% | |
| Taxes | -$257 | -0.4% | |
| Total | $62,567 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $53,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $43,688 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $43,688 | 82.3% | |
| Occupancy | $6,470 | 12.2% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,384 | 2.6% | |
| Taxes | $977 | 1.8% | |
| Interest | $343 | 0.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $221 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $53,083 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $79,026 spent · pay $0 · grants $69,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $69,000 | 87.3% | |
| Occupancy | $7,884 | 10.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,985 | 2.5% | |
| Interest | $93 | 0.1% | |
| Taxes | $64 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $79,026 | 100% |