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August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust)

Preselected recipients only Sonoma, California · EIN 680386154

August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust) is a private foundation in Sonoma, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,862 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,778 and the largest $23,307. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $27,999 the year before.

25% 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$49,6548$31,403
2024$27,9993$140
2025$30,8624$10,831

How to apply

August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust) says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust) funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$30,862

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Francis Solano School
Sonoma, CA
No specific purpose.$23,307
Crescent Montessori
Sonoma, CA
No specific purpose.$3,059
JS Paluch Companyst Francis of Assisi
Walnut Creek, CA
No specifc purpose.$2,496
Justin-Siena High School
Napa, CA
No specific purpose.$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust) accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust) give?

$30,862 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,778.

Who runs August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust)?

Its 2025 filing lists Don A Sebastiani Jr (Trustee), August D Sebastiani (Trustee) and Emilia Sebastiani Coakley (Trustee).

What does August & Sylvia Sebastiani Foundation (Fka August Sebastiani Charitable Trust) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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