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Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation

Accepts applications Concord, California · EIN 680100302

Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation is a private foundation in Concord, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $41,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $30,000 the year before.

80% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,0003$4.6 million
2024$41,0005$4.8 million

How to apply

ContactLouisa Binswanger
PO Box 5397, Concord, CA 94524
Phone or email(925) 682-7492
What to submitLetter of request, including basis for submission

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$41,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Rose Catholic School
Roseville, CA
Unrestricted$10,000
St Perpetua School
Lafayette, CA
Unrestricted$10,000
St Mary of the Immaculate
Los Gatos, CA
Unrestricted$10,000
American Martyrs School
Manhattan Beach, CA
Unrestricted$10,000
Valley View PTA
Pleasanton, CA
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation give?

$41,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Louisa Binswanger (Trustee), Marie Adler (Trustee) and Linda Colvis (Turstee).

What does Silvio & Mary Garaventa Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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