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The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Walnut Creek, California · EIN 721605589

The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Walnut Creek, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $40,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $35,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,0001$756,949
2024$35,0007$761,788
2025$40,0008$781,374

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

Contactship Fund
5321 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Phone or email(510) 653-9716
What to submitStudents must submit an application to the committee, and must include grade transcripts, essays, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, and community service. The committee evaluates the five criteria based on a point system and interviews each applicant. The students with the highest point totals are awarded scholarships.
DeadlinesMarch 31st of each year

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$40,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Education$5,000
Individual
CA
Education$5,000
Individual
CA
Education$5,000
Individual
CA
Education$5,000
Individual
CA
Education$5,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31st of each year.

How much does The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund give?

$40,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Alfred Gavello (President) and Jessica Gavello (Director).

What does The Lawrence Bossola-Colombo Club Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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