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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7204615

Arata Brothers Trust

A private foundation in Carmichael, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $335,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Matson Sewell
5151 Arden Way 6
Carmichael, CA 95608
(650) 815-5573
[email protected]
Form and materials
Submission information on website
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Sacramento Region

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $335,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,021,819

  • Tax year 2024

    $347,525

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,984,188

  • Tax year 2023

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,578,586

  • Tax year 2022

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,858,923

  • Tax year 2021

    $349,533

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,190,522

  • Tax year 2020

    $342,615

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,268,817

  • Tax year 2019

    $349,829

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,448,602

  • Tax year 2018

    $338,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,656,899

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Improve Your TomorrowSacramento, CA

    IYT Scholars building redevelopment

    $100,000
  2. 916 InkSacramento, CA

    Read On! Reading tutor program support

    $59,250
  3. 916 InkSacramento, CA

    Read On! Reading tutor program support

    $59,250
  4. Sierra Nevada JourneysReno, NV

    Grizzly Creek Ranch

    $50,000
  5. Womens EmpowermentSacramento, CA

    Workforce prep for homeless women

    $25,000
  6. Individual

    Agriculture, Water, Energy, and the Environment (Project AWE)

    $20,000
  7. Society for the BlindSacramento, CA

    Support for blind students CAREERS program

    $12,000
  8. Yolo Basin FoundationDavis, CA

    Discover the Flyaway school program

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development2 grants $150,00048% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $143,50045% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $12,0004% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $265,500
  2. Nevada1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dorothy Matson SewellTrustee Hours 50Pay $20,000
  • August SewellTrustee Hours 10Pay $20,000
  • Lisa MalviniTrustee Hours 10Pay $20,000

The return

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