How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Sorin Cismas
14696 Via de Marcos
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-0203
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Applications are in the form of a written letter and should be submitted by email text w or w o PDF or JPEG attachments with a concise description of the cause and reason a contribution is requested.
- Deadlines
- N a
- Restrictions
- Awards range from a few hundred to tens of thousands of dollars. There are no geographical limitations although USA and Romania are preferred. Awards are made consistent with The Cismas Foundation Mission for charitable cultural scientific and educational purposes.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$104,003
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $4,046,609
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Tax year 2024
$75,371
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $3,168,834
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Tax year 2023
$60,354
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $2,004,229
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Tax year 2022
$39,222
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,598,177
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Tax year 2021
$43,688
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $1,432,908
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Tax year 2020
$69,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $940,044
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Via TransilvanicaComuna Tiha Bargaului, Romania
Extension of Via Transilvanica through Brasov County connecting Saxon villages like Viscri Bran Rsnov and Zarnesti offering diverse landscapes historical sites and unique carved stone markers promoting sustainable tourism and local economies through authentic experiences
$55,487 -
Individual
Cover the tuition for gifted students that do not have the financial means to pay it.
$16,139 -
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA
Board of Fellows Fundraising
$12,000 -
Individual
Cover the tuition for gifted students that do not have the financial means to pay it.
$5,020 -
Asociatia COOLTVoluntari, Romania
Organization of cultural and educational events
$4,977 -
Computer History MuseumMountain View, CA
Support for Computer History Museum Mission
$4,250 -
Individual
Humanitarian help
$3,000 -
Asociatia ConnectionsBucuresti, Romania
Romanian Culture and History
$1,480 -
Holy Cross MonasteryCastro Valley, CA
Religious and Charitable Support
$1,000 -
Individual
support individuals facing financial hardship
$500 -
Holy Resurrection Romanian OrthodoxHayward, CA
Religious and Charitable Support
$150
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education1 grant $12,00074% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $4,25026% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California4 grants $17,400
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Octavia CismasPresident Hours 10Pay $0
- Sorin CismasTreasurer Hours 10Pay $0
- Cristina FloreaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
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