Cemo Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Folsom, CA EIN: 20-4559996

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Folsom, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $178K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $860.

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Cemo Family Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$178,181
-5.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Cemo Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: $10KLeukemia & Lymphoma Society$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

SacramentoTampa

How Cemo Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sacramento, CAMedical$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$178,181$484$10,669$10,0001$10,525$860$10,323
2024$188,376$-725$11,210$10,0001$10,990$124$9,729
2023$200,311$-412,387$204————$9,336
2022$612,909$833$13,688$13,0002$13,000$514$9,841
2021$625,918$2,072$6,207$5,0001—$1,460$9,263
2020$639,753$10,124$6,085$5,0001—$9,484$10,187

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cemo Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation is led by Sammy F. Cemo, CEO & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sammy F. Cemo

    CEO & President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trini C. Newquist

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendi Bradley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberlee A. Cemo

    Secretary & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Cemo Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Cemo Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Cemo Family Charitable Foundation?

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation reported $178K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Cemo Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida.

What is Cemo Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Cemo Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4559996. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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