Garagiste Events Inc
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Garagiste Events Inc at a glance
In short: Garagiste Events Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,977
- -40.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,977
- -40.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,977
- Total assets
- $9,765
- -55.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Garagiste Events Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cal Poly Corp ($17K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Garagiste Events Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $29K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Corp San Luis Obispo, CA | GRANT | $16,977 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,765 | $223,493 | $235,472 | $16,977 | 1 |
| 2024 | $22,023 | $271,614 | $291,178 | $28,500 | 1 |
| 2023 | $-7,087 | $258,534 | $284,458 | — | — |
| 2022 | $16,657 | $279,477 | $276,905 | $17,606 | 1 |
| 2021 | $123,424 | $119,026 | $90,673 | $6,000 | 1 |
| 2020 | $95,071 | $52,441 | $88,975 | $3,350 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Garagiste Events Inc
Based on IRS filings
Garagiste Events Inc is a public charity, based in Templeton, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Garagiste Events Inc is led by Stewart McLennan, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stewart McLennan
President
President & Consultant → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
22 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $17K (2025)
Maggie Tillman
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Matt Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Doug Minnick
Secretary
Secretary & Consultant → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
22 hrs/week
$12K (2020) → $17K (2025)
Fred Bogart
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $17K, to Stewart McLennan (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Garagiste Events Inc
How much does Garagiste Events Inc give each year?
Garagiste Events Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $29K across 1 grant.
How large is Garagiste Events Inc?
Garagiste Events Inc reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $223K.
Where does Garagiste Events Inc operate?
Garagiste Events Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Garagiste Events Inc's EIN?
Garagiste Events Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3281099. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
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