Sempre Avanti Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 81-4627385

Sempre Avanti Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $369K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $18K.

Key facts about Sempre Avanti Foundation

In short: Sempre Avanti Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
81-4627385
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$369,146
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$369K

-2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

+17.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+17.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sempre Avanti Foundation reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Sempre Avanti Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

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

Cities

WindsorButteLovelandRichardsonSolana Beach

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $50K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

American Legacy Academy: $20KAmerican Legacy Academy$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Legacy Academy ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Legacy Academy Windsor, COTo buy books for the school library$20,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$369,146$377,575$384,308
Revenue$18,006$16,342$-12,290
Expenses$26,435$23,075$16,029
Qualifying Distributions$26,135$22,836$15,561
Net Investment Income$18,006$16,342$17,182
Distributable Amount$27,215$25,371$22,848

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 2, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sempre Avanti Foundation is led by Pat Devereaux, Director, Secretary, Treasurer & President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pat Devereaux

    Director, Secretary, Treasurer & President

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer → Director, Secretary, Treasurer & President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Sample

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Harry Devereaux (2019–2020) — Director & President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Sempre Avanti Foundation

How much does Sempre Avanti Foundation give each year?

Sempre Avanti Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 1 grant.

How large is Sempre Avanti Foundation?

Sempre Avanti Foundation reported $369K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Sempre Avanti Foundation operate?

Sempre Avanti Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Montana, Texas.

What is Sempre Avanti Foundation's EIN?

Sempre Avanti Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4627385. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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