World Cafe Community Foundation

Private foundation El Cerrito, CA EIN: 01-0557552

World Cafe Community Foundation is a private foundation, based in El Cerrito, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.

World Cafe Community Foundation at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$28,780
-24.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$28,778
-24.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$28,780$28,778—$739
2024$23,511$37,878$38,296$7,087$1,438
2023$23,929$67,496$81,101$13,344$1,616
2022$37,534$48,201$48,713$9,037$873
2021$38,046$59,991$50,683$4,958$923
2020$28,738$70,903$51,615—$1,316

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, World Cafe Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $739 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

World Cafe Community Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Sampaio Director

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Tan Director

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tomohide Oshima Director

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Lenzo Secretary

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Megumi Komo Trusteedi

    Trusteedirector

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Amy Lenzo (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Megumi Komo (2021–2024) — Trusteedirector
  • Former: Michaela Sieh (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Michelle Sampaio (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Samantha Tan (2021–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Tomohide Oshima (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Vanessa Westley (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Augusto Cuginotti (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Lina Cramer (2020–2021) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Paul Borawski (2020–2021) — Treasurer & Chair
  • Former: Sabine Soeder (2020–2021) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Latino Tadashi (2020) — Trustee & Director

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 World Cafe Community Foundation

How much is World Cafe Community Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, World Cafe Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $739 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is World Cafe Community Foundation's EIN?

World Cafe Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0557552. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 27, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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