Lafayette Rotary Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS AND FUND PROGRAMS NEEDED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
- Income
- $164,268
- Spending
- $107,286
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 67%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $16,000 spent. RIGHT STEPS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PROVIDED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE "IMAGINATION LIBRARY" PROGRAM. PARTICIPATING CHILDREN RECEIVE BOOKS TO READ EVERY MONTH.
- $15,000 spent. WABASH RIVER ENHANCEMENT CORP - THE GRANT PROVIDED FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE ICE CREAM CRAWL PROJECT. INCOME FOR THE GRANT CAME FROM MEMBERS AND SPONSOR DONATIONS AND FROM TICKET SALES FOR THE ICE CREAM CRAWL. THE GRANT FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE TRAIL PARK ALONG THE WABASH RIVER TRAIL.
- $16,264 spent. BACKPACK PROJECT - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED FOOD IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN NEEDING ASSISTANCE IN A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOOD PACKS ("BACKPACKS") WERE PROVIDED WEEKLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE CHILDREN OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. OUR ROTARY CLUB WORKED WITH THE FOOD FINDERS ORGANIZATION TO ESTABLISH THE MENU/GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW. THE CLUB ALSO WORKED WITH THE KROGER COMPANY TO PROVIDE MILK COUPONS FOR INCLUSION IN THE FOOD PACKS. APPROXIMATELY 1000 VOLUNTEER HOURS OVER 35 WEEKS WERE DEVOTED TO ASSISTING SOME 80 FAMILIES WITH REGULAR FOOD BACKPACKS
- $39,200 spent. HIGH SCHOOL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - THE LAFAYETTE ROTARY CLUB PROVIDES ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UP TO 5 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR 1ST YEAR OF COLLEGE, AND FOR UP TO 15 VOCATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS HAVE THE NECESSARY APPLICATION FORMS TO USE AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES TO HELP PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IN BOTH CASES, PANELS OF ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS SELECT THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, BASED ON THE SELECTION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE CLUB. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO AN AWARDS LUNCHEON WHERE THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY RECOGNIZED. THIS YEAR, 5 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS OF 1,000 EACH WERE AWARDED, INCLUDING THREE TO PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND TWO TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY. ELEVEN VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS OF 1,000 EACH WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - AS PART OF HABITAT'S WOMEN BUILD PROJECT, OUR CLUB TEAM PROVIDED VOLUNTEER LABOR AND CONTRIBUTED 6,200 IN FUNDS TOWARD A NEW HABITAT HOUSE IN GREATER LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY. CAMPERSHIP PROGRAM - EACH YEAR, A COMMITTEE OF ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS SELECTS LOCAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE GRANTS TO SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AT SUMMER CAMPS THAT THEY SPONSOR. THIS YEAR, EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED FUNDS FOR CAMPERSHIPS, TOTALING 6,000. THE ORGANIZATIONS WERE GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA; BOY SCOUT OF AMERICA SAGAMORE COUNCIL; CIVIC THEATER OF GREATER LAFAYETTE; LOCAL FAMILY YMCA; SALVATION ARMY; HANNA COMMUNITY CENTER; HAAN MUSEUM OF INDIANA ART; AND LAFAYETTE URBAN MINISTRIES. SERVANTS AT WORK RAMP BUILD PROJECT - THE ROTARY CLUB PROVIDED A TEAM OF ITS MEMBERS TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A WHEELCHAIR RAMP AT A HOME IN LAFAYETTE FOR A COST OF 3,500. LTHC - LAFAYETTE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CORP PROVIDES HOMELESS SERVICES FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER LAFAYETTE AREA. THE LAFAYETTE CLUB PROVIDED 3,000 IN FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH LTHC'S PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. ISAIAH 117 HOUSE - ISAIAH 117 PROVIDES A COMFORTING HOME WHERE CHILDRN WHO ARE AWAITING CHILD WELFARE SERVICES CAN BE BROUGHT TO WAIT - A PLACE THAT IS SAFE WITH FRIENDLY AND LOVING VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CLEAN CLOTHES, SMILES, TOYS, AND SNUGGLY BLANKETS. THIS SPACE ALLOWS CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THE COMFORT AND CARE THEY NEED WHILE CHILD WELFARE STAFF CAN DO THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND IDENTIFY A GOOD PLACEMENT. THE LAFAYETTE CLUB CONTRIBUTED 2,000 TO SUPPORT ISAIAH 117S SERVICES FOR CHILDREN DURING CHILD WELFARE PLACEMENT PROCESSES.
- HIGH SCHOOL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - THE LAFAYETTE ROTARY CLUB PROVIDES ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UP TO 5 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR 1ST YEAR OF COLLEGE, AND FOR UP TO 15 VOCATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS HAVE THE NECESSARY APPLICATION FORMS TO USE AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES TO HELP PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IN BOTH CASES, PANELS OF ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS SELECT THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, BASED ON THE SELECTION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE CLUB. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO AN AWARDS LUNCHEON WHERE THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY RECOGNIZED. THIS YEAR, 5 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS OF 1,000 EACH WERE AWARDED, INCLUDING THREE TO PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND TWO TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY. ELEVEN VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS OF 1,000 EACH WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - AS PART OF HABITAT'S WOMEN BUILD PROJECT, OUR CLUB TEAM PROVIDED VOLUNTEER LABOR AND CONTRIBUTED 6,200 IN FUNDS TOWARD A NEW HABITAT HOUSE IN GREATER LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY. CAMPERSHIP PROGRAM - EACH YEAR, A COMMITTEE OF ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS SELECTS LOCAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE GRANTS TO SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AT SUMMER CAMPS THAT THEY SPONSOR. THIS YEAR, EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED FUNDS FOR CAMPERSHIPS, TOTALING 6,000. THE ORGANIZATIONS WERE GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA; BOY SCOUT OF AMERICA SAGAMORE COUNCIL; CIVIC THEATER OF GREATER LAFAYETTE; LOCAL FAMILY YMCA; SALVATION ARMY; HANNA COMMUNITY CENTER; HAAN MUSEUM OF INDIANA ART; AND LAFAYETTE URBAN MINISTRIES. SERVANTS AT WORK RAMP BUILD PROJECT - THE ROTARY CLUB PROVIDED A TEAM OF ITS MEMBERS TO ASSIST IN BUILDING A WHEELCHAIR RAMP AT A HOME IN LAFAYETTE FOR A COST OF 3,500. LTHC - LAFAYETTE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CORP PROVIDES HOMELESS SERVICES FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER LAFAYETTE AREA. THE LAFAYETTE CLUB PROVIDED 3,000 IN FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH LTHC'S PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. ISAIAH 117 HOUSE - ISAIAH 117 PROVIDES A COMFORTING HOME WHERE CHILDRN WHO ARE AWAITING CHILD WELFARE SERVICES CAN BE BROUGHT TO WAIT - A PLACE THAT IS SAFE WITH FRIENDLY AND LOVING VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CLEAN CLOTHES, SMILES, TOYS, AND SNUGGLY BLANKETS. THIS SPACE ALLOWS CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THE COMFORT AND CARE THEY NEED WHILE CHILD WELFARE STAFF CAN DO THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND IDENTIFY A GOOD PLACEMENT. THE LAFAYETTE CLUB CONTRIBUTED 2,000 TO SUPPORT ISAIAH 117S SERVICES FOR CHILDREN DURING CHILD WELFARE PLACEMENT PROCESSES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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