Rotary International
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
SERVICE ABOVE SELF. ROTARIANS ARE CONCERNED WITH PROMOTING HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES. ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY PRINTED AND QUOTED STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ETHICS IS THE FOUR-WAY TEST, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1932 BY ROTARIAN HERBERT J. TAYLOR WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO TAKE CHARGE OF A COMPANY THAT WAS FACING BANKRUPTCY. THIS 24-WORD TEST FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW IN THEIR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES BECAME THE GUIDE FOR SALES, PRODUCTION, ADVERTISING, AND ALL RELATIONS WITH DEALERS AND CUSTOMERS, AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE COMPANY IS CREDITED TO THIS SIMPLE PHILOSOPHY. ADOPTED BY ROTARY IN 1943, THE FOUR-WAY TEST HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN A HUNDRED LANGUAGES AND PUBLISHED IN THOUSANDS OF WAYS. IT ASKS THE FOLLOWING FOUR QUESTIONS OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO: IS IT THE TRUTH? IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED? WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED?
- Income
- $43,919
- Spending
- $46,751
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- $24,935 spent. SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECT - COMMUNITY FIREWORKS
- $2,000 spent. SCHOLARSHIPS
- $375 spent. OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 September 1968.
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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