Rotary International
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE.
- Income
- $118,832
- Spending
- $61,826
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)
- $9,799 spent. ASSESSMENTS - MEMBERS OF ROTARY CLUB OF APPLETON ARE PART OF A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. ROTARIANS WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR ISSUES OF POVERTY, DISEASE , AND ILLITERACY, AND HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT. ASESSMENTS PAID TO ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AND TO ROTARY DISTRICT 6220 ASSIST TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS.
- YOUTH ACTIVITIES - ON OCTOBER 2-3, 2021, THE CLUB SPONSORED ONE STUDENT TO ATTEND CAMP MANITOWISH FOR ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA) WHICH IS AN INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ORGANIZED BY ROTARY CLUBS AND DISTRICTS. THIS CAMP HELPS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE HAVING FUN AND MAKING CONNECTIONS. THE CLUB ALSO PRESENTED BRIGHT FUTURE AWARDS TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE OVERCOME OBSTACLES IN THEIR LIVES AND WAS ABLE TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. THESE STUDENTS WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. FOUR STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND ONE TO U. W. OSHKOSH.
- $32,012 spent. ALL OTHER
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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