Rotary International
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What it says it does
Community and international service through: (i) grants to community charitable and educational orgainizations; (ii) grants to The Rotary Foundation to sponsor and support internatioanl humanitarian projects; and (iii) volunteering for various service projects throughout our community.
- Income
- $17,735
- Spending
- $19,499
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 (8)
- Program name: "Scholarships Awarded". Our Club awarded scholarships to high school seniors from the four area high schools to assist this students in continuing their higher education.
- Program name: "Thanksgiving Dinner Drive". This Club project provided Thanksgiving meals to approximately 70 families (325 individuals).
- Grant to the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin to provide scholarships to individuals with brain injuries to attend their state-wide annual conference. The Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin is an advocacy organization that promotes awareness about the impact of brain injury and its prevention.
- Grant to the Chippewa Valley Museum (CVM) in support of the "Treasure Hunter" section in its new "History Heroes" children's exhibit The "History Heroes" exhibit is designed specifically for 3rd and 4th grades. It invites kids and their adults to be historians, scientists, and artists as well as problem-solvers and critical thinkers. CVM collects and preserves the region's historical and cultural resources, and these resources are made available through exhibits, media, publications, and programs.
- Grant to Rotary International's Polio Plus program - long term project for world-wide eradication of polio
- Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin in support of their "Bowl for Kids Sake" fundraising project. The BBBS mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
- Grant to the Regional Enterprises for Adults and Children, Inc. (REACH) to purchase a secondary battery and replacement pads for their AED (Automated External Defibrillator). REACH is a private, non-profit organization providing human services to people with disabilities in the Eau Claire area since 1963.
- Grants to other local organizations made in response to various grantrequests (each grant was $250 or less)
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 May 1958.
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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