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Rotary International

EIN 51-0169408 · Pella, IA

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What it says it does

TO BUILD GOODWILL & FRIENDSHIPS, PROMOTE WORLD PEACE, PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE, AND SERVICE TO YOUTH.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$79,098 spent. CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS & MEETINGS HELD OR ATTENDED TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE ROTARY.
$143,982 spent. ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA) IS AN INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ORGANIZED BY ROTARY CLUBS AND DISTRICTS WHERE YOUTH AGES 14-30 ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AS A LEADER.
$122,200 spent. COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING FOR DISASTER RELIEF.
$88,088 spent. ROTARY CLUBS HOST EXCHANGES FOR STUDENTS AGES 15-19 IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. THIS PROGRAM BUILDS PEACE, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE, DISCOVER ANOTHER CULTURE, AND BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE INCLUDING XICOTEPEC, MEXICO HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY ROTARY DISTRICT 6000 INCLUDING WATER PURIFICATION, SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, AND HEALTH SCREENINGS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 1942.
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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