Rotary International
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE, AND BUILD GOODWILL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
- Income
- $44,755
- Spending
- $20,470
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)
- $1,700 spent. WINDSOR ROTARY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. CONTRIBUTED $1,700 TO SUPPORT A MULTI-ROTARY DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE HELD IN ROHNERT PARK, CA. IN JANUARY 2025. THIS WEEKEND EVENT WAS CO-SPONSORED BY EIGHT SEPARATE ROTARY DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SPEAKERS AND PARTICPANTS TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS TO ENCOURAGE A PATH FORWARD FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
- $1,000 spent. SONOMA VALLEY ROTARY SERVICE FUND FOUNDATION. CONTRIBUTED $1,000 TOWARDS SONOMA VALLEY'S GARDENS FOR HEALTH PROJECT. THE GARDENS FOR HEALTH PROJECT IS A SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY TO TEACH THESE UNDER-SERVED FAMILIES HOW TO GROW SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY VEGETABLES TO HELP FEED THEIR FAMILY.
- $1,000 spent. LAKE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. CONTRIBUTED $1,000 TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE AND RESTORATION OF AN AMBULANCE THAT WAS DELIVERED TO AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY IN MEXICO AS PART OF A ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT.
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 May 1958.
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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