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Rotary International

EIN 95-3297660 · Playa Del Rey, CA

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What it says it does

TO PROVIDE EVENTS WHICH PROMOTE MEMBERSHIP, RECOGNIZE SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROMOTE ORGANIZATIONAL CAUSES.

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)

$237,396 spent. Grants awarded to local Rotarian clubs to use for local charitable community projects and initiatives
$45,561 spent. THE DISTRICT REIMBURSES THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR, DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT, AND DISTRICT GOVERNOR NOMINEE FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES INCURRED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUDGETED AMOUNTS, TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES IN MANAGING THE DISTRICT.
$727,787 spent. DISTRICT CONFERENCES & PROGRAM EVENTS - THE DISTRICT HOSTS VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND PROGRAM EVENTS ATTENDED BY ROTARIANS AND OTHER GUESTS AT WHICH ATTENDEES SHARE FELLOWSHIP AND LEARN ABOUT ROTARY ACTIVITIES.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE IN PLACE TO COORDINATE AND DIRECT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT AND SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ROTARY, WHICH IS SERVICE ABOVE SELF. THESE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE CLUBS WITHIN THE DISTRICT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR SERVICE GOALS, EXPAND MEMBERSHIP, AND PROMOTE THEIR ACTIVITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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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