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Bellingham Bay Rotary Club

501(c)(4) organization Bellingham, WA EIN: 91-1158921 Website

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club is a public charity, based in Bellingham, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59K in total assets.

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club at a glance

Total assets
$58,934
+34.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$61,105
+13.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$48,475
-14.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Bellingham Bay Rotary Club

Who Bellingham Bay Rotary Club funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BellinghamChicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2019 1 grant2021 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $33K (2019). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
IPA Foundation Bellingham, WACharitable$5,097
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$58,934$61,105$48,475———
2024$43,954$53,844$56,913———
2023$47,023$55,064$65,328———
2021$57,777$32,162$45,060$5,0971$12
2019$109,981$117,900$123,027$32,6502$133

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club is led by John Purdie, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Purdie

    President

    President Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlye Gillespie

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven White

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Freeland

    Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tresha Ann Marie Dutton

    Web Master

    President & CEO → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Web Master, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bosche

    President Elect

    Director → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Krell

    Past President

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tor Benson

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Erica Buse (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lesa Ferguson (2021–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Guy Occhiogrosso (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Josh Hungerford (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Charles Walter (2024) — Senior Advisor
  • Former: Tim Krell (2019–2023) — President Elect
  • Former: Lance Calloway (2021–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Inga Drechsel (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: William Gorman (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Brad Cornwell (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Mike Bates (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Sean Stimac (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ian McCurdy (2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Beringer (2021) — Director
  • Former: Anna Williams (2019) — Director
  • Former: Curtis Dye (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Jeff Clement (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike Werner (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bellingham Bay Rotary Club

How large is Bellingham Bay Rotary Club?

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $61K.

Where does Bellingham Bay Rotary Club operate?

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club has awarded grants in Illinois, Washington.

What is Bellingham Bay Rotary Club's EIN?

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1158921. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 9, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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