Bradenton Rotary Foundation
To raise money to support other exempt organizations in the community.
Bradenton Rotary Foundation at a glance
In short: Bradenton Rotary Foundation gave $53K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $53,000
- +74.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,600
- +39.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,329,289
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bradenton Rotary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Meals of Hope ($13K). Together the top 5 received $53K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bradenton Rotary Foundation gives
- Giving grew 203% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2022) to $53K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $53K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meals of Hope Naples, FL | Support charitable org. | $13,450 |
| Visible Men Academy Bradenton, FL | Support charitable org. | $12,000 |
| Early Learning Coalition Palmetto, FL | Support charitable org. | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army Bradenton, FL | Support charitable org. | $10,000 |
| Youth At Risk Community Center Bradenton, FL | Support charitable org. | $7,550 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,329,289 | $71,623 | $105,638 | $53,000 | 5 | $34,532 |
| 2024 | $1,266,328 | $59,598 | $89,243 | $30,414 | 4 | $39,691 |
| 2023 | $1,153,544 | $23,190 | $71,238 | $34,125 | 2 | $5,271 |
| 2022 | $1,134,039 | $153,878 | $81,800 | $17,500 | 2 | $137,763 |
| 2021 | $1,404,901 | $66,487 | $77,495 | $36,558 | 5 | $61,464 |
| 2020 | $1,198,931 | $68,208 | $82,583 | $28,462 | 3 | $27,676 |
| 2019 | $1,144,571 | $56,700 | $93,911 | $44,050 | 6 | $23,835 |
About Bradenton Rotary Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Bradenton Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Bradenton, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $35K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bradenton Rotary Foundation is led by Cathy Golson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cathy Golson
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Milligan
Director
Past President → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Chappie
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Parent
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Martin
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Carol Bintz (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Carla Gallas (2024) — Director
- Former: Dennise Berger (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Dudley Waters (2024) — Director
- Former: Elena Farkas (2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Randall (2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Grivas (2024) — President
- Former: Alex Stewart (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bob Pfeiffer (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rick Kaufmann (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Dillon (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Isaac Valley (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jim Martin (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: John Boll (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: John Mohan (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Rob Moran (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maureen Guevara (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Terry Carlson (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Judy Pearson (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Mary Schmidt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sam Reich (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Martin (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Cheryl Houghtby (2019) — Director
- Former: John Quinlan (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Pfeiffer (2019) — Past President
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 Bradenton Rotary Foundation
How much does Bradenton Rotary Foundation give each year?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation gave $53K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 4 grants.
What is Bradenton Rotary Foundation's typical grant size?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,600, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Bradenton Rotary Foundation give grants?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bradenton, FL (3 grants).
Does Bradenton Rotary Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Bradenton Rotary Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support charitable org." (5 grants).
Who are Bradenton Rotary Foundation's largest grantees?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Meals of Hope ($13,450), Visible Men Academy ($12,000) and Early Learning Coalition ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bradenton Rotary Foundation?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $72K.
What is Bradenton Rotary Foundation?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Bradenton, FL. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bradenton Rotary Foundation's EIN?
Bradenton Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2480884. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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