Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Cupertino, CA EIN: 77-0288042

Provide funding through donations and grants to qualified charitable,scientific, educational and public purpose organizations.

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation at a glance

In short: Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation gave $523K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$522,743
+126.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
-35.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$58,083
+252.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,440
Total assets
$4,216,703
+13.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

World Vision Inc: $221KWorld Vision Inc$221KRotary D5170 Foundation: $163KRotary D5170 Foundation$163KFoothill-DeAnza Foundation: $30KFoothill-DeAnza Foundation$30KSJSU: $30KSJSU$30KDero AR: $25KDero AR$25KBill Wilson Center: $21KBill Wilson Center$21KWest Valley Community Serv: $12KWest Valley Community Serv$12KPacific Clinics: $11KPacific Clinics$11KThe Rotary Foundation: $8KThe Rotary Foundation$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was World Vision Inc ($221K). Together the top 9 received $523K.

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 41 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

San JoseCupertinoLos AltosSanta ClaraLivermoreChicagoFremontLos GatosSan FranciscoSunnyvaleAlexandriaCampbellChattanoogaEvanstonFederal WayHonoluluMilpitas

How Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 613% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K6 grants2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 14 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2022) to $523K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $523K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
World Vision Inc Federal Way, WAInternational Project$221,000
Rotary D5170 Foundation Livermore, CAVarious charitable activities$163,425
Foothill-DeAnza Foundation Los Altos, CACollege Scholarships$30,114
SJSU San Jose, CAscholarships$30,000
Dero AR Chattanooga, TNbike racks$25,440
Bill Wilson Center Santa Clara, CAGolf Tournament Beneficiary$21,150
West Valley Community Serv Cupertino, CABack to School Shopping$12,148
Pacific Clinics Los Gatos, CAHope Center$11,466
The Rotary Foundation Chicago, ILMobile Emergency Clinic$8,000
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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$4,216,703$850,758$675,823$522,7439$119,309
2024$3,730,630$405,170$384,762$230,99214$53,552
2023$3,384,001$361,219$352,250$106,8027$-34,093
2022$3,150,291$1,173,942$223,491$73,2936$34,531
2021$2,632,022$495,475$257,109$120,8005$98,397
2020$2,175,953$581,771$223,052$108,6826$40,896

About Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation is a public charity, based in Cupertino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $523K. Net investment income was $119K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation is led by Steve Onishi, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steve Onishi

    President

    Club President → Past President, 2024

    Past President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara McArthur

    At Large

    At Large → Administrator, 2022

    Administrator → At Large, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marj Mancuso

    At Large

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Padma Chari

    At Large

    At Large → Club Sdo, 2023

    Club Sdo → At Large, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Lowenthal

    Vice President

    Vice President → At Large, 2021

    At Large → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alysa Sakkas

    At Large

    President Elect → Club President, 2024

    Club President → At Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Byron Rovegno

    Treasurer

    At Large → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pearl Cheng

    At Large

    At Large → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → At Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Moe

    At Large

    President-Elect → At Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Davis

    At Large

    President → At Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo Lucey

    At Large

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Glynn

    Secretary

    At Large → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Pesta

    At Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Yates

    At Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kiran Varshneya-Rohra

    At Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Wilson

    At Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Bill Wilson (2020–2024) — At Large
  • Former: Bob Adams (2020–2024) — At Large
  • Former: Eleanor Watanabe (2020–2024) — At Large
  • Former: Kiran Vanshneya (2024) — At Large
  • Former: Hung Wei (2020–2023) — At Large
  • Former: James Davis (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Josephine Lucey (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Rose Ann Woolpert (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Rod Sinks (2021–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Jayne Ham (2020–2022) — At Large
  • Former: Joe Hamilton (2020–2022) — Club Sdo
  • Former: Stuart Rosenberg (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Helene Davis (2020) — At Large

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation

How much does Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation give each year?

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation gave $523K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $231K across 14 grants.

What is Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's typical grant size?

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,440, and its average grant was $58,083, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation give grants?

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation gives mostly in California: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Washington (42%).

Does Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's largest grantees?

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include World Vision Inc ($221,000), Rotary D5170 Foundation ($163,425) and Foothill-DeAnza Foundation ($30,114), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation?

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $851K.

What is Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's EIN?

Cupertino Rotary Endowment Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0288042. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)

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