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Dallas Rotary Club Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 75-1098979 Website
Community and economic developmentCommunity improvementCommunity service

Sponsors community service projects and scholarships.

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation at a glance

In short: Dallas Rotary Club Foundation gave $138K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$137,534
+25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,648
-10.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,000
Total assets
$4,094,210
+6.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Dallas Rotary Club Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Safer Dallas Better Dallas: $38KSafer Dallas Better Dallas$38KGeorge W Bush Institute Military Service Initiative: $37KGeorge W Bush InstituteMilitary Service Initiative$37KDFW USO: $23KDFW USO$23KNorth Texas Food Bank: $14KNorth Texas Food Bank$14KTexas Health Resources: $11KTexas Health Resources$11KFeed My Starving Children: $10KFeed My Starving Children$10KRotary Club of Madison County: $6KRotary Club of Madison County$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Safer Dallas Better Dallas ($38K). Together the top 7 received $138K.

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 33 (91%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

DallasCommerceDentonDFW AirportEvanstonLongwoodAlbionCedar RapidsPlanoSan MarcosArlingtonCoon RapidsMars HillNe Cedar RapidsWaxahachie

How Dallas Rotary Club Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 26% 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$100K$200K$300K8 grants2019 7 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2024) to $277K (2020). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $138K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Safer Dallas Better Dallas Dallas, TXSupport Dallas Police$38,105
George W Bush Institute Military Service Initiative Commerce, TXGeneral Support$36,500
DFW USO Dallas, TXGeneral Support$22,500
North Texas Food Bank Plano, TXGeneral Support$14,000
Texas Health Resources Arlington, TXGeneral Support$10,519
Feed My Starving Children Coon Rapids, MNGeneral Support$10,235
Rotary Club of Madison County Mars Hill, NCHurricane Relief$5,675
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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$4,094,210$282,259$258,533$137,5347$200,520
2024$3,862,439$323,718$258,171$110,0005$218,771
2023$3,572,304$469,840$300,369$130,0005$327,396
2022$3,401,918$513,928$344,403$185,5408$355,169
2021$4,086,842$481,837$286,877$192,5138$254,181
2020$3,291,390$443,873$345,072$276,7107$113,978
2019$3,192,589$374,597$350,300$270,0508$88,794

About Dallas Rotary Club Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $138K. Net investment income was $201K.

Focus Areas

Community and economic developmentCommunity improvementCommunity service

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation is led by Chris Castle, Advisor & Club President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chris Castle

    Advisor & Club President

    Trustee → Advisor & Club President Elect, 2024

    Advisor & Club President Elect → Advisor & Club President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Salah Boukadoum

    Chairman

    Trustee → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cyndi Janssen

    Trustee & Club Administrator

    President → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Trustee & Club Administrator, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom McIntire

    Trustee

    Past Chairman → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Dilworth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Cross

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Bardwell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Interrante

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Simone

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronnie Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audrey Moorehead

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Bracken

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Brainerd

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Roberts

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Dowden

    Past Chair

    Chairman Elect → Trustee & Chairman, 2023

    Trustee & Chairman → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Frankiewicz

    Treasurer

    President → Past President, 2022

    Past President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Beil

    Advisor & Club President Elect

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Dana Devance (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Rosanna Sandlin (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Courtney Underwood (2020–2024) — Trustee & Immediate Past Cha
  • Former: Charlie Mohrle (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kerney Laday (2023–2024) — Advisor & Club President
  • Former: Peter Baldwin (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Shelby Abeyta (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Hubert Zajicek (2023) — Advisor & Club President
  • Former: Dennis Connally (2019–2022) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Chip Glispin (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Cotton (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Fleming (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ted Fields (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Todd Estes (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Andy Montgomery (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Dendy (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Donald Carter (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Hillary Pennartz (2021–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Hubert Zaijcek (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rachel Jones (2022) — President Elect
  • Former: Eric Zehner (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Heather Stevens (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Charles Read (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: John Forest (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas McIntire (2019–2020) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Reid Rogers (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Crowther (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Tim Dwight (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Greg Wood (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Howard Templin (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Smith (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Cullum (2019) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Matthew Swerdlow (2019) — Trustee

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 Dallas Rotary Club Foundation

How much does Dallas Rotary Club Foundation give each year?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation gave $138K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $110K across 5 grants.

What is Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's typical grant size?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $14,000, and its average grant was $19,648, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Dallas Rotary Club Foundation give grants?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Minnesota (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (2 grants).

Does Dallas Rotary Club Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 71% of Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's largest grantees?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Safer Dallas Better Dallas ($38,105), George W Bush Institute Military Service Initiative ($36,500) and DFW USO ($22,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dallas Rotary Club Foundation?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $282K.

What is Dallas Rotary Club Foundation?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $4.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's EIN?

Dallas Rotary Club Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1098979. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 18, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 7, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 31, 2020)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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