Fullerton Rotary Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Fullerton, CA EIN: 33-0506574

Contributions to various charitable organizations

Key facts about Fullerton Rotary Foundation

EIN
33-0506574
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$752,381

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$752K

+5.3% YoY

Revenue

$188K

-4.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$6K

-40.2% YoY

Expenses

$172K

+60.5% YoY

About Fullerton Rotary Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Fullerton Rotary Foundation is a public charity, based in Fullerton, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $752K in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

FullertonEvanston

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $75K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $75K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$752,381$714,409$625,619
Revenue$187,810$196,712$181,973
Expenses$172,322$107,367$88,251
Net Investment Income$5,909$9,877$20,806

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fullerton Rotary Foundation is led by Joyce Capelle, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joyce Capelle

    President

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Hite

    Secretary

    Director → Officer, 2024

    Officer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Gach

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Officer, 2024

    Officer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Jim Ripley (2021–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Joe Lins (2021–2024) — Officer
  • Former: Monica Fernandez (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Zoot Velasco (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dan Oueweeln (2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Dan Ouweleen (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Jeff Hutchinson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Cochran (2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Joe Arnold (2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Ken Kaisch (2020) — President Elect
  • Former: Vimal Seth (2020) — Treasurer

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 Fullerton Rotary Foundation

How large is Fullerton Rotary Foundation?

Fullerton Rotary Foundation reported $752K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $188K.

Where does Fullerton Rotary Foundation operate?

Fullerton Rotary Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois.

What is Fullerton Rotary Foundation's EIN?

Fullerton Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0506574. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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