Fullerton Rotary Foundation
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Fullerton Rotary Foundation at a glance
In short: Fullerton Rotary Foundation reported $106K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $105,624 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +956.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $752,381
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $187,810
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,909
- -40.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $172,322
- +60.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fullerton Rotary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Fullerton Rotary Foundation gives
- Giving fell 30% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $106K (2025). In 2025 it reported $106K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| OC United Fullerton, CA | Matching grant | $10,000 |
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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 | $752,381 | $187,810 | $172,322 | $105,624 | Total only | $5,909 |
| 2024 | $714,409 | $196,712 | $107,367 | $10,000 | 1 | $9,877 |
| 2023 | $625,619 | $181,973 | $88,251 | $23,700 | 3 | $20,806 |
| 2022 | $531,899 | $54,530 | $80,061 | $75,123 | 2 | $30,926 |
| 2021 | $557,430 | $185,616 | $73,764 | $14,194 | 1 | $34,644 |
| 2020 | $446,078 | $146,363 | $114,443 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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. In 2025, it reported $106K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $6K.
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 much does Fullerton Rotary Foundation give each year?
Fullerton Rotary Foundation reported $106K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 23, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
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