Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc
The rotary endowment raises and invests funds to support the lexington Kentucky rotary club's mission.
Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc at a glance
In short: Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc gave $41K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $41K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,550
- +73.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,550
- +73.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,550
- Total assets
- $1,164,130
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
How Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc gives
- Giving grew 170% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $41K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $41K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Organizations None Over 5000 Individually | To Support Operations | $40,550 |
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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 | $1,164,130 | $192,479 | $488,805 | $40,550 | 1 | $28,897 |
| 2024 | $1,347,939 | $203,480 | $142,971 | $23,350 | 1 | $27,279 |
| 2023 | $1,117,466 | $129,645 | $177,975 | $25,000 | 1 | $-800 |
| 2022 | $1,068,923 | $242,627 | $131,067 | $15,000 | 1 | $70,808 |
| 2021 | $1,187,133 | $264,751 | $155,676 | $34,125 | 1 | $140,141 |
| 2020 | $1,040,948 | $80,562 | $118,814 | — | — | $-6,544 |
| 2019 | $959,040 | $149,064 | $177,330 | — | — | $51,521 |
About Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc
Based on IRS filings
Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc is a public charity, based in Lexington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $41K. Net investment income was $29K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc is led by Paul Chewning, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Chewning
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent Hisle
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merl Hackbart
Director
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Morrill
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Darnell
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thom Hathaway
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Buzz Carmichael
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Lester
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Hammond
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Baker
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bret Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Patterson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Baird
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Schrader
Vice President
Club President → Director, 2024
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Anderson
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Gerry Van Der Meer (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jake Graves (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Beth Wright (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Sharon Reed (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary McCormick (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Kim Johnson (2024) — Club President
- Former: Tony Barrett (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Wilson (2022–2023) — Club President
- Former: Leslie Smart (2023) — Director
- Former: Martha Riddell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Patty Breeze (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Augusta Julian (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lori Street (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Chris Stevenson (2022) — Director
- Former: Jenny Wurzback (2022) — Director
- Former: Bridget Collier (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dave Williams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kevin Weaver (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Cathy Stafford (2021) — Director
- Former: Amanda Ferguson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Debbie Tudor (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Jim Martin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Petty Trafton (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Gerald Marvel (2020) — Club President
- Former: Jim Host (2020) — Director
- Former: Renee Shephard (2020) — Director
- Former: Amanda Huddleston (2019) — Director
- Former: Barbara Tilghman (2019) — Director
- Former: Dan Danforth (2019) — Director
- Former: Gerald Martin (2019) — Director
- Former: Renee Jackson (2019) — Director
- Former: Wallace Barber (2019) — Director
- Former: Wanda Bertram (2019) — Director
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 Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc
How much does Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc give each year?
Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc gave $41K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $23K across 1 grant.
How large is Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc?
Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $192K.
What is Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc's EIN?
Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0942139. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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