Lima Rotary Foundation
To make cash grants for educational, charitable, and benevolent purposes.
Lima Rotary Foundation at a glance
In short: Lima Rotary Foundation gave $106K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $53K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $106,400
- -61.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $53,200
- -80.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $53,200
- Total assets
- $919,484
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lima Rotary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Lima ($100K). Together the top 2 received $106K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lima Rotary Foundation gives
- Giving fell 88% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2021) to $911K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $106K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Lima Lima, OH | Amphitheater | $100,000 |
| Trinity United Methodist | — | $6,400 |
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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 | $919,484 | $290,204 | $171,458 | $106,400 | 2 | $33,004 |
| 2024 | $773,930 | $338,940 | $338,763 | $273,393 | 1 | $26,248 |
| 2023 | $754,670 | $350,763 | $323,563 | $227,037 | 2 | $24,779 |
| 2022 | $702,687 | $292,698 | $979,187 | $911,495 | 1 | $39,320 |
| 2021 | $1,518,960 | $334,117 | $83,271 | $17,000 | 2 | $25,987 |
| 2019 | $1,038,611 | $153,216 | $93,737 | $39,807 | Total only | $30,663 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lima Rotary Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lima Rotary Foundation is a public charity, based in Lima, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $919K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $106K. Net investment income was $33K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lima Rotary Foundation is led by Berlin Carroll, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Berlin Carroll
President
Trustee → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Cockerell
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$750 (2021) → $0 (2025)
Abe Ambroza
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Payne
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Elwer
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Welly
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Addis
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Klingler
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Sarno
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Bassitt
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Trinko
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Unterbrink
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Sue Fifer (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jared T. Walsh (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Corey Frazer (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Mason (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Russell Decker (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Hardesty (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Craig Kupferberg (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Todd Benz (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lesley Fry (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Adah Ellerbrock (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Adam Stolly (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Demi Burden (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Powell (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andy Wannemacher (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Beth Seibert (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Drew Fields (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Brown (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Heather Rutz (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Jay Begg (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Fitzgerald (2019) — Past President
- Former: Jeff Unterbrink (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Watson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Hamilton (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Tracie Sanchez (2019) — Ex-Officio M
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $1K, to Sue Fifer (Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Lima Rotary Foundation
How much does Lima Rotary Foundation give each year?
Lima Rotary Foundation gave $106K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $273K across 1 grant.
How large is Lima Rotary Foundation?
Lima Rotary Foundation reported $919K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $290K.
Where does Lima Rotary Foundation operate?
Lima Rotary Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Lima Rotary Foundation's EIN?
Lima Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6573296. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
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