Madison Rotary Foundation
The mission of the Madison Rotary Foundation is to work with the rotary club of madison to support its charitable activities, serve as a responsible steward of its resources, and ensure compliance with all regulations.
Madison Rotary Foundation at a glance
In short: Madison Rotary Foundation gave $214K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $214,107
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $35,685
- -17.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $19,386,767
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Madison Rotary Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Madison Rotary Foundation
Who Madison Rotary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Madison Metropolitan School District ($71K). Together the top 6 received $214K.
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 71 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Madison Rotary Foundation gives
- Giving grew 70% 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 $64K (2020) to $228K (2019). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $214K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, WI | General Support | $70,887 |
| Urban League of Greater Madison Madison, WI | Comprehensive Array of Youth Empowerment Programming | $50,000 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County Inc Madison, WI | Expanding, Enhancing 2 School Based Mentoring Programs | $40,000 |
| One City Schools Madison, WI | Volunteer Tutoring Program | $25,000 |
| Simpson Street Free Press Inc Madison, WI | Stipends to Students, Admin & Operating Costs | $14,110 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (Wyso) Madison, WI | Growing and Enriching Its Music Makers Ensemble Programs | $14,110 |
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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 | $19,386,767 | $1,100,384 | $1,021,725 | $214,107 | 6 | $597,166 |
| 2024 | $17,619,189 | $672,744 | $960,913 | $216,537 | 5 | $441,579 |
| 2023 | $16,215,394 | $1,089,085 | $915,890 | $223,446 | 22 | $530,944 |
| 2022 | $14,566,656 | $1,258,120 | $811,463 | $126,071 | 17 | $862,111 |
| 2021 | $16,471,750 | $771,614 | $760,860 | $160,040 | 21 | $554,536 |
| 2020 | $13,278,640 | $1,025,021 | $829,269 | $64,262 | 10 | $742,069 |
| 2019 | $13,433,749 | $1,403,547 | $860,894 | $227,696 | 9 | $681,141 |
About Madison Rotary Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Madison Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $214K. Net investment income was $597K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Madison Rotary Foundation is led by Sandy Morales, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandy Morales
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Renk
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Tews
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Loehnis
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita Mahamed
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Futa
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willie Larkin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Westover
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Van Den Berg
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Thayer
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Quinto Powell
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles McLimans
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Houghton
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Nemeth
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Jenkins
Secretary
On filings since 2019
11 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Duchow
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Hoffmann
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Rich
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Joe McNeil (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Doug Dittmann (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Mike Gotzler (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Oscar Mireles (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Teresa Holmes (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dei Fleary-Simmons (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dawn Crim (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Basken (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Andrea Kaminski (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jorge Hidalgo (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Alex Ysquierdo (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Charles Tubbs (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David Duchow (2019–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Mark Greene (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Martha Vukelich-Austin (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jenni Jeffress (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Linda O'Hern (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jason Hunt (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Baldwin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jason Beren (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Carmen Porco (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Donna Moreland (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Mooney (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Wes Sparkman (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Ellsworth Brown (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle McGrath (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Ranola (2019) — President
- Former: Terry Heinrichs (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 Madison Rotary Foundation
How much does Madison Rotary Foundation give each year?
Madison Rotary Foundation gave $214K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $217K across 5 grants.
What is Madison Rotary Foundation's typical grant size?
Madison Rotary Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $32,500, and its average grant was $35,685, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Madison Rotary Foundation give grants?
Madison Rotary Foundation gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Madison, WI (6 grants).
Does Madison Rotary Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Madison Rotary Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Madison Rotary Foundation's largest grantees?
Madison Rotary Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Madison Metropolitan School District ($70,887), Urban League of Greater Madison ($50,000) and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County Inc ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Madison Rotary Foundation?
Madison Rotary Foundation reported $19.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What is Madison Rotary Foundation?
Madison Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Madison, WI. It holds $19.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Madison Rotary Foundation's EIN?
Madison Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0757050. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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