MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc
To encourage membership education, fellowship, leadership and awareness and foster the ideal of service through vocational, community and international grants
MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $229,300
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $111,362
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $157,014
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2024) to $54K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary International Chicago, IL | To fund programs | $20,510 |
| Global Action on Gun Violence Washington, DC | To fund their programs | $9,500 |
| SMGA Silver Spring, MD | Veterans golf | $6,000 |
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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 | $229,300 | $111,362 | $157,014 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $274,952 | $195,004 | $167,449 | $36,010 | 3 | $15,894 |
| 2023 | $248,703 | $1,209,890 | $1,133,143 | $53,974 | 4 | $13,472 |
| 2022 | $171,956 | $222,474 | $218,862 | $51,708 | 6 | $-7,654 |
| 2021 | $168,344 | $137,892 | $140,462 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $170,914 | $119,627 | $78,647 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $129,934 | $81,930 | $69,419 | — | — | — |
About MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Silver Spring, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $229K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc is led by Stephanie Lowet, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephanie Lowet
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Fischer
Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Small
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erika Dickstein
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Deal
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clara Montanez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hellar An Shapiro
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Zacaria
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Grief
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Ellen Singer (2020–2024) — Co-President
- Former: Archana Uppal (2021–2024) — Co-President
- Former: Ayse Orellana (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Karl Miller (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Barton Goldberg (2023) — Director
- Former: Laurei Sloss (2023) — Director
- Former: Reed Dewey (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: David Searby (2022) — Director
- Former: Laurie Edberg (2022) — Director
- Former: Laurie Sloss (2022) — Director
- Former: Grace Foster (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Russell Lacey (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Alan Schulman (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dusahnti Peiris (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Don McGlynn (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Shaun Slight (2019) — Project Manager
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 MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc
How large is MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc?
MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc reported $229K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $111K.
Where does MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc operate?
MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia.
What is MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc's EIN?
MetroBethesda Rotary Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4495759. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 18, 2022)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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