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Oakland Rotary Endowment

Public charity · Grantmaker Oakland, CA EIN: 94-2434641 Website

Develop and promote better quality of life in the local and international community and help young men and women in obtaining academic and vocational education and employment.

Oakland Rotary Endowment at a glance

In short: Oakland Rotary Endowment reported $131K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$130,869 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-3.6% vs 2024
Total assets
$5,610,391
+8.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$502,905
+1.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$226,425
+43.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$395,547
-20.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Oakland Rotary Endowment

Who Oakland Rotary Endowment funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 25 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

OaklandLivermoreSan Jose

How Oakland Rotary Endowment gives

  • 27% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 58% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K3 grants2020 1 grant2021 9 grants2022 4 grants2023 11 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2020) to $136K (2024). In 2025 it reported $131K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oakland Unified School District Oakland, CATo Provide School Supplies for Transitional Kindergarteners$31,750
Rotary District 5170 Foundation Livermore, CATo Provide Funds for International Relief Initiatives$19,500
Children's Fairyland Oakland, CAField Trip for Transitional Kindergarteners$16,940
Harbor House Ministries Oakland, CASupport for local organizations promoting a better quality of life.$8,603
Oakland Catholic Worker Oakland, CASupport for local organizations promoting a better quality of life.$8,603
Operation Dignity Oakland, CASupport for local organizations promoting a better quality of life.$8,603
St Mary's Center Oakland, CASupport for local organizations promoting a better quality of life.$8,603
Alameda County Community Food Bank Oakland, CASupport for local organizations promoting a better quality of life.$8,603
St Vincent De Paul Society Oakland, CASupport for local organizations promoting a better quality of life.$8,603
Trees for Oakland Oakland, CAAid tree planting and support for water tank and trailer system$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,610,391$502,905$395,547$130,869Total only$226,425
2024$5,156,145$493,639$495,307$135,80811$157,992
2023$4,589,526$409,384$422,143$91,3544$132,391
2022$4,290,793$728,215$293,340$93,1949$358,200
2021$5,001,224$706,970$353,773$86,0001$194,818
2020$3,922,998$377,670$337,282$61,5003$142,122

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Oakland Rotary Endowment

Based on IRS filings

Oakland Rotary Endowment is a public charity, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $131K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $226K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Oakland Rotary Endowment is led by Ces Butner, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ces Butner

    President

    Trustee → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cj Hirschfield

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Merlin Edwards

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Limon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Fox

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Hamill

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Blair

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trisha Conners

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Stoupo

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Hckley

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Claassen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Wizelman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kymberly Miller

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Keith Giron (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Geong (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ken Venson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin Kelly (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lorna Padia Markus (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Dudley Thompson (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen Sims (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kristine Watson (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Kym Johnson (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Linda Chew (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Danny Mai (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ahmad Anderson (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Leeann Alameda (2021–2022) — President
  • Former: Harold Lowe (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ruth Stroup (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: David Kittner (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Boessenecker (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jim Caponigro (2020–2021) — President Emeritus
  • Former: Julayne Virgil (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Mike Mowery (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Peter Sherris (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Gudrun Dybdal (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kirsten Melton (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Riza Hernandez (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Scott Bowhay (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 Oakland Rotary Endowment

How much does Oakland Rotary Endowment give each year?

Oakland Rotary Endowment reported $131K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $136K across 11 grants.

How large is Oakland Rotary Endowment?

Oakland Rotary Endowment reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $503K.

Where does Oakland Rotary Endowment operate?

Oakland Rotary Endowment has awarded grants in California.

What is Oakland Rotary Endowment's EIN?

Oakland Rotary Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2434641. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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