Olympia Rotary Foundation
Human, Community and World Development with Emphasis on Youth
Olympia Rotary Foundation at a glance
In short: Olympia Rotary Foundation reported $63K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $63,318 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -42.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,438,457
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $179,566
- +35.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $85,553
- +109.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $112,874
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Olympia Rotary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Olympia Rotary Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+9%). 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 $48K (2023) to $110K (2024). In 2025 it reported $63K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Global Grant - Malawi project Olympia, WA | — | $71,380 |
| Puget Sound Estuarium Olympia, WA | — | $13,346 |
| Senior Services for South Sou Olympia, WA | — | $10,000 |
| Dispute Resolution Center Olympia, WA | — | $7,500 |
| Rebuilding Together Thurston Olympia, WA | — | $7,500 |
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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 | $1,438,457 | $179,566 | $112,874 | $63,318 | Total only | $85,553 |
| 2024 | $1,330,376 | $132,514 | $169,346 | $109,726 | 5 | $40,857 |
| 2023 | $1,272,882 | $304,967 | $113,995 | $48,320 | 3 | $98,959 |
| 2022 | $1,088,909 | $179,243 | $450,103 | $55,176 | 3 | $65,103 |
| 2021 | $1,352,769 | $368,437 | $125,215 | $100,435 | 1 | $55,496 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Olympia Rotary Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Olympia Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Olympia, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $63K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $86K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Olympia Rotary Foundation is led by Sarah Clinton, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah Clinton
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Elliot
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Skip Steffen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corrina Phillips
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Micki Holden-Cooper
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Barney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cecelia Lovelace
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Scuderi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Tebo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Holm
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Padget
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Wofford
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Colleen Gillespie (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Debra Stephens (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Loren Steffen (2024) — Director
- Former: Reid Bates (2024) — Director
- Former: Tom McLean (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark Boyer (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ned Owens (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Cindy Zechmann (2023) — Director
- Former: Matt DeBord (2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Cheryl Duryea (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Zechman (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Matthew Debord (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gloria Strait (2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Olympia Rotary Foundation
How much does Olympia Rotary Foundation give each year?
Olympia Rotary Foundation reported $63K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $110K across 5 grants.
How large is Olympia Rotary Foundation?
Olympia Rotary Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $180K.
What is Olympia Rotary Foundation?
Olympia Rotary Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Olympia, WA. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Olympia Rotary Foundation operate?
Olympia Rotary Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Olympia Rotary Foundation's EIN?
Olympia Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1177255. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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