Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence

Public charity · Grantmaker Providence, RI EIN: 05-6018074

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Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence at a glance

In short: Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence gave $98K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $49K), top state Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$97,761
-20.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$48,881
-20.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$48,881
Total assets
$2,749,201
+16.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Rhode Island (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Povidence School Department: $38KPovidence School Department$38K

The largest 2025 recipient was Povidence School Department ($38K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K8$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 10 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Providence

How Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+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

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2019 3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $139K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $98K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Organizations Less Than 5000 Development of Children Programs.$60,166
Povidence School Department Providence, RILiteracy$37,595
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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$2,749,201$374,013$134,308$97,7612$114,795
2024$2,353,033$199,013$155,309$122,7592$133,163
2023$2,114,037$169,189$171,585$138,7222$82,339
2022$1,990,740$145,147$112,425$89,7422$69,600
2021$2,326,652$140,792$153,867$115,2402$32,811
2020$1,932,357$62,701$49,738$30,3303$-500
2019$1,833,896$84,935$90,495$67,9622$61,281

About Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence

Based on IRS filings

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Providence, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $98K. Net investment income was $115K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence is led by Anthony Landy, Chair of the Board since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anthony Landy

    Chair of the Board

    Trustee → Chair of Board, 2022

    Chair of Board → Chair of the Board, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Cotter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Hollingshead

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Feyler

    Trustee

    Chair of Board → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Saracen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Applegate

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Geoff Gaunt (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Kane (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Sharon Garland (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: David Hunter (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: John McGinn (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin Oates (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul Segal (2019–2020) — Chair of Board
  • Former: Richard Applebaum (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Gregory (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 Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence

How much does Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence give each year?

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence gave $98K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $123K across 2 grants.

How large is Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence?

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $374K.

What is Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence?

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Providence, RI. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence operate?

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

What is Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence's EIN?

Rotary Charity Foundation of Rotary Club of Providence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-6018074. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 3, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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