Rotary Club of Bakersfield
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Rotary Club of Bakersfield at a glance
In short: Rotary Club of Bakersfield gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $379,782
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rotary Club of Bakersfield funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bakersfield Rotary- Waterman ($30K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Rotary Club of Bakersfield gives
- Giving fell 69% 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 $10K (2019) to $96K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Rotary- Waterman Bakersfield, CA | Scholarships/ grants | $30,000 |
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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 | $379,782 | $224,660 | $203,981 | $30,000 | 1 | $3,851 |
| 2024 | $341,973 | $223,447 | $224,817 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,581 |
| 2023 | $361,857 | $208,082 | $172,304 | $12,250 | 1 | $501 |
| 2022 | $367,798 | $209,355 | $257,103 | $95,880 | 2 | $-3,929 |
| 2021 | — | $123,803 | $146,830 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | $184,019 | $156,866 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $267,236 | $232,937 | $195,248 | $9,703 | 1 | $100 |
About Rotary Club of Bakersfield
Based on IRS filings
Rotary Club of Bakersfield is a public charity, based in Bakersfield, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $380K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $4K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rotary Club of Bakersfield is led by Toni Harper, President Elec Nom since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Toni Harper
President Elec Nom
Director → President Elec Nom, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Watson
President
Director → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nik Boone
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Barnes
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Barnes
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean-Luc Slagle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan Bustamante
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Salters
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Shambaugh
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Hay
Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Newland
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Cater
Sgt-At-Arms
Intl. Service → Director, 2024
Director → Sgt-At-Arms, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Gutierrez
President Elect
Director → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kat Clowes
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Jim Damian (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Ashley Vorhees (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ben Taft (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ally Triolo (2024) — Director
- Former: Doug Pierce (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jean Scheiber (2024) — Director
- Former: Louis Gill (2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Andrews (2024) — Director
- Former: Douglas L Pierce CPA (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jon Sampson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Justin Leland (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Jorge Barrientos (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Sodergren (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Lizette Patterson (2023) — Director
- Former: Beatrice Sanders (2022) — Director
- Former: Molly Busacca (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Garro Ellis (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Joe Gregory (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Josh Sherley (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ken Beurmann (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Kristin Hagan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael George (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Taft (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle Chantry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kristen Beall (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Castaneda (2019) — Director
- Former: Ray Watson (2019) — Past President
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 Club of Bakersfield
How much does Rotary Club of Bakersfield give each year?
Rotary Club of Bakersfield gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Rotary Club of Bakersfield?
Rotary Club of Bakersfield reported $380K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $225K.
Where does Rotary Club of Bakersfield operate?
Rotary Club of Bakersfield has awarded grants in California, North Carolina.
What is Rotary Club of Bakersfield's EIN?
Rotary Club of Bakersfield's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1869010. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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