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Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake

Public charity · Grantmaker Big Bear Lake, CA EIN: 33-0907051 Website

Provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake at a glance

In short: Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,366
+339.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,789
+46.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,366
Total assets
$110,274
-24.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (76% 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 Big Bear Lake funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Feeding America: $15KFeeding America$15KThe Rotary Foundation: $6KThe Rotary Foundation$6KCrossrods Rotary Club: $5KCrossrods Rotary Club$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Feeding America ($15K). Together the top 3 received $26K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

RiversideChicagoBig Bear LakeBig Bear CitySan BernardinoSanta Barbara

How Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake gives

  • Giving grew 42% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K5 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $58K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $26K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Feeding America Riverside, CA—$15,000
The Rotary Foundation Chicago, IL—$6,366
Crossrods Rotary Club San Bernardino, CA—$5,000
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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$110,274$88,064$124,113$26,3663$3,677
2024$146,323$97,719$95,450$6,0001$2,107
2023$144,054$99,779$92,006$23,1143—
2022$136,281$80,828$112,228$18,5302—
2021$167,681$95,206$69,930$16,4002—
2020$142,405$150,126$189,002$57,9925—

About Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake

Based on IRS filings

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake is a public charity focused on Education, based in Big Bear Lake, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $110K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $4K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake is led by Lauren Couden, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lauren Couden

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Brakebill

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Johnson

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Hartmeister

    Director

    President Elect → President, 2021

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Dokter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keenan Warner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Duran

    Director

    Director → Co-Director, 2023

    Co-Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dick Shaw

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Morris

    Treasurersecretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Ronald Peavy (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Helen Walsh (2022–2024) — Co-Director
  • Former: Daniel Easterby (2021) — President Elect
  • Former: John McKinney (2021) — Director
  • Former: Chris Costlow (2020) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Scannell (2020) — Director
  • Former: Quinton Page (2020) — President

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 Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake

How much does Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake give each year?

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

What is Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake's typical grant size?

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake's median grant in 2025 was $6,366, and its average grant was $8,789, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake give grants?

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake gives mostly in California: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (24%).

How large is Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake?

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake reported $110K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $88K.

What is Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake?

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake is a public charity focused on Education, based in Big Bear Lake, CA. It holds $110K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake's EIN?

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0907051. 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 July 31, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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