Rotary Club of Columbus GA

501(c)(4) organization Columbus, GA EIN: 58-0412262

Encourage and foster service to others.

Rotary Club of Columbus GA at a glance

In short: Rotary Club of Columbus GA reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-52.9% vs 2024
Total assets
$241,626
+3.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$268,507
+7.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,411
+286.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$265,718
-6.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rotary Club of Columbus GA funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Columbus

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $5K (2022). In 2025 it reported $2K 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
Columbus Literate Community Program Inc Columbus, GATo support the "literacy alliance" program, and provide a dictionary to all 3rd grade students in Muscogee county, ga$4,250
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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$241,626$268,507$265,718$2,000Total only$6,411
2024$234,381$249,123$285,113$4,250Total only$1,657
2023$261,869$252,850$258,019$4,250Total only$1,263
2022$272,568$258,748$231,383$5,133Total only$48
2021$233,790$227,863$178,782$4,2501$48
2020$207,837$254,159$265,838$4,2501$990
2019$182,056$298,909$287,660$4,250Total only$88

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

About Rotary Club of Columbus GA

Based on IRS filings

Rotary Club of Columbus GA is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbus, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $242K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rotary Club of Columbus GA is led by Meredith King, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Meredith King

    President

    Secretary → President Elect, 2024

    President Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Bond

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Ridley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Gottfried

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Gordon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Otis Pickett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Nicks

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leighann Dicesaris

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Williams

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles D. Johnson

    Assistant Treasurer

    Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Harkness

    President Elect

    Director → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Smajd

    Sgt at Arms

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Waynick

    Vice President

    President Elect → President, 2024

    President → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Redmond

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dick Nurnberg

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Cedric Hill (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Adrian Chester (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Hill (2024) — Director
  • Former: Fray McCormick (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lori Auten (2021–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Tom Wade (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Payne (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Phyllis Aaron (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Joe Young (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Laura Ann Mann (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Smith (2021–2022) — Sgt at Arms
  • Former: Beth Schwartz (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Carlson (2022) — Director
  • Former: Andy McLendon (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Carmen Overton (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tyler Townsend (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Dhan Parekh (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bob Offer (2019–2020) — Sgt at Arms
  • Former: Jason Cooper (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Judy Thomas (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Newt Aaron (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Sean Knox (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ben Richardson (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Cameron Bean (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kaizad Shroff (2019) — Director
  • Former: Melanie Grace (2019) — Director

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 Columbus GA

How much does Rotary Club of Columbus GA give each year?

Rotary Club of Columbus GA reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.

How large is Rotary Club of Columbus GA?

Rotary Club of Columbus GA reported $242K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $269K.

What is Rotary Club of Columbus GA?

Rotary Club of Columbus GA is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbus, GA. It holds $242K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rotary Club of Columbus GA operate?

Rotary Club of Columbus GA has awarded grants in Georgia.

What is Rotary Club of Columbus GA's EIN?

Rotary Club of Columbus GA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-0412262. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 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 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 23, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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