Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation
The Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation will provide a vehicle for rotarians and others to extend the tradition of service above self, with funding of local community projects including local charitable and humanitarian causes.
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation at a glance
In short: Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- -62.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $412,699
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (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 Duluth Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Neighborhood Youth Services ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
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 Duluth Foundation gives
- Giving fell 48% 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 $5K (2020) to $40K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Youth Services Duluth, MN | — | $15,000 |
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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 | $412,699 | $56,264 | $37,935 | $15,000 | 1 | $37,727 |
| 2024 | $380,270 | $46,698 | $71,297 | $39,890 | 2 | $9,284 |
| 2023 | $383,977 | $52,193 | $18,538 | $8,379 | Total only | $11,787 |
| 2022 | $338,035 | $58,582 | $48,666 | $28,700 | 2 | $25,130 |
| 2021 | $395,198 | $63,819 | $42,402 | $30,000 | 2 | $29,753 |
| 2020 | $334,029 | $64,970 | $13,502 | $5,000 | 1 | $14,489 |
| 2019 | $287,927 | $47,104 | $22,075 | $5,757 | 1 | $13,533 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation is a public charity, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $413K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $38K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation is led by Dean Casperson, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dean Casperson
President
President → Director, 2020
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allen Anway
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Seiler
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geiger Yount
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Bennett
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darlene Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Hanson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Mowbray
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zach Walters
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Smith
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Pelofske
Secretary
Vice President → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Jim Schwartz (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Corey Collier (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Simonson (2024) — Director
- Former: Jerry Ostroski (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Barb Perrella (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jena Evans (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robin Pestalozi (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Phil Strom (2022) — Director
- Former: Al Makynen (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Bill Zimbinski (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Moir (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jenny Peterson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Chana Stocke (2021) — Director
- Former: Jerry Pelofski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Catherine Carter Huber (2019) — Director
- Former: Michelle Buria (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 Duluth Foundation
How much does Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation give each year?
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40K across 2 grants.
How large is Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation?
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation reported $413K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $56K.
Where does Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation operate?
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation's EIN?
Rotary Club of Duluth Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1750809. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 11, 2026)
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