Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker El Paso, TX EIN: 74-2554314

Promote projects and initiatives that improve el paso, ciudad juarez, and las cruces region

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation at a glance

In short: Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation reported $116K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$115,855 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+268.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$3,723,380
+0.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$194,663
+142.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$158,771
Expenses (2025)
$186,885
+55.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

El PasoEvanstonRichardsonSanta BarbaraSarasotaAlamogordo

How Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2020 to 2023. 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$150K5 grants2019 3 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2024) to $116K (2025). In 2025 it reported $116K 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
Rotacare El Paso El Paso, TXSupport of clinic that provides free primary healthcare services.$34,500
Texas Ramp Project Richardson, TXSuppport to build free accessibility ramps for elderly and disabled people$19,000
Rotary Club of El Paso El Paso, TXSupport literacy for children served by region 19 head start program$8,265
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Evanston, ILSupport for Polioplus Project to Eradicate Polio$5,000
Shelter Box USA Santa Barbara, CASupport of Relief Efforts in Disaster Areas$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$3,723,380$194,663$186,885$115,855Total only$158,771
2024$3,715,602$80,169$120,470$31,470Total only—
2023$3,866,800$176,794$153,903$71,7655$154,474
2022$3,674,129$297,239$155,988$77,8825$279,633
2021$4,287,894$223,429$192,384$69,6175$195,313
2020$3,524,358$167,451$128,054$45,0003$148,176
2019$3,585,115$247,606$172,012$88,4005$217,649

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

About Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in El Paso, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $116K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $159K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation is led by Mark Matthys, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Matthys

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Warren Goodell

    Executive Director

    Executive Director Following → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Defrance

    Investment Committe Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Hicks

    Board Director

    President → Past President, 2020

    Past President → Board Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Tompkins

    Board Director

    Director → Board Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Whatley

    Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Plasencio

    Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Jilkov

    Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Raoul Villegas

    Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Goodell

    Baord Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Lopez

    Past President

    Director → Second Vice President, 2023

    Second Vice President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Niland

    Development

    First Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Development, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ames Davis

    2nd Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Wolf

    Legal Counsel

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Gudenrath

    1st Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Adkins

    Secretary-Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Lea E. Hutchinson (2019–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Carl Russell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Kessinger (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jim Jones (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Randolph Young (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Stanley Okies (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Yasser Murga (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Harry Silsby (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mayela Macias (2022–2023) — First Vice President
  • Former: Jennifer Horsley (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: James Tritton (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Fenton (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Debra Kissinger (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kathrin Berg (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Robert Tollen (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 El Paso Foundation

How much does Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation give each year?

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation reported $116K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $31K in grants paid.

How large is Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation?

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $195K.

What is Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation?

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in El Paso, TX. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation operate?

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, Illinois, New Mexico, Texas.

What is Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation's EIN?

Rotary Club of El Paso Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2554314. 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 February 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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