Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc
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Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc gave $117K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $39K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $117,088
- +127.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $39,029
- +127.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,530
- Total assets
- $1,048,954
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (86% 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 Gainesville Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities Bureau Inc ($70K). Together the top 3 received $117K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 30% 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 $23K (2021) to $217K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $117K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities Bureau Inc Jacksonville, FL | need purpose | $69,619 |
| Rotary International Rotary Club of Gainesville Sunrise Inc Gainesville, FL | need purpose | $31,530 |
| The Dictionary Project Charleston, SC | Provide dictionaries to the public. | $15,939 |
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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 | $1,048,954 | $305,453 | $248,477 | $117,088 | 3 | $16,036 |
| 2024 | $991,978 | $222,238 | $97,967 | $51,372 | 3 | $8,410 |
| 2023 | $867,707 | $304,251 | $256,347 | $124,012 | 4 | $7,891 |
| 2022 | $819,803 | $303,637 | $240,508 | $89,744 | 4 | $2,242 |
| 2021 | $756,674 | $63,584 | $67,569 | $22,719 | Total only | $2,467 |
| 2020 | $760,659 | $244,263 | $309,628 | $216,570 | 6 | $8,843 |
| 2019 | $826,024 | $278,973 | $243,256 | $98,367 | 3 | $9,303 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Gainesville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $117K. Net investment income was $16K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc is led by Ryan Thompson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan Thompson
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon C Thomas II
Chairman
Director → Chairman-Elect, 2024
Chairman-Elect → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bobbie McCollum Robinson
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight McKey
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Young
Board Member
Chairman → Director, 2022
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Shank
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Smith
Board Member
Secretary → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Reinhart
Board Member
Director → Past Chairman, 2024
Past Chairman → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
M David Gracy Jr.
Board Member
President El → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Braddy
Wild Game Feast Master
President → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Wild Game Feast Master, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rory Causseaux
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darleen Morgan
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry H Daugherty Jr.
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles L Allen
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Wilbur Holloway
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Spranger
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Henry Fabiani II
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guy Jopling
Board Member
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Edwin Newmans
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joakim Bjorn Nordqvist
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wesley F Eubank
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Miller
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dalton R Baker
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Ostas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenni Van Hart
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin L Golden
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randall B Caton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Nagy
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rogers L Bartley Jr.
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Hansis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (39)
- Former: Linda Colleen Keene (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: David M Gracy Jr. (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Hawes Adams (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Jennifer Mehrtens Van Hart (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Rick E Medina (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Stephanie Esposito (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Charles Ryan Thompson (2024) — Chairman
- Former: William Gregory Young (2024) — Past Chairman
- Former: F Wesley Eubank (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: C Ryan Thompson (2020–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Colleen Keene (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ed Newmans (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jay Nordqvist (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: F Parker Lawrence (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sherry Houston (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Christina Ramos (2022) — Director
- Former: Katherine Pierce (2022) — Director
- Former: Megan Olson (2022) — Director
- Former: Ed Book (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patrick Irby (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: TJ Pyche (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Mueller (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Turner (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Douglas Wilcox (2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela A Gretter (2021) — Director
- Former: Chad King (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Coker (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Helen Gyllstrom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brenda Chamberlain (2020) — Director
- Former: Grace Horvath (2020) — Director
- Former: Gregory Fleming (2020) — Director
- Former: Melanie Shore (2020) — Director
- Former: Stephen Elder (2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Fleming (2019) — Director
- Former: Jan Bendik (2019) — Director
- Former: Leeza Mueller (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Dalton (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Elder (2019) — Director
- Former: Zakiya Smith-Dore (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 Gainesville Foundation Inc
How much does Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc give each year?
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc gave $117K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $51K across 3 grants.
What is Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $31,530, and its average grant was $39,029, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc give grants?
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (14%).
Does Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc?
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $305K.
What is Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc's EIN?
Rotary Club of Gainesville Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2914025. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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