Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation
Scholarships & contributions
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation at a glance
In short: Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,000
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $4,357,667
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Menlo Park Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Almanac Holiday Grant ($10K). Together the top 2 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). 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 $10K (2024) to $74K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Almanac Holiday Grant Menlo Park, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundati Menlo Park, CA | Unrestricted | $6,000 |
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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 | $4,357,667 | $232,043 | $198,842 | $16,000 | 2 | $159,051 |
| 2024 | $4,249,673 | $161,936 | $231,097 | $10,000 | 1 | $19,729 |
| 2023 | $3,818,683 | $221,424 | $228,733 | $23,000 | 3 | $125,905 |
| 2022 | $3,719,926 | $422,916 | $266,025 | $17,000 | 2 | $261,106 |
| 2021 | $4,064,472 | $308,394 | $355,886 | $73,500 | 9 | $108,436 |
| 2020 | $3,367,345 | $349,613 | $207,539 | $20,000 | 1 | $55,913 |
| 2019 | $3,176,595 | $222,394 | $220,713 | $20,000 | 1 | $114,161 |
About Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Menlo Park, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $159K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation is led by John Blake, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Blake
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Schmuck
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doris Harry
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Herzen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Crittenden
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Adams
Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Director, 2020
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Pierce
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Boggs
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Piero Fagnini (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Schatz (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kay Johnson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Maya Sewald (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Steven Weiner (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Leary (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Will Patterson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bob Andrews (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Andrews (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Pete Nelson (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Eric Hartwig (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Theo Keet (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Emily Chapman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Glen Rojas (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathy Picard (2021) — Director
- Former: Neil Schroff (2019–2020) — President Elect
- Former: Julie Scatta (2020) — Director
- Former: Margo McAuliffe (2020) — Director
- Former: Alex Olson (2019) — Director
- Former: Analisa Pratt (2019) — Director
- Former: Chris Brosterhous (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Cesario (2019) — President
- Former: Yusra Hussain (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 Menlo Park Foundation
How much does Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation give each year?
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation?
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $232K.
What is Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation?
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Menlo Park, CA. It holds $4.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation operate?
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation's EIN?
Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2723876. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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