Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Cruz, CA EIN: 81-0619851

The primary mission of the Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation is to provide funds for community non-profit organizations and youth programs in Santa Cruz County (California).

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation at a glance

In short: Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation gave $170K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$169,600
-9.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,267
+20.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$263,246
-15.6% 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 SC Sunrise Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

County Park Friends: $75KCounty Park Friends$75KBoys & Girls Club Santa Cruz: $25KBoys & Girls Club Santa Cruz$25KSkills of Life Cafe: $25KSkills of Life Cafe$25KTeen Kitchen Project: $25KTeen Kitchen Project$25KVeterans Surf Alliance: $12KVeterans Surf Alliance$12KRotary District 5170: $8KRotary District 5170$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was County Park Friends ($75K). Together the top 6 received $170K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 30 (87%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa CruzWatsonvilleMountain ViewEvanstonAptosCapitolaSalinasSoquelColorado SpringCorralitosLahaina

How Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). 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$100K$200K$300KTotal only2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 9 grants2023 8 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $83K (2021) to $264K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $170K.

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
County Park Friends Santa Cruz, CAGeneral Fund$75,000
Boys & Girls Club Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAGeneral Fund$25,000
Skills of Life Cafe Capitola, CAGeneral Fund$25,000
Teen Kitchen Project Soquel, CAGeneral Fund$25,000
Veterans Surf Alliance Aptos, CAGeneral Fund$12,000
Rotary District 5170 Mountain View, CAGeneral Fund$7,600
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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$263,246$234,709$271,844$169,6006$285
2024$311,894$242,589$244,423$188,0168$559
2023$326,165$379,409$340,910$264,4009$515
2022$286,567$333,308$214,736$167,8194$399
2021$167,994$147,312$157,008$82,5303$374
2020$177,690$159,780$176,386$157,249Total only$319

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

About Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation is a public charity, based in Santa Cruz, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $263K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $170K. Net investment income was $285.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation is led by David Price, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Price

    President

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ari Symons

    Director

    Director → President, 2024

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Mello

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • DeAndre James

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Beaudry

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ferris Sabbah

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Alsip

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arturo Rodriguez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kara Capaldo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Gilbert

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Swenson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Gianotti

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Winston

    Executive Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Truman

    Treasurer

    Director → Sergeant at Arm, 2023

    Sergeant at Arm → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Wise-West

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Peggy Alberti (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Penni Bengston (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Felich (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Randall Leonard (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Zelion (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Souza (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen Gosling (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sanjay Khandelwel (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Edelstein (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tom Knott (2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Smith (2020–2022) — Sergeant at Arm
  • Former: John Flaniken (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Bonino (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joe Ferrante (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ken Whiting (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Rossi (2022) — Director
  • Former: Tony Nethercutt (2022) — Director
  • Former: Brent Dunton (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Janet Souza (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Alberti (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Patrice Keet (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Randy Uang (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Landau (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chales Baylis (2020) — Director
  • Former: George Bunch (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 SC Sunrise Foundation

How much does Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation give each year?

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation gave $170K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $188K across 8 grants.

What is Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's typical grant size?

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $28,267, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation give grants?

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Cruz, CA (2 grants).

Does Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's largest grantees?

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include County Park Friends ($75,000), Boys & Girls Club Santa Cruz ($25,000) and Skills of Life Cafe ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation?

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation reported $263K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $235K.

What is Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's EIN?

Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0619851. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 3, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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