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Rotary Club of Williamsburg

Public charity · Grantmaker Williamsburg, VA EIN: 54-1859847 Website

The Rotary Club of Williamsburg foundation receives and distributes allocated funds to local qualified non-profit organizations (or scholarships to educational institutions for individuals). The word "local" is defined as supporting organizations that directly affect residents of the williamsburg, Virginia area.

Rotary Club of Williamsburg at a glance

In short: Rotary Club of Williamsburg gave $33K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$32,564
-18.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,141
+21.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,377
Total assets
$330,307
+1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (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 Williamsburg funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Dream Catchers: $12KDream Catchers$12KMeals on Wheels: $8KMeals on Wheels$8KLiteracy for Life: $7KLiteracy for Life$7KColonial CASA: $6KColonial CASA$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dream Catchers ($12K). Together the top 4 received $33K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

WilliamsburgChicagoPortsmouthToano

How Rotary Club of Williamsburg gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). 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$20K$40K$60KTotal only2019 1 grant2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $60K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $33K.

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
Dream Catchers Toano, VASupport$11,811
Meals on Wheels Williamsburg, VAMeals for the Needy$8,253
Literacy for Life Williamsburg, VASupport$6,500
Colonial CASA Williamsburg, VASupport$6,000
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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$330,307$72,377$68,661$32,5644$27,206
2024$326,591$67,265$70,166$40,1506$16,739
2023$351,992$48,782$56,295$18,0013$15,222
2022$337,005$101,463$60,918$36,7505$65,022
2021$284,802$17,763$23,649$8,2811$13,293
2019$308,425$29,793$66,996$59,831Total only$16,811

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

About Rotary Club of Williamsburg

Based on IRS filings

Rotary Club of Williamsburg is a public charity, based in Williamsburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $330K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $33K. Net investment income was $27K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rotary Club of Williamsburg is led by James Miles, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Miles

    President

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bringier McConnell

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Jolley

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Moore

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Brennan

    Executive Officio

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Dick Smith (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jennifer Glass (2021–2022) — Executive Officio
  • Former: John B. Hewett (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Michael Harrison (2021) — Foundation C
  • Former: Bill Skinner (2019) — Member
  • Former: Don Murfee (2019) — Executive Officio
  • Former: Tom Morris (2019) — President

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 Williamsburg

How much does Rotary Club of Williamsburg give each year?

Rotary Club of Williamsburg gave $33K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40K across 6 grants.

What is Rotary Club of Williamsburg's typical grant size?

Rotary Club of Williamsburg's median grant in 2025 was $7,377, and its average grant was $8,141, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Rotary Club of Williamsburg give grants?

Rotary Club of Williamsburg gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Williamsburg, VA (3 grants).

Does Rotary Club of Williamsburg give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Rotary Club of Williamsburg's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (3 grants).

How large is Rotary Club of Williamsburg?

Rotary Club of Williamsburg reported $330K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $72K.

What is Rotary Club of Williamsburg's EIN?

Rotary Club of Williamsburg's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1859847. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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