Rotary International
Rotary International provides service to others, promotes integrity, and advances world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
Rotary International at a glance
In short: Rotary International gave $77K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $76,990
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $76,990
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $76,990
- Total assets
- $210,685,391
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (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 International funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International ($77K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Rotary International gives
- Giving fell 58% 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 $75K (2024) to $7.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $77K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Evanston, IL | Polioplus Fund | $76,990 |
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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 | $210,685,391 | $125,638,423 | $121,368,760 | $76,990 | 1 | $4,946,402 |
| 2024 | $201,098,297 | $111,206,103 | $114,473,964 | $75,291 | 1 | $3,280,081 |
| 2023 | $200,010,861 | $105,472,793 | $108,072,103 | $80,039 | 1 | $2,152,162 |
| 2022 | $193,008,591 | $104,403,187 | $101,929,296 | $184,892 | 1 | $2,203,002 |
| 2021 | $194,654,881 | $96,362,213 | $86,383,168 | $7,695,462 | 2 | $2,851,839 |
| 2020 | $181,437,265 | $94,883,263 | $91,292,220 | $2,433,562 | 2 | $3,508,697 |
| 2019 | $181,478,013 | $105,865,106 | $102,060,625 | $265,658 | 1 | $387,870 |
About Rotary International
Based on IRS filings
Rotary International is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Evanston, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $210.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $77K. Net investment income was $4.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rotary International is led by John Hewko, Chief Executive Officer since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 17 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Hewko
Chief Executive Officer
General Secretary → Chief Executive Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
25.6 hrs/week
$316K (2019) → $497K (2025)
Stephanie D. Urchick
President
Director → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$15K (2024) → $80K (2025)
Richard Plocinik
Director of Enterprise Projects
On filings since 2021
24.8 hrs/week
$124K (2021) → $132K (2025)
Cris Downey
Director - Technology Services
On filings since 2024
22.4 hrs/week
$114K (2024) → $122K (2025)
Anirudha Roy Chowdhury
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel C. Himelspach
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eve S. Conway-Ghazi
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ghim Bok Chew
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henrique Vasconcelos
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trichur Narayan Subramanian
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yeong Ho Yun
Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alain Van De Poel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Etienne
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Tanase
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isao Mizuno
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Luan-Fong Lin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Eakes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Salvador Rizzo Tavares
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzan Stenberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew G. McDonald
Deputy General Counsel
On filings since 2019
26.8 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $149K (2025)
David Alexander
Chief Communications Officer
Gm & Chief Communications Officer → Chief Communications Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
34.4 hrs/week
$186K (2019) → $299K (2025)
Eric Jones
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2019
2.8 hrs/week
$29K (2019) → $28K (2025)
Jonathan South
Investment Officer
On filings since 2019
2.8 hrs/week
$18K (2019) → $16K (2025)
Kristopher Newbauer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Director of Global People & Talent → Chief Human Resources Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
22.4 hrs/week
$105K (2019) → $195K (2025)
Michele Berg
Deputy General Secretary
On filings since 2019
25.6 hrs/week
$181K (2019) → $299K (2025)
Steven Routburg
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
32.4 hrs/week
$146K (2019) → $249K (2025)
Julie Burke
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$54K (2020) → $214K (2025)
Michael Patock
Investment Officer
On filings since 2020
2.8 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $16K (2025)
Nora Zei
Chief Participant Experience Officer
On filings since 2022
28.8 hrs/week
$154K (2022) → $220K (2025)
Gordon McInally
Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$20K (2023) → $114K (2025)
Paul Haisman
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2023
22.4 hrs/week
$150K (2023) → $195K (2025)
Sarah Crawford
Chief Programs & Engagement Officer
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$223K (2025)
Hans-Hermann Kasten
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda E. Stubbs
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (69)
- Former: Mario Cesar Martins De Camargo (2020–2025) — President Elect · Filing note: Ended 624
- Former: James Barnes (2019–2024) — Chief Programs & Member Services Officer · Filing note: Ended 10/2023
- Former: Jennifer Jones (2022–2024) — Past President · Filing note: Ended 623
- Former: Alberto Cecchini (2023–2024) — Director · Filing note: Began 7122
- Former: Anand Ramakrishnan (2023–2024) — Director Enterprise Architechture & Data Eng · Filing note: Ended 12/2023
- Former: Drew Kessler (2023–2024) — Treasurer · Filing note: Began 7122
- Former: Jeremy Hurst (2023–2024) — Director · Filing note: Began 7122
- Former: Lena Mjerskaug (2023–2024) — Director · Filing note: Began 7122
- Former: Muhammad Faiz Kidwai (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Merryweather-Arges (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Patrick Chisanga (2023–2024) — Director · Filing note: Began 7122
- Former: Yoshio Sato (2023–2024) — Director · Filing note: Began 7122
- Former: Thomas Thorfinnson (2019–2023) — Chief Strategy Officer
- Former: Shekhar Mehta (2021–2023) — Past President · Filing note: Ended 63022
- Former: Ananthanarayanan Venkatesh (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Elizabeth Usovicz (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Jessie Harman (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Julio Cesar A. Silva-Santisteban (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mahesh Kotbagi (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Nicki Scott (2022–2023) — Vice President · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Urs Klemm (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Vicki Puliz (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Won-Pyo Kim (2022–2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 7121
- Former: Faiz Hanif (2020–2022) — Chief Information Officer · Filing note: Ended 4212021
- Former: Aikaterini Kotsali-Papadimitriou (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Chi-Tien Liu (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Katsuhiko Tatsuno (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Peter R. Kyle (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Roger Lhors (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan C. Howe (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Virpi Honkala (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Valarie K. Wafer (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Mark Daniel Maloney (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Bharat S. Pandya (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Floyd A. Lancia (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Holger Knaack (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Jan Lucas Ket (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Johrita Solari (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kamal Sanghvi (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kyun Kim (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tony James Anthony Black (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Chang-Gon Yim (2021) — Director
- Former: Cristian Downey (2021) — Director - It Infrastructure
- Former: Valerie Kwafer (2021) — Director
- Former: Akira Miki (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Barry Rassin (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: David Stovall (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Francesco Arezzo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeffry Cadorette (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Dimmitt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lori Carlson (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Piotr Wygnanczuk (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rafael Garcia III (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Victor Barnes (2019–2020) — Director of Program & Grants
- Former: Hakeem Olayinka Babalolo (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Basker Chockalingam (2019) — Director
- Former: Bernadette Knight (2019) — Director of Finance
- Former: Brian Stoyel (2019) — Director
- Former: Eric Schmelling (2019) — Gm & Chief Philanthropy Officer
- Former: Eun-Soo Moon (2019) — Director
- Former: Gregory Yank (2019) — Director
- Former: Ian Riseley (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: John Matthews (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Keiichi Ishiguro (2019) — Director
- Former: Olayinka Hakeem Babalola (2019) — Director
- Former: Paulo Augusto Zanardi (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Iblher (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Richard Kick (2019) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Robert Knuepfer Jr. (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $497K, to John Hewko (Chief Executive Officer). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rotary International
How much does Rotary International give each year?
Rotary International gave $77K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.
How large is Rotary International?
Rotary International reported $210.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $125.6M.
What is Rotary International?
Rotary International is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Evanston, IL. It holds $210.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rotary International operate?
Rotary International has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana.
What is Rotary International's EIN?
Rotary International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-1707667. 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 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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