San Francisco Rotary Foundation
The San Francisco Rotary Foundation is a public charity based in San Francisco, California. Formed in 1962, it makes charitable contributions on behalf of foundation donors.
San Francisco Rotary Foundation at a glance
In short: San Francisco Rotary Foundation gave $197K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in California. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $197,454
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,745
- -13.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $6,506,774
- +8.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to San Francisco Rotary Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 220 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 956-5700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who San Francisco Rotary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was SF Rotary Service ($94K). Together the top 10 received $197K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 39 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 91% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 9% to recipients in South Carolina. The listed 2025 recipients included organizations in San Francisco and South San Francisco, California, and Charleston, South Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is San Francisco Rotary Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $25K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $12K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $76K (2019) to $197K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $197K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SF Rotary Service San Francisco, CA | Various Rotary Charities | $93,954 |
| Alliance for Smiles San Francisco, CA | Medical Charity | $20,000 |
| Arc SF Dinner Club Charleston, SC | Disability Support | $18,500 |
| Homeless Prenatal Project San Francisco, CA | Medical Charity | $12,000 |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank San Francisco, CA | Food for Needy | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities San Francisco, CA | Substance Treatment | $10,000 |
| Building Education for Future San Francisco, CA | Education | $9,000 |
| SF Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | PARKS | $8,500 |
| Rotaplast South San Francisco, CA | Medical Charity | $8,000 |
| Salvation Army Kroc Center San Francisco, CA | Education | $7,500 |
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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 | $6,506,774 | $868,282 | $295,469 | $197,454 | 10 | $822,262 |
| 2024 | $6,014,479 | $394,999 | $274,353 | $182,018 | 8 | $373,157 |
| 2023 | $5,342,829 | $365,307 | $250,858 | $175,124 | 6 | $322,932 |
| 2022 | $4,844,650 | $507,545 | $258,100 | $148,565 | 9 | $443,254 |
| 2021 | $5,697,764 | $797,149 | $226,276 | $141,500 | 6 | $751,291 |
| 2019 | $4,372,133 | $352,275 | $176,274 | $76,124 | 7 | $339,088 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states its mission as: “Make charitable contributions on behalf of foundations donors.” Its 2024 filing lists a scholarship for selected University of San Francisco students and support for Catholic Charities, The Arc SF, and other charitable contributions.
Among the grantees named in the filings, Catholic Charities describes work enhancing care for disadvantaged people in San Francisco, while The Arc SF describes a learning and achievement center for adults with developmental disabilities. Other listed recipients include the SF-Marin Food Bank, Homeless Prenatal Project, Alliance for Smiles, Building Education for the Future, and SF Rotary Service.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $197,454. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $93,954, with a median grant of $10,000. The largest grants included $93,954 to SF Rotary Service for various Rotary charities, $20,000 to Alliance for Smiles for medical charity, and $18,500 to ARC SF Dinner Club for disability support. Other grants included $12,000 to Homeless Prenatal Project for medical charity and $10,000 each to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank for food for people in need and Catholic Charities for substance treatment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Christopher Wiseman as president, Robin Azevdo as vice president, and Emily Borland as treasurer. Directors listed are Mary Liu, JT Forbus, Gary Dales, Alisha Marfatia, Sunny Singh, Bob Hermann, and Tom Brunner.
San Francisco Rotary Foundation is led by Christopher Wiseman, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Wiseman
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Logan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Brunner
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Dales
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jt Forbus
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Liu
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sunny Singh
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alisha Marfatia
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Hermann
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Booth
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Poole
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Yoke
Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Azevdo
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Borland
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: John Mathers (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jyoti Chokshi (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Poppen (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Luis Moran (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Dan Joraanstad (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rhonda Poppen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Schmautz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kevin Leong (2021) — Director
- Former: Sasha Shashi (2021) — Director
- Former: Alan L. Herzog (2019) — Director
- Former: Casey Blair (2019) — Director
- Former: Cecile Chiquette (2019) — Director
- Former: Donna Lee Rubin (2019) — Director
- Former: Eric Schmautz (2019) — Director
- Former: Frederic Marschner (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Kennedy (2019) — Director
- Former: Kevin Waldeck (2019) — Director
- Former: Lilian Tsi-Stielstra (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Hornbecker (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 San Francisco Rotary Foundation
How much does San Francisco Rotary Foundation give each year?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation gave $197K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $182K across 8 grants.
What is San Francisco Rotary Foundation's typical grant size?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $19,745, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from San Francisco Rotary Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does San Francisco Rotary Foundation give grants?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation gives mostly in California: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (8 grants).
Does San Francisco Rotary Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on San Francisco Rotary Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Medical Charity" (3 grants).
Who are San Francisco Rotary Foundation's largest grantees?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include SF Rotary Service ($93,954), Alliance for Smiles ($20,000) and Arc SF Dinner Club ($18,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is San Francisco Rotary Foundation?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $868K.
What does San Francisco Rotary Foundation fund?
The foundation states its mission as: “Make charitable contributions on behalf of foundations donors.” Its 2024 filing lists a scholarship for selected University of San Francisco students and support for Catholic Charities, The Arc SF, and other charitable contributions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from San Francisco Rotary Foundation?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is San Francisco Rotary Foundation's EIN?
San Francisco Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6064219. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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