Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Sebastopol, CA EIN: 68-0238967

Support education in Western Sonoma County

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation gave $96K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$95,725
+165.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$31,908
+77.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$1,156,584
+2.9% 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 Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

West Sonoma County Union HSD: $50KWest Sonoma County Union HSD$50KSebastopol Union School Distr: $30KSebastopol Union School Distr$30KGuerneville School District: $16KGuerneville School District$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was West Sonoma County Union HSD ($50K). Together the top 3 received $96K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

SebastopolSanta RosaGuerneville

How Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 315% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2022) to $96K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $96K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
West Sonoma County Union HSD Sebastopol, CAAnaly Sports Career Technical Ed$50,000
Sebastopol Union School Distr Sebastopol, CAAll West County Challenge Day$30,000
Guerneville School District Guerneville, CAGuerneville Magnolia Project$15,725
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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$1,156,584$145,815$113,524$95,7253$133,276
2024$1,124,293$131,344$44,545$36,0002$122,331
2023$1,037,494$138,731$65,779$58,0003$80,968
2022$964,542$25,417$154,039$23,0702$16,289
2021$1,093,164$227,040$34,842$23,0862$217,946
2020$900,966$58,441$70,215$61,0002$16,886

About Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sebastopol, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $96K. Net investment income was $133K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation is led by Tom Boag, Co-President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tom Boag

    Co-President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Co-President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Ford

    Co-President

    Director → Co-President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Victor-van Gorder

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Mia Del Prete

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • JT Martin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Boyd

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Prandini

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Meredith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Harvey Henningsen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Rollie Atkinson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mark McDonell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Dunlap

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • John Blount

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Dana Moises (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Pacatte (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Petersen (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Mario Balistreri (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mario Ramos (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Briggs (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Diana Rich (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Jack Blasco (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jordan Burns (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paul Yeomans (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: David Still (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Hal Kwalwasser (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Tim Moore (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dan Rasmus (2020) — President
  • Former: Michelle Kimble (2020) — Director
  • Former: Pauline Pellini (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 Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation

How much does Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation give each year?

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation gave $96K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $36K across 2 grants.

What is Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation's typical grant size?

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $31,908, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation give grants?

Sebastopol Rotary Education 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 Sebastopol, CA (2 grants).

Does Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation?

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $146K.

What is Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation?

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sebastopol, CA. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation's EIN?

Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0238967. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)

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