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South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker South Bend, IN EIN: 54-1372455 Website

To make charitable gifts to community organizations and projects that promote the ideals of rotary international of "service above self."

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc gave $42K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$41,900
+39.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,475
-30.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,500
Total assets
$1,328,931
+8.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc

Who South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Real Services: $15KReal Services$15KAngels in the Attic: $15KAngels in the Attic$15KBethany Music Village Inc: $6KBethany Music Village Inc$6KMobility Ministries Inc: $6KMobility Ministries Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Real Services ($15K). Together the top 4 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

South BendMishawakaWheatfield

How South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). 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$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $45K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Real Services South Bend, IN—$15,000
Angels in the Attic Mishawaka, IN—$15,000
Bethany Music Village Inc South Bend, IN—$6,000
Mobility Ministries Inc Wheatfield, IN—$5,900
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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$1,328,931$116,583$119,348$41,9004$53,607
2024$1,222,523$66,955$99,038$30,0002$19,891
2023$1,105,964$99,173$79,144$15,0001$27,973
2022$990,150$138,736$118,439$45,0003$67,766
2021$1,223,912$75,711$54,960$15,0001$41,968
2019$903,131$89,275$47,320$10,0001$47,629

About South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in South Bend, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $54K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Tina Patton, President-El since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tina Patton

    President-El

    Director → President-El, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Behrens

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leonardo Sanchez

    Director

    President-El → President, 2024

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Vukmirovich

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Elder

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carsten Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Asleson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Szrom

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hugh Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Moody

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kj Mapes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark McDonnell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Pound

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Kielman

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Farrell

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Robert L. Shreiner CPA (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Amber Pulford (2021–2024) — President-El
  • Former: Marvin Curtis (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matt Schrock (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Karla Fales (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Pound (2024) — Director
  • Former: Becky Fletcher (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Michelle Kuehn (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Olivia Critchlow (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Todd (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Santiago Rodriguez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Andrea Halpin (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Davis (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Leo Priemer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Scott Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: William Coleman (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Simon Springer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Taelman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Debie Coble (2019) — Director
  • Former: Heather Goralski (2019) — President
  • Former: Jacqueline Rico (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Breiler (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jim Cunningham (2019) — Director
  • Former: John Pinter (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Bossung (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Shaffer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sherry Cummings (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.

Frequently asked questions about South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc gave $42K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.

What is South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,500, and its average grant was $10,475, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were South Bend, IN (2 grants).

How large is South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc?

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $117K.

What is South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1372455. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 4, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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