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The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker The Woodlands, TX EIN: 68-0586779 Website

Manage and grow funds to make available charitable funding for qualified beneficiaries.

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation at a glance

In short: The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation gave $148K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$147,912
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,582
-33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,277,683
+5.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Rotary House: $100KRotary House$100KRotary Foundation - Polio: $15KRotary Foundation - Polio$15KFriends of Balanya Eng Acdy: $15KFriends of Balanya Eng Acdy$15KRAH Christmas Project: $10KRAH Christmas Project$10KSodexoStop Hunger Foundation: $8KSodexoStop Hunger Foundation$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rotary House ($100K). Together the top 5 received $148K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 18 (72%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

EvanstonThe WoodlandsGaithersburgConroeWestport

How The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 36% 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$100K$200K$300K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2021) to $222K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $148K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rotary House The Woodlands, TXMedical housing support$100,000
Rotary Foundation - Polio Evanston, ILCooperative Assistance$15,200
Friends of Balanya Eng Acdy Westport, CTGeneral Assistance$15,000
RAH Christmas Project Evanston, IL—$9,612
SodexoStop Hunger Foundation Gaithersburg, MDGeneral Assistance$8,100
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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$1,277,683$227,491$166,907$147,9125$61,471
2024$1,217,099$296,201$245,027$221,6945$46,780
2023$1,167,375$285,045$143,549$107,5602$23,563
2022$1,024,429$318,041$197,842$108,6973$9,177
2021$864,230$213,522$86,218$42,0593$8,629
2020$736,926$217,683$254,996$201,1613$10,546

About The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in The Woodlands, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $148K. Net investment income was $61K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation is led by Judy Olson, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judy Olson

    Executive Director

    Board Member → President, 2023

    President → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Wagaman

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Friebal

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clay McCollor

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Brown

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Fannin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zach Richmond

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denton Florian

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Early

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William C Leigh

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jay Knighton (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ann Wolford (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Norman Parrish (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ralph Schroeder (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ryan Mathes (2020) — Board Member

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 The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation

How much does The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation give each year?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation gave $148K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $222K across 5 grants.

What is The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's typical grant size?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $29,582, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation give grants?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (17%) and Connecticut (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Evanston, IL (2 grants).

Does The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 50% of The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's largest grantees?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Rotary House ($100,000), Rotary Foundation - Polio ($15,200) and Friends of Balanya Eng Acdy ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $227K.

What is The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in The Woodlands, TX. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's EIN?

The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0586779. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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