University Rotary Service Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 91-1123239

This service fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization affiliated with Rotary International. Its mission is to support the Rotary Club of the University District by providing humanitarian service to local and global communities.

University Rotary Service Fund at a glance

In short: University Rotary Service Fund gave $34K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$33,500
-80.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,375
-90.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,387
Total assets
$2,329,681
+7.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who University Rotary Service Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Open Hearts Big Dreams: $10KOpen Hearts Big Dreams$10KRoosevelt High School: $10KRoosevelt High School$10KU District Partnership: $7KU District Partnership$7KRonald McDonald House: $7KRonald McDonald House$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Open Hearts Big Dreams ($10K). Together the top 4 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 21 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

SeattleEvanstonBellevueSammamishSeattke

How University Rotary Service Fund gives

  • Giving fell 71% 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$50K$100K$150K$200K9 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2025) to $172K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Open Hearts Big Dreams Sammamish, WAbooks for schools and community$10,000
Roosevelt High School Seattle, WAAcademic mentoring for 60 students$10,000
U District Partnership Seattle, WAtables for public seating plaza$6,773
Ronald McDonald House Seattle, WA3 each new washers and dryers$6,727
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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$2,329,681$297,294$233,774$33,5004$74,385
2024$2,174,343$275,899$331,014$171,7312$72,143
2023$2,145,816$625,638$201,797$127,4115$60,031
2022$1,711,401$140,450$171,090$114,7415$58,520
2021$2,020,318$202,554$195,349$136,8905$65,998
2020$1,864,385$161,288$184,053$141,9859$55,083

About University Rotary Service Fund

Based on IRS filings

University Rotary Service Fund is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $74K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

University Rotary Service Fund is led by Paula J. Laschober, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paula J. Laschober

    President

    Director → President-Elect, 2023

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lael Ross

    Director

    Director → Immediate Past President, 2022

    Immediate Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Whitford

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Day Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Fukuda

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angie Jimenez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hugh Brannon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Fleming

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marisa Broggel

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marella Alejandrino

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Jane Wiegenstein (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: William Herkes (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Beverly Fogle (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Edward Sider (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Beverly Fogel (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Lisa Edwards (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dave Weaver (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gary Corbett (2020–2021) — Investment Committee
  • Former: Neale Weaver (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Richard Cuthbert (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Werthan (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Coe (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Raymond Connell (2021) — Director
  • Former: Carma McKay (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 University Rotary Service Fund

How much does University Rotary Service Fund give each year?

University Rotary Service Fund gave $34K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $172K across 2 grants.

What is University Rotary Service Fund's typical grant size?

University Rotary Service Fund's median grant in 2025 was $8,387, and its average grant was $8,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does University Rotary Service Fund give grants?

University Rotary Service Fund gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (3 grants).

Does University Rotary Service Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on University Rotary Service Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is University Rotary Service Fund?

University Rotary Service Fund reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $297K.

What is University Rotary Service Fund?

University Rotary Service Fund is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is University Rotary Service Fund's EIN?

University Rotary Service Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1123239. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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