Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community is a public charity based in Walnut Creek, California. Formed in 1989, it is described in its filing as the charitable arm of the Rotary Club of Walnut Creek, raising funds for charitable giving to qualified charities and providing scholarship funding for students pursuing educational goals.
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community at a glance
In short: Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community gave $53K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,750
- +119.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- Average grant
- $4,058
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $569,491
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community
- Contact
Mailing address: P O Box 4191, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 954-0100
Website: https://rotarywc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community
Who Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lindy Fund - Women's Cancer Research Center ($5K). Together the top 10 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Walnut Creek, California. Its filing describes charitable giving to qualified charities within the local community. For 2025, 71% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 29% to recipients in an unspecified state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community gives
- Giving grew 486% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2022) to $53K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $53K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lindy Fund - Women's Cancer Research Center Berkeley, CA | Provides financial assistance to individuals actively in treatment for non-breast cancers | $5,000 |
| Baraka Women's Center | Grants to low and middle-income communities across kenya, to better serve women, girls, and structurally excluded populations | $5,000 |
| Sausalito Rotary Club Found (Floating Dock) | To reduce the present and future burden of disease in the developing world, and to improve healthcare delivery worldwide | $5,000 |
| Loaves and Fishes CC Martinez, CA | To provide community-based food programs and partner services that address basic needs and strengthen food security for individuals and families across contra Costa county | $5,000 |
| Las Lomas HS Walnut Creek, CA | To support all students to thrive as global citizens in a rapidly changing world. Strive to develop students' growth, creativity, communication, and teamwork with a commitment to ensuring that every student can reach their intellectual, social, and creative potentials through collaborative models and inclusive practices throughout school campus | $5,000 |
| CASA CCC Concord, CA | To work for abused, neglected and abandoned children and youth in foster care. To provide a powerful voice for a child or youth during their uncertain journey in the foster care system. | $5,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties Concord, CA | Leading the fight to end hunger, in partnership with our community and in service of our neighbors in need | $5,000 |
| Touching Tiny Hearts - Rotary Club of Madras & Rotary Internation Fojndatio | To empower women and children, improve education, enhance health services, and protect the environment | $5,000 |
| CC Interfaith Walnut Creek, CA | To help individuals transitioning from homelessness into living places by gathering donations of gently used furniture, kitchen utensils and kitchen kits for cleaning, linens, bed frames, new mattresses and food cards to set up their new homes | $5,000 |
| Assistance League Project Walnut Creek, CA | Dedicated to improving lives in the community through hands-on programs | $4,500 |
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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 | $569,491 | $37,420 | $62,971 | $52,750 | 13 | $20,914 |
| 2024 | $595,013 | $42,637 | $34,087 | $24,062 | Total only | $15,066 |
| 2023 | $586,463 | $58,110 | $44,274 | $37,843 | 4 | $18,188 |
| 2022 | $572,627 | $69,445 | $38,226 | $9,000 | 1 | $14,443 |
| 2021 | $541,408 | $63,425 | $32,185 | $24,400 | Total only | $9,442 |
| 2020 | $510,168 | $71,073 | $28,392 | $27,000 | Total only | $10,166 |
| 2019 | — | $66,205 | $45,629 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to raise funds for charitable giving to qualified 501(c)(3) charities in the local community and to provide scholarships for students pursuing educational goals. Its filing says organizations submit grant requests to trustees, who review them and verify that the organizations are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) before funds are granted.
Reported grants show support for a range of organizations and purposes. For example, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties describes its work as leading the fight to end hunger, while Loaves and Fishes CC describes community-based food programs and services that address basic needs and strengthen food security. CASA CCC says it works on behalf of abused, neglected, and abandoned children and youth in foster care. Other listed grantees report work involving cancer treatment assistance, education, women and girls, housing transitions, and leadership development.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 13 grants totaling $52,750. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $5,000.
Among the listed 2025 grants were $5,000 each to Lindy Fund – Women’s Cancer Research Center, Baraka Women’s Center, Loaves and Fishes CC, Las Lomas HS, CASA CCC, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties, and CC Interfaith. Other listed grants included $4,500 to Assistance League Project, $2,050 to Camp Royal and Venture, and $700 to LN4 Hand Project.
The filing says grant requests are submitted to the trustees for review and that the trustees verify an applicant organization’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status before granting funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Trudy Cumming and Linda Johnson as trustees and co-chairs; Marcia Gerg as trustee and treasurer; and Carolina Alas-Hemphill as trustee and secretary. It also lists trustees Gordon Fischer, Kent Davis-Packard, Craig Devinney, Tammy Freeman, Rod Uffindell, and Don Willoughby.
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community is led by Linda Johnson, Trustee & Co- Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Johnson
Trustee & Co- Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Co- Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trudy Cumming
Trustee & Co- Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Co- Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Fischer
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolina Alas-Hemphill
Trustee & Secretary
Trustee → Trustee & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Willoughby
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Kolka
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Gerg
Trustee & Treasurer
Trustee → Trustee & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rod Uffindell
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Devinney
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent Davis-Packard
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Freeman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Scott Wilson (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rose Camarena (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Garry Stein (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle McKay McCoy (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Stowell (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Richard Fleming (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Peter Kohn (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Noble (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Catherine Durfee (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Maric Gerg (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jesse Smyers (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Layton Hansen (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Catherine Durphee (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jason Callan (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ken Anderson (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Cathy Durfee (2019) — Director
- Former: Dess Benedetto (2019) — Chairperson
- Former: Lance Mendes (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas Noble (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 Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community
How much does Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community give each year?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community gave $53K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $24K in grants paid.
What is Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's typical grant size?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,058, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community give grants?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community gives mostly in California: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Walnut Creek, CA (3 grants) and Concord, CA (2 grants).
Does Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's largest grantees?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's largest 2025 grantees include Lindy Fund - Women's Cancer Research Center ($5,000), Baraka Women's Center ($5,000) and Sausalito Rotary Club Found (Floating Dock) ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community reported $569K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37K.
What does Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to raise funds for charitable giving to qualified 501(c)(3) charities in the local community and to provide scholarships for students pursuing educational goals. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check rotarywc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's EIN?
Walnut Creek Rotary Club Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0186826. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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