Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary

501(c)(4) organization Petoskey, MI EIN: 20-8656760

An international association of rotarians focused on improving lives worldwide by increasing access to clean water through hygiene education and by providing project coordination and technical support.

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary at a glance

In short: Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary gave $45K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$45,000
Median grant
$45,000
Total assets
$183,177
+1.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Rotary International Foundation: $45KThe Rotary InternationalFoundation$45K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Rotary International Foundation ($45K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

EvanstonSeminole

How Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). 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$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2025) to $50K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Rotary International Foundation Evanston, ILTransfer funds for endowment fund ($25,000) and donor advised fund ($20,000)$45,000
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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$183,177$46,561$95,936$45,0001—
2024$180,130$53,751$73,020———
2023$210,560$102,765$73,930———
2022$244,960$61,968$158,086$50,0002$13
2020$278,999$54,077$74,887——$1,922
2019$328,187$160,455$115,684——$1,190

About Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary

Based on IRS filings

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Petoskey, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $183K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $45K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary is led by Pat Merryweather-Arges, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pat Merryweather-Arges

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Beth Growney Selene

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Etienne

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrisio Njeru

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Denham

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kundleswar Panigrahi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Karney

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sn Srikanth

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Colasurdo

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Hall

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Clemens

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Monica Louie (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Neil Van Dine (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beatrice Mwalwega (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ravi Vadlamani (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julia Phelps (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ramesh Aggarwal (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: K. Neil Van Dine (2022–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Chris Mutalya (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Balla (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Webb (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Bharat Pandya (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Michael Barrington (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Pat Merryweather (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 Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary

How much does Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary give each year?

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary gave $45K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary?

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary reported $183K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $47K.

What is Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary?

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Petoskey, MI. It holds $183K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary operate?

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary has awarded grants in Florida, Illinois.

What is Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary's EIN?

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8656760. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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