Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Salem, SC EIN: 64-0963693

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Salem, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $207K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $13K.

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation at a glance

In short: Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,000
-35.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,000
-35.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$207,365
+9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

Cities

Fair PlaySenecaTownvilleWestminster

How Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K12 grants2020 10 grants2021 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $17K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$9,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$207,365$15,751$11,422$9,0001$9,000$13,329$9,606
2024$190,232$19,463$16,181$14,0001—$13,117$9,281
2023$184,071$7,474$18,941$16,6001$16,600$2,050$8,673
2021$209,355$24,713$12,559$10,00010$10,000$15,705$9,918
2020$195,974$11,944$14,272$12,00012—$3,672$8,594

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation is led by Denise McCormick, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Denise McCormick

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Moore

    Director

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Powell

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Spencer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation

How much does Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation give each year?

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 1 grant.

How large is Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation?

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation reported $207K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation?

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Salem, SC. It holds $207K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation operate?

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation's EIN?

Westminster Rotary Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0963693. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 8, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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