Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation
To promote, encourage and provide an entity for the charitable, scientific, educational and religious activities of the wilshire rotary club of los angeles.
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation at a glance
In short: Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,339
- -21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,113
- -74.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,900
- Total assets
- $1,314,750
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Rotary Foundation ($15K). Together the top 3 received $27K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation gives
- Giving grew 56% 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 $18K (2022) to $65K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Rotary Foundation Evanston, IL | General Purposes | $14,500 |
| The Salvation Army-La Red Shield Los Angeles, CA | Wildfire Relief ($2,500)/General Purposes ($4,400) | $6,900 |
| Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Maui disaster relief ($1,000)/vocational grant ($750)/community grant ($750)/safer sifting fire project ($3,439) | $5,939 |
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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 | $1,314,750 | $62,206 | $55,642 | $27,339 | 3 | $29,642 |
| 2024 | $1,183,940 | $156,337 | $58,465 | $35,000 | 1 | $89,662 |
| 2023 | $1,044,765 | $78,633 | $62,595 | $25,500 | 2 | $28,752 |
| 2022 | $1,068,712 | $62,007 | $40,840 | $17,500 | 1 | $25,814 |
| 2021 | $1,140,889 | $90,328 | $63,785 | $51,815 | 4 | $30,590 |
| 2020 | $864,022 | $65,482 | $93,430 | $64,778 | 4 | $32,103 |
About Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $30K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation is led by R. Scot Clifford, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
R. Scot Clifford
President
President → President & Director, 2022
President & Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice Prior
Director
Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Hodgkiss
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Rudoy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elsa Gillham
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Kleifield
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Dan Hodgkiss (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Edward M. Lee Jr. (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Barnes (2020) — Director
- Former: Ron Reyes (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 Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation
How much does Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation give each year?
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.
What is Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation's typical grant size?
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,900, and its average grant was $9,113, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation give grants?
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (47%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation?
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $62K.
What is Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation's EIN?
Wilshire Rotary Club Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6134930. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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