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Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch

The mission of rotary is to provide service to others, to promote high ethical standards, and to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

$201k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
5
Itemized grants FY2025
8
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$70k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$29,000
Organizations funded a year
4 to 17
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$976k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationPublic Safety & DisasterCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving5$70k0%
FY20248$146k25%
FY202313$490k77%
FY20224$25k25%
FY202017$92k41%
FY20196$37k33%
FY201813$89k62%
FY201714$166kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

International$270kEnvironment$269kHuman Services$198kCommunity Improvement$159kFood & Nutrition$96kEducation$60kPublic Safety & Disaster$58kHousing & Shelter$55kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$170,00010%
Sanibel Captiva Rotary Trust Fund$90,000215%
Rotary Club of Bonita Naples Inc$74,971369%
Water Missions International$64,50410%
Rotary International Ft Myers$59,000220%
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc$58,00050%
The St Bernard Project Inc$52,50010%
Disaster Aid USA Inc$42,500213%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$42,00020%
Rotary Club of Naples Bay Foundation Corporation$34,1001n/a
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All grantees of Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$170,00010%
Sanibel Captiva Rotary Trust Fund$90,000215%
Rotary Club of Bonita Naples Inc$74,971369%
Water Missions International$64,50410%
Rotary International Ft Myers$59,000220%
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc$58,00050%
The St Bernard Project Inc$52,50010%
Disaster Aid USA Inc$42,500213%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$42,00020%
Rotary Club of Naples Bay Foundation Corporation$34,1001n/a
Rotary Club of Englewood SunsetInc$33,87629%
Shelterbox USA Inc$31,50040%
Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc$27,00040%
Meals of Hope Inc$25,51010%
Tidewell Hospice Inc$21,00040%
Take Stock in Children of Manatee County Inc$20,90041%
Rotary Gift of Life of Florida Inc$20,000422%
Rotary International$19,9121n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee Countyinc$17,50030%
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch$15,50022%
Rotary International District 6960 Inc$15,00014%
Our Next Mission Inc$15,0002n/a
Feeding Empty Little Tummies Inc$12,50022%
Community Coalition on Homelessness dba Turning Points$12,50020%
Rotary Club of Estero Foundation Inc$11,5001n/a
Manatee Children's Services Inc$11,00020%
Community Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc$10,00020%
Stillpoint Mission Inc$10,00023%
Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay Inc$10,00020%
The Rotary Club of Charlotte Harbor Sunset Inc$8,0001n/a
Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library Inc$7,50014%
Manatee Technical College Foundati- On$7,500119%
Foundation for Dreams Inc$7,00011%
School Readiness Coalition of Sarasota County Inc$6,0001n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc$5,60010%
Visible Men Academy Inc$5,00010%
Teen Court of Sarasota Inc$5,00011%
The Edina Rotary Foundation Inc$5,00013%
Manatee County Search & Rescue Inc$5,0001n/a
The Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Step Up Suncoast Inc$5,00010%
Children First Inc$5,00010%
Neuro Challenge Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Child Protection Center Inc$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 36 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGlobal Empowerment Mission Inc: $170,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanibel Captiva Rotary Trust Fund: $90,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetRotary Club of Bonita Naples Inc: $74,971 over 3y, 69% of budgetWater Missions International: $64,504 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRotary International Ft Myers: $59,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetMeals on Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc: $58,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe St Bernard Project Inc: $52,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDisaster Aid USA Inc: $42,500 over 2y, 13% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $42,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRotary Club of Englewood SunsetInc: $33,876 over 2y, 8.9% of budgetShelterbox USA Inc: $31,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $27,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMeals of Hope Inc: $25,510 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTidewell Hospice Inc: $21,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTake Stock in Children of Manatee County Inc: $20,900 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetRotary Gift of Life of Florida Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 22% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Manatee Countyinc: $17,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRotary Club of Lakewood Ranch: $15,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetRotary International District 6960 Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetFeeding Empty Little Tummies Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCommunity Coalition on Homelessness dba Turning Points: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetManatee Children's Services Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStillpoint Mission Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetJunior Achievement of Tampa Bay Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Lakewood Ranch Library Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetManatee Technical College Foundati- On: $7,500 over 1y, 19% of budgetFoundation for Dreams Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc: $5,600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVisible Men Academy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTeen Court of Sarasota Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Edina Rotary Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetStep Up Suncoast Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren First Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeuro Challenge Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChild Protection Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 36.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co IncFL41.1× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Manatee Community Foundation Inc · Msc Foundation Inc · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc · Sisterhood For Good Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · The Mary Parker Foundation 157823-000 · United Way Suncoast Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch

How much does Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch give?
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch reported 5 itemized grants totaling $69,500, out of $200,899 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (21%), Environment (21%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Global Empowerment Mission Inc ($170k), Sanibel Captiva Rotary Trust Fund ($90k), Rotary Club of Bonita Naples Inc ($75k).
Does Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Manatee Community Foundation Inc, Msc Foundation Inc.
Where is Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch based?
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 45 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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