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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 FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$29k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

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
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 5 grants below total $69,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $200,899 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $131,399 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $47k
$7,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$976k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROTARY CLUB OF FORT MYERS$29,000
MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC$18,000
OUR NEXT MISSION INC$7,500
SHELTERBOX$7,500
DISASTER AID USA INC$7,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $147k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 52% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%CHARLOTTE HARBOR SUNSET ROTARY CLUB: $8k → 9%SHELTER BOX USA: $10k → 10%ENGLEWOOD SUNSET ROTARY CLUB: $20k → 13%DISASTER AID USA INC: $35k → 11%ENGLEWOOD SUNSET ROTARY CLUB: $14k → 13%DISASTER AID USA INC: $8k → 11%SHELTERBOX: $8k → 10%SHELTER BOX USA: $7k → 10%TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $6k → 9%SHELTERBOX: $7k → 10%TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $5k → 9%TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $5k → 9%TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $5k → 9%THE HAVEN: $5k → 9%THE HAVEN: $5k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

57%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$635k · 21 repeat orgs$480k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +62% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
23

Total granted

$635k
$480k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+62%
+20%

Still filing today

95%
87%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationPublic Safety & DisasterFood & NutritionPhilanthropyHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SC
    SANIBEL CAPTIVA ROTARY TRUST FUND
    2× · 2023–2024 · $90k · revenue +396%
  • RC
    ROTARY CLUB OF BONITA NAPLES INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $75k · revenue +38% · 69% of their budget
  • RI
    ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FT MYERS
    2× · 2023–2025 · $59k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • GE
    GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $170k · revenue 0%
  • WM
    WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONALgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $65k · revenue +115%
  • TS
    THE ST BERNARD PROJECT INC
    one grant, 2023 · $53k · revenue -23%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Manatee River Rotary

Manatee Riverside Rotary is a social organization that follows the Rotary International guidelines for service above self. We raise funds and volunteer to aid several non-profits to accomplish their goals. We support local non-profits by…

Human Services
2
Marco Island Sunrise Rotary Club
Education
3
Rotary Club Miami Airport Inc
Community Improvement
4
Rotary Club of Sarasota Foundation Inc

The foundation's mission is to help the rotary club of sarasota build a better community and world through humanitarian, educational and other charitable endeavors.

Philanthropy
5
The Rotary Club of Boca Raton West Foundation Corp
Education
6
Rotary International

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. The main objective of…

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7
Service Club of Manatee County

Service club supports children who reside in manatee county by raising and distributing funding for the benefit of those who are in need of food, shelter, clothing, health services, or educational services.

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8
Rotary International

to provide community as well as worlwide assistance to those in need.

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9
Rotary Club of Naples Charitable Foundation Inc

To advance understanding, goodwill and peace in Southwest Florida as well as throughout the world through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

Human Services
10
The Rotary Club of Tampa Foundation Inc

The foundation is committed to assisting local children, families, elderly seniors, and veterans with grants to other local charities and individuals.

Community Improvement
11
Rotary International the Rotary Club of Bradenton Florida Inc

To promote peace and understanding in the world.

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12
Rotary Inter Marco Island Sunrise

Charitable fund raising

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Rotary Gift of Life of Florida Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sanibel Captiva Rotary Trust Fund. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
31/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SANIBEL CAPTIVA ROTARY TRUST FUND: $90,000 · OtherSANIBEL CAPTIVA ROTARY TRUST FUNDROTARY CLUB OF BONITA NAPLES INC: $74,971 · OtherROTARY CLUB OF BONITA NAPLES INCROTARY CLUB OF NAPLES BAY FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $34,100 · OtherROTARY CLUB OF NAPLES BAY FOUNDATION …ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $19,912 · OtherROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH: $15,500 · OtherROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 6960 INC: $15,000 · OtherOUR NEXT MISSION INC: $15,000 · OtherEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $27,000 · OtherEaster Seals Southwest Florida IncTAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN OF MANATEE COUNTY INC: $20,900 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MANATEE COUNTYINC: $17,500 · Other+15 more: $101,100 · Other+15 moreTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $173,025 · InternationalTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION…WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $64,504 · InternationalWATER MISSIONS INTERN…JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF TAMPA BAY INC: $10,000 · InternationalGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC: $170,000 · Public Safety & DisasterGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT M…THE ST BERNARD PROJECT INC: $52,500 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE ST BERNARD PROJE…+1 more: $5,000 · Public Safety & DisasterDISASTER AID USA INC: $42,500 · Human ServicesDISASTER AID U…Rotary Club of Englewood SunsetInc: $33,876 · Human ServicesRotary Club of…SHELTERBOX USA INC: $31,500 · Human ServicesSHELTERBOX USA…TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $21,000 · Human ServicesTIDEWELL HOSPI…ROTARY GIFT OF LIFE OF FLORIDA INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesROTARY GIFT OF…Community Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesCommunity Have…THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHARLOTTE HARBOR SUNSET INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesMEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC: $58,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS OF HOPE INC: $25,510 · Food & NutritionFeeding Empty Little Tummies Inc: $12,500 · Food & NutritionROTARY INTERNATIONAL FT MYERS: $59,000 · Community ImprovementStep Up Suncoast Inc: $5,000 · Community ImprovementHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $42,000 · Housing & ShelterCommunity Coalition on Homelessness dba Turning Points: $12,500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$430,983International$247,529Public Safety & Disaster$227,500Human Services$166,876Food & Nutrition$96,010Community Improvement$64,000Housing & Shelter$54,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $173,025 over 6y, 0.0% of 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
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 Foundat…Manatee Community Fou…Msc Foundation IncWilliam G and Marie S…Wilson - Wood Foundat…Sisterhood For Good I…Gulf Coast Community …The Louis and Gloria …Charles & Margery Bar…The Mary Parker Found…United Way Suncoast I…Publix Super Markets …
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 180%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Children First Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Step Up Suncoast Inc: 63% of income from government
  • Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Child Protection Center Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Teen Court of Sarasota Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Global Empowerment Mission Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Tidewell Hospice Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
18get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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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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