Florida · Public charity
The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc
Contributions to local 501(c)(3) organizations and to various rotary projects.
- $136k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $10k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $991k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $45k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $17k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $28k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $26k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $59k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lutheran Services Florida Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch | $16,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Project Dentists Care of Southwest Fl Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Keep Lee County Beautiful Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Rachel's Kids | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Mother's Home of Southwest Florida Inc | $5,280 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($65k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: The United Way of Lee County Inc · Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc
- How much does The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc give?
- The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $10,000, out of $135,839 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (27%), Housing & Shelter (19%), Human Services (16%).
- Who are The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties Inc ($35k), Lutheran Services Florida Inc ($25k), Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch ($17k).
- Does The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Way of Lee County Inc, Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc based?
- The Rotary Club of Fort Myers South Foundation Inc is based in FL.
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