Ohio · Nonprofit
THE ROWFANT CLUB
THE ROWFANT CLUB (Ohio) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,400 to it, the largest being GARDINER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($8,400). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $467k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $11k
- Net assets
- $9.3M
What The Rowfant Club does
Mission
A bibliophilic society of cleveland dedicated to the love of books in all their capacities to please the mind of man.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The Rowfant Club consists of 180 members located around the country. Members continue to return to in-person events, zoom broadcasts remain popular. The ability to offer virtual programming enabled members outside of cleveland to participate on a regular basis, and learn from outside speakers and other members. We continue to encourage members to return to events at the club, and in person attendance continues to increase.
$320,984 spentof which $200 as grants$181,935 earned by the program95% of program spendingBoard members continued to allocate funds to purchase new books for the library and also continue with a hired cataloger to document the unique listing of books found in the club's library. The library is a demonstration of the club's longstanding commitment to acquiring and preserving historical books for its membership. The club's book collection went live during 2023 on world cat- the world's largest library catalog, helping scholars and users worldwide to find our holdings online.
$15,863 spent$278 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $336,847.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $9.5M to $8.6M (−9%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
4% of THE ROWFANT CLUB’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $1k.
From the IRS filings of THE ROWFANT CLUB’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE ROWFANT CLUB leans on a few funders — its largest provides 74% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 75% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
74% of THE ROWFANT CLUB's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE ROWFANT CLUB runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE ROWFANT CLUB: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ROWFANT CLUB?
- THE ROWFANT CLUB (Ohio) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,400 to it, the largest being GARDINER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($8,400). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ROWFANT CLUB have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $11,400 in grants to THE ROWFANT CLUB, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ROWFANT CLUB?
- GARDINER FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $8,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ROWFANT CLUB find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing