Rotary Club of Cincinnati

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
310427183
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5134211080
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$493,669
Expenses
$449,304
Assets
$757,598
Liabilities
$147,091

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOUG BOLTON (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ERIC PETTWAY (PRESIDENT)
  • LISA LICKERT (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • SARA PATTISON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARA PATTISON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $116,558 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To encourage and foster ideals of service of its members for the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Club meetings - the rotary club of cincinnati meets every thursday, bringing together cincinnati's community leaders to engage in meaningful conversations, foster networking opportunities, and serve the community. These meetings serve as a platform for members to connect, exchange ideas, and develop impactful service initiatives.the rotary club of cincinnati do days - an annual initiative uniting volunteers, sponsors, and corporate partners to serve the greater cincinnati community. In 2025, nearly 444 volunteers dedicated over 1,400 hours to complete 35 service projects, making a financial impact of $90,000. Hands-on service events - the rotary club of cincinnati's hands-on service committee hosts impactful service projects more than once a month throughout the tri-state area. Rotarians actively engage in activities such as sorting clothes, packing meals, mentoring children, landscaping, and addressing various community needs. These events embody the club's commitment to giving back through service above self and building stronger communities.rotary foundation of cincinnati management - the rotary foundation of cincinnati is dedicated to improving the lives of children whose future development is impaired by physical, cultural, emotional, financial, or social obstacles. Through its annual grant cycle, the foundation provides critical support to local nonprofits focused on serving children with disabilities. Additionally, the foundation's world affairs committee collaborates with rotary clubs globally to assist children in need. In 2025, this included projects like solarize uganda now, providing sustainable solar energy to schools and communities in uganda. The foundation's work ensures that local and international initiatives receive the resources needed to create lasting change.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 61% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 63.7%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.69; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.9%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55% of revenue deployed · 63.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $286K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $117K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.