The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
Evanston, IL · EIN 36-3245072 · International and foreign affairs · Rank 1,442 by total revenue
Rotarians work toward advancing world understanding, goodwill and peace.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $462,635,498
- Total expenses
- $392,946,470
- Total assets
- $1,719,960,646
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $32,332,710
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $43,085,973
- Employees
- 284
- Salary base per employee
- $113,848
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (26)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hewko | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 14.4 | $852,448 |
| Julie Burke | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 20 | $510,706 |
| Holger Knaack | CHAIR-ELECT | Board, Officer | 20 | None reported |
| Larry A Lunsford | VICE-CHAIR | Board, Officer | 20 | None reported |
| Mark Daniel Maloney | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 40 | None reported |
| Michele Berg | DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY | Key employee | 14.4 | $552,063 |
| Eric Jones | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 37.2 | $479,610 |
| David Alexander | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 5.6 | $428,449 |
| Paul Haisman | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 17.6 | $414,831 |
| Eric C Schmelling | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $399,866 |
| Kristopher Newbauer | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | 17.6 | $394,960 |
| Steven Routburg | GENERAL COUNSEL | Key employee | 7.6 | $385,231 |
| Sarah Crawford | CHIEF PROGRAMS & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 10 | $364,497 |
| Nora Zei | CHIEF PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCE OFFICER | Key employee | 11.2 | $345,611 |
| Gordon McInally Beg 724 | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | $123,972 |
| Akira Miki | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Ann-Britt Asebol Beg 724 | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Bharat S Pandya | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Carlos E Sandoval | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Ching-Huei Horng Beg 724 | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Chun-Wook Hyun | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Dennis J Shore | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Greg Podd | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Ijeoma Okoro Beg 724 | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Jennifer Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
| Martha Peak Helman | TRUSTEE | Board | 20 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,782,661, which is 14.8% of the $32,332,710 salary base shared by 284 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hewko | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 14.4 | $279,792 | $497,408 | $75,248 | $852,448 |
| Michele Berg | DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY | Key employee | 14.4 | $168,220 | $299,059 | $84,784 | $552,063 |
| Julie Burke | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 20 | $214,217 | $214,217 | $82,272 | $510,706 |
| Eric Jones | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 37.2 | $371,247 | $27,943 | $80,420 | $479,610 |
| David Alexander | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 5.6 | $48,661 | $298,918 | $80,870 | $428,449 |
| Paul Haisman | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 17.6 | $152,927 | $194,634 | $67,270 | $414,831 |
| Eric C Schmelling | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $315,456 | $0 | $84,410 | $399,866 |
| Kristopher Newbauer | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | 17.6 | $153,062 | $194,806 | $47,092 | $394,960 |
| Steven Routburg | GENERAL COUNSEL | Key employee | 7.6 | $58,516 | $249,461 | $77,254 | $385,231 |
| Sarah Crawford | CHIEF PROGRAMS & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 10 | $74,168 | $222,505 | $67,824 | $364,497 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202610829349300611 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3245072
- Organization website (as filed): www.rotary.org