Charitable Foundation

Commitment to serving the community is the Rotary Club of Long Beach’s greatest accomplishment. The Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that supports community efforts to improve the quality of life of our great city through project grants. All applicants must be a 501(c)3 organization. We offer two funding categories:

Community Grants are designed to support programs that enrich and improve the quality of life for youth in Long Beach. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000.

The Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation will be accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Community Grant Program in Fall 2026!

We’re proud to support nonprofits and community-based organizations that are making a difference in Long Beach. If your work uplifts youth in our community, we encourage you to apply — and help spread the word!

Let’s keep doing good—together.

Recipients of our most recent Community Grant Program:

1736 Family Crisis, AOC, Demo Chicks, Howards for Hope, JFCS of Long Beach and Orange County, Leadership Long Beach, Long Beach Symphony Association, Shared Science, Success in Challenges, Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic.

Literacy grants fund local literacy projects run by libraries, childcare centers, nonprofits and other organizations. These grants are funded by Rotarians as part of our Reading by 9 program. Literacy grants range from $1,000 to $2,500 and are evaluated on creativity, uniqueness and emphasis on preparing students to be ready to read at grade level by age 9.

Please select the appropriate application depending on whether you are a teacher or nonprofit.

Paul Kennard Teacher Grants  (deadline November 7, 2025)

https://forms.gle/eciiCXyxceMxsQrr8

 

Non-profit Grants (deadline November 14, 2025)

https://forms.gle/4R9AGUpiB4bXusEH6

Donations can be made payable to:
Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation
1126 Queens Hwy.,  Sylvania Room
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-499-1752

The Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors comprised of Rotarians, including the Rotary Club of Long Beach President, President-Elect and immediate Past-President. The members of the Board welcome the opportunity to discuss the purpose of the Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation, possible gifts and bequests, youth and education programs and organizations in the Long Beach community that may be considered for grants.

Donations can be made payable to:
Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation
1126 Queens Hwy., Sylvania Room
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-499-1752

• Steve Hockett, President
• Kelly Ruggirello, Vice President
• Wayne Slavitt, Secretary
• Freda Hinsche Otto, Treasurer
• Michele Dobson, Past President
• Theresa Cornwell, International Services Director
• Shel-lee Davis, Director
• Vali De Vries, Director
• Diane Donaldson, Director
• Lisa Finn, Director
• Rich Gibson, Director
• John Graham, Director
• Joe Hower, Director
• Brett Lewis, Director
• John Romundstad, Director
• Judy Ross, Director
• Machelle Thompson, Director
• Leslie Wiberg, Director
• Karen Widerynski, Director
• Dave Woody, Director