About Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club
The Sumner Rotary Club directs most of its giving to local community welfare and civic infrastructure while also supporting a few international and veteran-focused projects. Its grants prioritize basic needs (food banks, family centers), education and youth development (scholarships, schools, Boy Scouts, RYLA), and community facilities (library capital and community centers), with occasional support for health and veterans’ rehabilitation and one notable international partner in Kenya. The foundation mixes operating and capital support, frequently funding familiar local organizations through multiple smaller grants each year.
Focus Areas
Local food security and family support services in Sumner/Bonney Lake (Sumner Community Food Bank, Bonney Lake Food Bank, Family Center)Library capital and community facility improvements in Pierce County (Pierce County Library capital project, library system community facility grants)Youth leadership and education in the district (scholarships, Sumner Bonney Lake School District programs, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Boy Scouts)Veterans rehabilitation and outdoor therapy programs (Mission Outdoors, The Considerate Group)International humanitarian relief and medical outreach in Kenya (Team Agape - Kenya)
About Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club
Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club stands out for a large capital grant to Pierce County Library, where it gave $100,000 in 2025 for a building project. That award sits alongside a long pattern of support for local food banks, family services, schools, and community facilities, showing a mix of big capital gifts and smaller operating grants. The club also backs youth and scholarship work through its own foundation, and it has repeated support for Team Agape - Kenya, including three grants in the recent list for orphanage and mobile medical team work. Those grants suggest a funder that keeps close ties to its local service area while also making selective international and veteran-related awards. The giving profile includes basic needs, education, civic infrastructure, health, and emergency support. Several grants go to organizations in Sumner, Tacoma, Puyallup, and nearby Pierce County communities, while the international line item reaches Kenya. The club also funds individual support through scholarships and gives to projects that combine direct service with facility or program support. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is hands-on and practical, with awards sized to fit both small community needs and larger one-time projects.
What Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club Funds
In basic-needs work, the club gave $30,000 to Bonney Lake Food Bank for its low income program and $30,000 to Sumner Community Food Bank for a low income program. Family support also appears through $8,500 to Sumner Bonney Lake Family Center and $7,030 to Sumner Family Center, both tied to low-income programming. Education and youth development show up through $6,929 to Sumner Bonney Lake School District for uniforms and student programs, $6,185 to the same district for educational programs, and $5,000 to Gordon Family YMCA for scholarships. Youth extracurricular support also includes $10,037 to Boy Scouts of America for facility use. Health and resilience are present as well. The club gave $17,000 to Good Samaritan Hospital for a prenatal program and $4,500 to United Way of Pierce County for a literacy program. For emergency response, it made a $5,345 grant to SheterBox USA for disaster relief.
How Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club Gives
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $750, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $6,954. That distribution fits a club that makes many smaller awards, while still issuing occasional large grants such as the 2025 Pierce County Library capital gift. The recent record also shows repeat support for the same recipients over multiple years, including the club’s own foundation, Team Agape - Kenya, Good Samaritan Hospital, Boy Scouts of America, Sumner Bonney Lake School District, and several local food and family service organizations. The structure appears to be a community club foundation rather than a private family foundation, and it funds both operating and capital needs. Funding is grant-based; no application process is identified in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$305K
Total Assets
$106K
Total Revenue
$334K
Total Expenses
$349K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $750 and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$750
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
David Eidsaune
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Rotary International Sumner Rotary Club.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 93 | $906K | 97.9% |
| 2 | Turkey |
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