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What is your vision for a better world?
The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
Annual Fund
Support Foundation grants and activities worldwide. Eligible for Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Make a one-time gift or enroll in recurring giving.
PolioPlus Fund
End Polio Now. Be a part of history and help Rotary achieve a polio-free world. Eligible for Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Make a one-time gift or enroll in recurring giving.
Permanent Fund
Help secure the Foundation of tomorrow. The fund also supports the Rotary Peace Centers. Eligible for Benefactor recognition. Make a one-time gift or enroll in recurring giving.
Disaster Recovery Funds
Support Rotary’s long-term recovery efforts in areas affected by recent disasters.
Approved Foundation Grants
Give to projects funded by an existing Foundation grant.
Individual donors
The Rotary Foundation offers several ways to recognize Rotarians and friends for their generous support.
Sustaining Member
Anyone who contributes US$100 or more per year to the Annual Fund is automatically recognized as a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member.
Sustaining Members are critical to the Foundation. If every club member contributed $100 every year, Rotary could nearly double its efforts to help needy people worldwide and support the continued growth of its programs.
All gifts cumulatively count toward other Foundation recognition programs.
Benefactor
You may become a Benefactor by making the Permanent Fund a beneficiary in your estate plans or by donating $1,000 or more to the fund outright. Benefactors receive a custom certificate and insignia to wear with a Rotary or Paul Harris Fellow pin.
Bequest Society
Couples or individuals who have made commitments of $10,000 or more in their estate plans, such as in a will, living trust, or through whole or universal life insurance, can become Bequest Society members.
All Bequest Society members receive recognition from the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation. Donors may elect to receive an engraved crystal recognition piece and a Bequest Society pin. Unless you request to not receive recognition you will be recognized automatically upon notification of your bequest commitment.
Paul Harris Fellow
Donors of US$1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant, or people who have that amount contributed in their name, can be recognized as Paul Harris Fellows.
Major Donor
The Rotary Foundation recognizes couples or individuals whose combined personal, or cumulative giving has reached $10,000. All outright contributions made to the Foundation are included in this total, regardless of the gift designation.
Donors may elect to receive a crystal recognition piece and a Major Donor lapel pin or pendant. Recognition items commemorate giving at each recognition level:
| Level | Contribution (US$) |
| 4 | $100,000 to $249,999 |
| 3 | $50,000 to $99,999 |
| 2 | $25,000 to $49,999 |
| 1 | $10,000 to $24,999 |
Arch C. Klumph Society
Donors whose cumulative gifts total US$250,000 qualify for the Arch C. Klumph Society. Qualifiers are invited to an induction ceremony at RI headquarters in Evanston, and their pictures and biographies are installed in the Arch C. Klumph Society interactive gallery. Arch C. Klumph Society members also receive invitations to special society events, along with membership pins and crystals that commemorate giving at each level.
| Level | Contribution (US$) |
| Foundation Circle | $1 million and above |
| Chair's Circle | $500,000 to $999,999 |
| Trustees Circle | $250,000 to $499,999 |
What to expect after your gift
The Rotary Foundation will
- Send letters of appreciation for all gifts
- Send emails for gift acknowledgments and tax receipts (if applicable) from gifts received from www.rotary.org or at the Foundation's Chicago bank. Email attachments from the email address " giftacknowledgement@rotary.org " with the subject heading "A note of thanks from The Rotary Foundation" are legitimate and safe to open.
- Honor requests for privacy (if a donor wishes to remain anonymous, the Foundation must be notified when the gift is made)
- Subtract the fair market value of recognition items from receipts when required to do so by U.S. law
- Acknowledge major gift pledges at their full value when written documentation and an initial gift payment are received
Questions?
Direct questions to the donor recognition specialist in the Foundation’s Contact Center at 1-866-9ROTARY (1-866-976-8279) or contact.center@rotary.org. A team of Foundation specialists will answer calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time.
You also may contact your international office.