At the 1917 convention, outgoing RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed to set up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International. In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. Today the Foundation has received contributions totalling more than $1 billion.

The Rotary Foundation is organised as a public charity operated exclusively for charitable purposes and governed by a Board of Trustees. Your generous contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world.

Rotary recognises donors to express gratitude for the commitment of the donors by offering individual and club recognition as well as naming opportunities that enable us to honour a friend or family member with a named or endowed gift.

The various individual recognitions available to you as donors are:

Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
When you give $100 or more per year to the Annual Fund.

Benefactor
When you include the Endowment Fund as a beneficiary of $1,000 or more in your estate plans or when you donate $1,000 or more to the fund outright.

Paul Harris Fellow
When you give $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. To recognise someone else as a Paul Harris Fellow, you can give that amount in their name.

Multiple Paul Harris Fellow
When you give additional gifts of $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.

Paul Harris Society member
When you elect to contribute $1,000 or more annually to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.

Bequest Society
When you make a commitment for future gifts of $10,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation, you’ll be invited to join the Bequest Society.

Major Donor
When your cumulative donations reach $10,000.

Arch Klumph Society
When your cumulative donations reach $250,000.

Legacy Society
When you promise a gift of $1 million or more to the Endowment, you’ll be listed in Rotary’s annual report and invited to exclusive Rotary International and Foundation events.

The generous contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential for securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world. The contributions are what help transform millions of lives at home and around the world.
Wouldn't you like to be a part of this global cause? So what are you waiting for, start contributing today and be a part of "doing good in the world".

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Notable Facts
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• India is ranked number 2 amongst the top giving countries worldwide. RY 2019-20 was the 5th year in a row for this ranking with a total contribution of $20.02 million
• RID 3141(Mumbai Revenue district) is ranked number 2, across all districts worldwide in total TRF giving in RY 2019-20. RID 3131 ranked number 13 worldwide with a total contribution of $1,651,907
• Rotary Club of Pune Central was ranked 3rd amongst the top 5 giving clubs from South Asia for RY 2019-20 with a total giving of $485,298