Different Avenues for Donations to The Rotary Foundation

Recurring giving (Rotary Direct)

Support our efforts year round by making a recurring gift. You choose how much and how often you want to give— it's a simple and secure way to make a big impact.

Online contributions can be made monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Securities

Your gift of marketable securities to The Rotary Foundation provides tax benefits and helps make an impact in lives both at home and around the world.

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Planned giving

The Foundation offers several ways to structure your charitable gift that may provide tax and other financial benefits, including estate gifts, charitable gift annuities, and trusts.

Your generous contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world. We recognize donors to express our gratitude for your commitment, offering individual and club recognition as well as naming opportunities that enable you to honor a friend or family member with a named or endowed gift.

Individual recognition

When you give $100 or more per year to the Annual Fund.

When you include the Endowment Fund as a beneficiary in your estate plans or when you donate $1,000 or more to the fund outright. Benefactors receive a certificate and insignia to wear with a Rotary or Paul Harris Fellow pin.

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

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

When you give $1,000 or more annually to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.

When you give $10,000 or more via your estate plans. Bequest Society members are recognized with an engraved crystal recognition piece and a Bequest Society pin. Recognition items commemorate giving at these levels:

Level 1: $10,000 to $24,999
Level 2: $25,000 to $49,999
Level 3: $50,000 to $99,999
Level 4: $100,000 to $249,999
Level 5: $250,000 to $499,999
Level 6: $500,000 to $999,999
Level 7: $1,000,000 to $2,499,999
Level 8: $2,500,000 to $4,999,999
Level 9: $5,000,000 to $9,999,999
Level 10: $10,000,000 and above

When your cumulative donations reach $10,000. Major Donors can choose to receive a crystal recognition piece and a Major Donor lapel pin or pendant. Recognition items commemorate giving at these levels:

Level 1: $10,000 to $24,999
Level 2: $25,000 to $49,999
Level 3: $50,000 to $99,999
Level 4: $100,000 to $249,999

When your cumulative donations reach $250,000. Recognition includes an induction ceremony at the Rotary International headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and your picture and biography in the Arch Klumph Society interactive gallery. You also receive invitations to society events, along with membership pins and crystals that commemorate giving at these levels:

Trustees Circle: $250,000 to $499,999
Chair’s Circle: $500,000 to $999,999
Foundation Circle: $1,000,000 to $2,499,999
Platinum Trustees Circle: $2,500,000 to $4,999,999
Platinum Chair’s Circle: $5,000,000 to $9,999,999
Platinum Foundation Circle: $10,000,000 and above

Club banner recognition

For clubs in which all dues-paying members are Paul Harris Fellows. This is a one-time recognition.

For clubs in which every dues-paying member contributes a minimum of $1,000 to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or global grants within a Rotary year

For clubs in which every dues-paying member contributes to The Rotary Foundation, and the average contribution is at least $100 to any Rotary Foundation gift designation

For clubs in which every dues-paying member contributes at least $100 to the Annual Fund

For the three clubs in each district that give the most, per capita, to the Annual Fund. Clubs that give at least $50 per capita are eligible.

Naming opportunities

Special naming opportunities are available for endowed and term gifts to recognize the donor or a loved one. Endowed gifts are invested in perpetuity, with a portion of their earnings spent on a designated program. Term gifts are spent in their entirety for a specific purpose over an agreed period of time.

$1 million or more: Fund established in consultation with the donor
$500,000 or more: Fund that can provide support for a participating district, an area of focus, or a desired location
$250,000 or more: Fund that can provide support for a participating district and an area of focus
$25,000 or more: Fund that provides general support for an area of focus
$25,000 or more: Fund designated to the World Fund or SHARE

$30,000: A one-time gift that can provide support for a participating district and an area of focus
$15,000: A one-time gift that can provide general support for an area of focus

$1.5 million: Supports one two-year fellow at a Rotary Peace Center every year
$1 million: Supports one two-year fellow at a Rotary Peace Center every two years
$1 million: Supports a visiting lecturer at a Rotary Peace Center every year
$750,000: Supports one two-year fellow every three years
$500,000: Supports one two-year fellow at a Rotary Peace Center every four years
$250,000: Supports one certificate program fellow every year
$100,000: Supports annual seminar at a Rotary Peace Center every year
$25,000 and up: Fund that provides general support to the Rotary Peace Centers

Named gift

With an endowed or term gift, you can designate a specific name for your contribution. Endowed gifts are invested in perpetuity, while a portion of their earnings is spent on a designated program. Term gifts are spent in their entirety on a specific program over an agreed period of time.