Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation is Our Charity – Why not make it Your Charity of Choice
The Rotary Foundation has had a significant impact on eradicating Polio, advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty
History
The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s own charity delivering our vision of a better world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. The Rotary Foundation is supported solely by contributions from the public, Rotary members and friends of the Foundation.
Those contributions, gifts and donations are transformed into service projects that change the lives of thousands of people across the world.
With 91% of funds spent on the programmes and projects it delivers, The Rotary Foundation, based at the Rotary Headquarters in Illinois, USA, is globally recognised for its financial efficiency, accountability and transparency.
Together, we can make an impact in your community and around the world.
Mission
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
Impact
What impact can one donation have?
- Save a Life £2 is the average cost to fully protect a child against polio.
- Provide Clean Water £50 can maintain water filters to help fight waterborne illness.
- Restore Hope £200 to develop work opportunities by replacing livestock for people impacted by disasters.
The Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom
Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom (RFUK, a charity -No. 1002059 – and limited company – No. 2582374 – registered in England), is an Associate Foundation of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International Evanston, USA. RFUK supports the aims of The Rotary Foundation by providing funding for its programmes and offering a direct service for giving in Great Britain and Ireland.
RFUK has recovered over £1 million in Gift Aid since 2001, allowing even more communities to benefit from The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary Foundation sub-pages:
Applying for Grants
more Many changes have been made to the process for applying for grants, and the application forms have been updated for 2025-2026 (2 pages below this)
Rotary Scholarships
more The Rotary Foundation and clubs invest in our future leaders and philanthropists by funding scholarships
The Fight Against Polio
more WHO South East Asia celebrates 10 years' polio free
Promoting Peace
more Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children. (4 pages below this)
Ways to Give
more Many clubs make donations to The Rotary Foundation, as do many individual Rotarians (1 page below this)
Rotary Areas of Focus
more The seven areas of Rotary focus that form the framework for grants.