The mission of the Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotary members and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. This support is essential to make possible projects, funded with Foundation grants, that bring sustainable improvement to communities in need.
Visit the main Rotary Foundation pages
Read the annual report for the year ending June 2019 (*)
Or go straight to the finances in the annual report
* You will see links to giving pages here. Please note that Rotary Clubs and Rotarians and non-Rotarians in the UK give through Rotary Foundation UK, so that individual giving can benefit from Gift Aid.
For Clubs - District Peace Grants - deadline for applications is 11th October 2020
We are pleased to offer district peace grants for local peace projects. All Rotary Clubs in District 1090 are eligible to apply for grants of £500 to £1,000. Grants will be a 1:1 match for club funds and the projects might be based on existing partnerships or new partnerships with community groups.
Visit the grants page to read more.
Login to the members section of the website and visit the Foundation page to check on your club's giving to the Annual Programmes Fund and the End Polio Now campaign, how to give to Rotary Foundation UK, and to see the full list of team members.
For more information or to invite a member of the Foundation Committee to speak to your Rotary Club members, contact Karen Eveleigh, Chair of the District 1090 Rotary Foundation Team.
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