The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and District Designated Funds

Past District Governor (PDG) Jill Duerig served as 2025-2026 District 5170 Rotary Foundation Chair and is this year's, 2026-2027, Rotary Foundation Chair. Jill is a member of the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley. She has volunteered for international projects and is involved with the Haiti National Clean Water Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy (HANWASH, a partnership between Rotary's WASH Rotary Action Group, other NGOs, and the government of Haiti).

The Mission Statement of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. In other words, The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is the charitable funding vehicle for much of the work of Rotary.