Fellow Rotarian:

In the current fiscal year, the Missoula Rotary Foundation (MRF) has donated just over $8,000 to our three Rotary clubs.

That's $8,000 directly into our local community to benefit programs and services for at-risk and low-income youth, among other projects that the clubs have brought to our grant committee. 

Think of our local foundation like an interest-bearing account that allows our clubs to “do good in the world” and most importantly, in our community.

This year, $3,000 has been donated to the MRF as a match goal for this year's Missoula Gives event in the hopes that members will be inspired to help us continue our efforts. This represents $1,000 per Missoula Rotary club. If each Rotary member in Missoula donated $33.33 to this campaign, we'd make our $3,000 match goal.  

Some will donate more.

Some will donate less.

Some will donate none.

Each according to their ability.

For context - The Rotary Foundation, the charitable arm of Rotary International, was established in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch Klumph, as an endowment fund to support Rotary's mission of "doing good in the world".

The initial contribution of $26.50 to the Rotary International Foundation was collected at the international convention that year, and over the last 108 years has grown to over $1 billion dollars.

Our Missoula Rotary Foundation goal might be more modest, but it is no less mighty. 

The big push is from 7pm Thursday, May 1st through 7 pm Friday, May 2nd; however, you can donate right now online. If you would like to donate by check, you can call me or simply mail it to the MRF PO Box with "Missoula Gives" in the memo line. (Funds received up until May 9^th will count toward our campaign total.)

CLICK HERE TO DONATE and know that a portion of the money comes directly back to your club. **

Thank you for your support!

Yours In Service,

Margaret Parson

Fundraising Chair - MRF

https://www.missoulagives.org/organizations/missoula-rotary-foundation-2025

**How much your club receives back will depend on the total donated to the MRF in this 2024-2025 fiscal year AND  how much grant money your club requests and receives. And yes, we do strive to be fair to all concerned when processing grant requests!