Recognizing People Who Do Good In The World


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 and offer individual and club recognitions, as well as naming recognitions that let you honor a friend or family member with a named or endowed gift.


Individual recognitions


Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member, when you give $100 or more per year to the Annual Fund.

Paul Harris Fellow, 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. You are recognized as a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow with each additional gift of $1,000.

Paul Harris Society member, when you give $1,000 or more annually to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.

Benefactor, 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.

Bequest Society member, when you give $10,000 or more via your estate plans. All society members receive recognition from the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, and donors can choose to receive an engraved crystal recognition piece and a Bequest Society pin.


Major Donor, when your cumulative donations reach $10,000. You 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


Arch C. Klumph Society, when your cumulative giving reaches $250,000. We will invite you to an induction ceremony at the Rotary International headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA and include your picture and biography in the Arch C. Klumph Society interactive gallery. You will 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 million and above



Club banner recognitions

  • 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club, for clubs in which all dues-paying members are Paul Harris Fellows. This is a one-time recognition. Please contact your district governor to receive this banner.
  • 100% Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member Club, in which every dues-paying member personally gives $100 or more to the Annual Fund. Awarded annually at the end of the Rotary year.
  • Every Rotarian, Every Year Club, for clubs that achieve a minimum $100 per capita with all dues-paying members contributing some amount to the Annual Fund. Awarded annually at the end of the Rotary year.
  • Top Three Per Capita in Annual Fund Giving, for the top three per capita giving clubs in each district. Clubs that give at least $50 per capita to the Annual Fund are eligible. Awarded annually at the end of the Rotary year.

 

Named gift opportunities

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

 

Endowment naming opportunities

  • •$25,000 or more:   Fund designated to the World Fund or SHARE
  • •$100,000 or more: Fund that includes a general area of focus
  • •$250,000 or more: Fund that specifies the participating district
  • •$500,000 or more: Fund that includes a specific area of focus and location
  • •$1 million or more: Fund established in consultation with the donor
     

Term global grants naming opportunities

  • $15,000: One-time gift designated to an area of focus and available worldwide
  • $30,000: One-time gift designated to an area of focus and may be district specific
     

Rotary Peace Centers endowment opportunities

  • $25,000 and up: General support to the Rotary Peace Centers
  • $100,000: Annual seminar at a Rotary Peace Center every year
  • $250,000: One certificate program fellow every year
  • $500,000: One two-year fellow at a Rotary Peace Center every three years
  • $750,000: One two-year fellow every two years
  • $1 million: A visiting lecturer at a Rotary Peace Center each year


Rotary Peace Centers term gift opportunities

  • $60,000: One year of funding for five certificate program fellows
  • $75,000: Up to 10 applied field internships or research projects for a class of fellows at a Rotary Peace Center
  • $75,000: A term two-year Rotary Peace Fellow at a Rotary Peace Center
     

 

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