View 2006-07  The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International pdf. Foundation Facts

Mission Statement

The mission 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. www.rotary.org 

Programs

 PolioPlus. Rotarians have mobilized by the hundreds of thousands to ensure that children are immunized against
this crippling disease and that surveillance is strong, despite the poor infrastructure, extreme poverty, and civil strife of many countries. Since the PolioPlus program’s inception in 1985, more than two billion children have received oral polio vaccine. To date, 210 countries, territories, and areas around the world are polio-free, and 134 of these have been certified. As of June 2007, Rotary has committed more than $633 million to global polio eradication. 2006-07 expenditures: $23.7 million. (includes PolioPlus Partners grants)

PolioPlus Partners is a program that allows Rotarians to participate in the polio eradication effort by contributing to
specific social mobilization and surveillance activities in polioendemic countries. As of 30 June 2007, over 6,000 clubs in 502 districts have contributed to 470 PolioPlus Partners projects, supporting National Immunization Days and other polio eradication activities around the world.

Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants fund large-scale, two- to four-year projects that enhance health, help alleviate hunger, or improve human development. Since 1978, 305 projects in 77 countries have been funded at a cost of $74 million. In 2006-07, 18 new projects were approved. Program awards were $4.2 million.

Matching Grants provide matching funds for international service projects of Rotary clubs and districts. Since 1965, almost 27,000 Matching Grant projects in 171 countries have been funded at a cost of more than $291 million.In 2006-07, 2,008 new grants were approved for projects in 124 countries. Program awards were $34.3 million.

District Simplified Grants support the short-term service activities or humanitarian endeavors of districts in
communities locally or internationally. This program began in 2003-04, and over 1,500 grants have been awarded to 473 districts in 64 countries totaling more than $21 million. In 2006-07, 379 grants were approved. Program
expenditures were $5.1 million.

Volunteer Service Grants support the international travel of qualified Rotarians and their spouses to provide a needed service to a community or to plan the implementation of a needed project. This program began in 2006-07, and 202 grants were awarded to support travel to 47 countries. Program awards were $1.0 million.

Solidarity in South Asia. Shortly after the deadly tsunami struck south Asia on 26 December 2004, The Rotary Foundation established the Solidarity in South Asia fund to assist Rotarians in supporting long-term recovery efforts in affected communities. In 2006-07, program expenditures were $0.1 million.

Disaster Recovery. Created in 2005-06, this program allows Rotarians to contribute funds in response to specific disasters. During 2006-07, the Foundation administered three Disaster Recovery sub-accounts: Hurricanes Stan and Wilma (Guatemala and Mexico), Hurricane Wilma (USA), and the Earthquake in India and Pakistan. In 2006-07, there were no program awards.

Rotary World Peace Fellowships. Each year, up to 60 fellows are sponsored to study at one of the six Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution for a master’s-level degree. Since the program’s inception in 2002-03, 283 fellows from over 50 different countries have participated at a cost of more than $18 million. In 2006-07, 50 peace fellows from 27 countries began studies at the six Rotary Centers totaling $4.3 million for the two-year program.

Ambassadorial Scholarships. The Foundation sponsors one of the largest international scholarship programs in the world. Scholars study in a country other than their own where they serve as unofficial ambassadors of goodwill. Since 1947, more than 38,000 scholars from over 100 countries have received scholarships at a cost of more than $490 million. In 2006-07, 822 scholars from 50 countries studied in 80 countries. Program awards were $13.9 million.

Rotary Grants for University Teachers are awarded to faculty members to teach in a developing nation for 3 to 10 months. Since 1985, 460 university teachers have shared their expertise with a college or university in a developing country at a cost of $4.5 million. In 2006-07, 29 university teachers from 9 countries taught in 22 countries. Program awards were $0.4 million.

Group Study Exchange (GSE). These annual awards are made to paired Rotary districts to provide travel expenses for a team of non-Rotarians from a variety of professions. Rotarian hosts organize a four- to six-week itinerary of vocational, educational, and cultural points of interest. Since 1965, about 60,000 individuals (about 12,500 teams) from 100 countries have participated at a cost of more than $96 million. In 2006-07, 558 teams traveled abroad.  Program awards were $4.3 million. 

	2006-07	Cumulative
Contributions	$133.1 million	$1.925 billion
Annual Programs Fund	$103.0 million	$1.388 billion
Permanent Fund	$13.3 million	$140 million
PolioPlus Fund	$3.1 million	$377 million
Other	$13.7 million	$20 million
Program Awards and Expenses	$118.9 million	since 1947:$1.806 billion
Arch C. Klumph Society	26	189
Major Donors	1,251	8,707
Bequest Society	592	5,590
Benefactors	3,473	74,791
New Paul Harris Fellows	57,190	1,068,741