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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 

For additional Information contact: Office of the General Manager - The Rotary Foundation - One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave. Evanston IL 60201 USA Telephone 1-847-866-3000 Fax 1-847-328-8554

Where do I send my contribution?  The Rotary Foundation 14280 Collections Center Dr  Chicago IL 60693 USA

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 2010, Rotary has committed more than $890 million to global polio eradication. 2009-10 program awards were $118.1 million. (includes PolioPlus Partners grants)

Rotary's US $200 Million Challenge is The Rotary Foundation's response to the two grants totaling #355 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio.  Every dollar given to Polio Plus will be counted toward the $200 million match, whicn must be completed bo 30 June 2012.

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, 347 projects in 78 countries have been funded at a cost of $88 million. In 2009-10, 17 new projects were approved. Program awards were $1.4 million.

Matching Grants provide matching funds for international service projects of Rotary clubs and districts. Since 1965, almost 30,000 Matching Grant projects in 199 countries have been funded at a cost of more than $362 million.In 2009-10, 1,215 new grants were approved for projects in 122 countries. Program awards were $34.9 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 2,700 grants have been awarded to 514 districts in 780 countries totaling more than $343 million. In 2009-10, 406 grants were approved. Program expenditures were $7.9 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 596 grants were awarded to support travel to 76 countries. Program awards were $3 million. In 2008-09, 167grants supported travel to 52 countries. Program awards were $0.7 million.

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, 430 fellows from over 80 different countries have participated at a cost of more than $27 million. In 2009-10, 502 peace fellows from 29 countries began studies at the six Rotary Centers totaling $3.5 million for the two-year program; additionally, 341 received professional development certificates for a total of $0.4 million.

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 40,000 scholars from over 130 countries have received scholarships at a cost of more than $532 million. In 2009-10, 710 scholars from 52 countries studied in 873countries. Program awards were $14.27 million.

Rotary Grants for University Teachers are awarded to faculty members to teach in a developing nation for 3 to 10 months. Since 1985, 520 university teachers have shared their expertise with a college or university in a developing country at a cost of $5.5 million. In 2009-10, 27 university teachers from 6 countries taught in 19 countries. Program awards were $0.34 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 69,000 individuals (about 14,674  teams) from 104 countries have participated at a cost of more than $110 million. In 2009-10, 568 teams traveled abroad.  Program awards were $4.5 million. 

	2009-10	Cumulative
Contributions	$268.5 million	$2,668 billion
Annual Programs Fund	$100.4 million	$1.702 billion
Permanent Fund	$10.5 million	$176.5 million
PolioPlus Fund	$151.6 million	$752.6 million
Other	$6.0 million	$32 million
Program Awards and Expenses	$204.9 million	since 1947:$2,407 billion
Arch C. Klumph Society	232	270
Major Donors	1,431	12,847
Bequest Society	497	7,120
Benefactors	2,8701	83,374
New Paul Harris Fellows	54,300	1,243,082