The Rotary Foundation has had a significant impact on eradicating Polio, advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. More information

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s own charity delivering our vision of a better world.

Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. The Rotary Foundation is supported solely by contributions from the public, Rotary members and friends of the Foundation.

Those contributions, gifts and donations are transformed into service projects that change the lives of thousands of people across the world.

With 91% of funds spent on the programmes and projects it delivers, The Rotary Foundation, based at the Rotary Headquarters in Illinois, USA, is globally recognised for its financial efficiency, accountability and transparency.

Together, we can make an impact in your community and around the world.

Impact

What impact can one donation have?

• £2 is the average cost to fully protect a child against polio.
• £50 can maintain water filters to help fight waterborne illness.
• £200 to develop work opportunities by replacing livestock for people impacted by disasters.

The Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom 

Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom (RFUK, a charity -No. 1002059 – and limited company – No. 2582374 – registered in England), is an Associate Foundation of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International Evanston, USA. RFUK supports the aims of The Rotary Foundation by providing funding for its programmes and offering a direct service for giving in Great Britain and Ireland.

RFUK has recovered over £1 million in Gift Aid since 2001, allowing even more communities to benefit from The Rotary Foundation.

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Rotary Foundation Grants

Rotary Foundation Grants

Every year The Rotray Foundation gives hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to Rotary Clubs throughout the worls for humanitarian projects, vocational training and scholarships in Rotary's cause areas. 

Ranging from small-scale short-term activities to large, international projects, Rotary grants strengthen global partnerships and provide sustainable and measurable benefits to communities,  

To find out more about Giving and Grants click here

To find out more about Rotary and the fight against Polio click here

To find out more about Peace Initaitives click here. 

Scholarships

The Rotary Foundation and clubs invest in our future leaders and philanthropists by funding scholarships

Rotary Foundation Scholarships through Global Grants.

Rotary Peace Fellowships  through programmes at Rotary Peace Centres around the world.

Other scholarship opportunities (non-Foundation)

Georgia Rotary Student Program

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