The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs.

The Foundation's Humanitarian Programs fund international Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life, providing health care, clean water, food, education, and other essential needs primarily in the developing world. One of the major humanitarian programs is PolioPlus, which seeks to eradicate the polio virus worldwide by the year 2000. Through its Educational Programs the Foundation provides funding for some 1200 students to study abroad each year. Grants are also awarded to university teachers to teach in developing countries and for exchanges of business and professional people. Former participants in the Foundation's programs have the opportunity to continue their affiliation with Rotary as Foundation Alumni.

The Rotary Foundation is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. Included in this section is information pertaining to the history of The Rotary Foundation, its financial support, its Alumni programs, training and resources, and the SHARE system.

Paul Harris Foundation

Mission: To support the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs.

Programs:

• Perspective: Rotary Foundation seeks to be considered by Rotarians worldwide as their "Preferred Charity."
• Ranked 1st by The Chronicle of Philanthropy in total grant making in 1996
• Ranked 109th in The Chronicle of Philanthropy's 1995 top 400 charities by private support. the Foundation was ranked 112th in 1994
• Consistently ranked in the top 50 best charities for low fundraising costs by Money Magazine and Forbes.