The Rotary Foundation
How giving becomes lasting change
The Rotary Foundation connects funding, expertise and local partners. Explore how a contribution can support lasting community change.
Try the funding mechanisms
2026–27 · USD · Conditional illustration, not a commitment
Amounts are approximate. Each item is rounded to two decimal places, so their sum may differ slightly from the displayed total.
SHARE allocates a gift; it does not multiply it. These three mechanisms are separate and cannot be stacked on the same contribution.
Enter eligible DDF, not a cash gift. The World Fund matches 80%, up to US$400,000. Global grants require a US$30,000 minimum project budget, qualified partners, a needs assessment and approval. Fees are not included.
Eligible PolioPlus gifts receive an additional 2:1 Gates match under the renewed 2025 partnership, subject to its conditions and annual limits.
World FundOperating expensesEnter an amount from 0 to 500,000 US dollars.A complete project budget example
DDF US$10,000 + World Fund US$8,000 + other cash US$12,000 = US$30,000. Cash is not matched again. Reaching the minimum does not guarantee approval.
Global grant DDF matching
Enter eligible DDF, not a cash gift. The World Fund matches 80%, up to US$400,000. Global grants require a US$30,000 minimum project budget, qualified partners, a needs assessment and approval. Fees are not included.
PolioPlus partner matching
Eligible PolioPlus gifts receive an additional 2:1 Gates match under the renewed 2025 partnership, subject to its conditions and annual limits.
Performance and transparency
2024–25 Annual Report: grant approvals, financial expenses and community outcomes.
Global grants: 1,423, totaling US$88.2 million across 109 countries.
District grants: 468, totaling US$29.0 million.
About 87% of expenses supported program awards and operations, not only direct payments to beneficiaries.
Read the financial figures carefully
Program awards US$306.124 million + program operations US$25.431 million = US$331.555 million, or 87.42% of total expenses of US$379.248 million.
Net investment income was US$139.961 million: an amount, not a return rate or money payable back to donors. Investments can fall; the combined category of investment income and other activities was negative US$69.1 million in 2021–22.
US$569 million in gifts and commitments is not all cash received. Accounting-recognized contributions were US$406.478 million; the definitions differ.
Service that changes lives
From global resources to our community
Listen to local needs → plan a measurable project → connect partners and eligible grants → train and maintain → follow up. Not every club gift can be traced to these examples, and district allocations require approval.
LIGHT UP: led by the Rotary Club of Mailiao, with Yunling participating. The approved grant supports reading assessment, teacher development and adaptive learning.
See project roles and progressDongshi digital X-ray equipment: GG2682097, led by the Rotary Club of Bade Xude, with Yunling as a partner. The donation ceremony was completed on 2026-01-05.
See project roles and progress