The Rotary Foundation

Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation has spent more than US$4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects since its founding in 1917.

Worldwide, 1,285 Global Grants, 105 Disaster Response Grants, 485 District Grants and 1 Program of Scale Grant with a total amount of more than USD 118 million were approved in the Rotary year 2023/24.

For the last several years, the Foundation committed more than USD 150 million each year to the global eradication of polio, with USD 50 million donated by Rotary members and USD 100 million contributed by Bill & Melinda Gates.  

The Rotary Foundation in District 2000

At $85 EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) per member in our district, a new high in contributions to the Foundation was reached. Total donations to the Annual Fund amounted to over USD 376,000, which is up another 7% above the previous year. A total of almost USD 16,000 was raised for polio in the district, more than doubling the result from the previous year. A big thank you to all clubs and their members who also donated to the Rotary Foundation in 2024/25.

For the current club year 2025/26, the Foundation Committee was able to support 6 projects with a district grant totaling USD 66'600. At the beginning of the club year 2025/26, 24 global grant projects were also running with support from District 2000.

Further information can be found in the DRFC Annual Report 2024-25 (in German).


PolioPlus Society

A growing number of Rotarians are pledging to contribute an amount of at least 100 Swiss Francs annually to The Rotary Foundation's PolioPlus Fund until global polio eradication is officially certified by the World Health Organization (expected in 2030).

PolioPlus Society members receive a pin certifying their long-term contribution to this effort, as well as a certificate of participation. These contributions also help earn points toward Paul Harris Fellowships.

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Donations to The Rotary Foundation

We encourage all Rotary clubs in District 2000 to make an EREY contribution for the current club year. This ensures that we continue to have sufficient funds available to co-finance your projects as part of a district or global grant. Your contributions will be counted for the current year.

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