YOUR ROTARY LEGACY
The Rotary Foundation has several ways for you to leave your legacy by contributing to the Rotary Endowment Fund. The first option is to make a direct current donation. The second, more popular method, is to consider Rotary as a portion of your overall estate planning. You can do this in a number of ways: You can include it in your will, or a living trust, make use of your beneficiary designation in your retirement plan, a life insurance beneficiary designation, a charitable remainder trust, or a donor advised fund. The donor advised fund is currently not available for Canadian Rotarians. Contributions to the Rotary Endowment Fund is the way to ensure Your Rotary Legacy.
There are a couple good reasons to contribute to the Rotary Endowment Fund. The first is to ensure that the Fund will continue into the future. The second is a way for you to continue to add to the fund after your death. Many of you have been making very generous contributions annually to the Rotary Foundation, and we all Thank You. Unfortunately, at some point you will no longer be with us to contribute. If you designate an amount to the Rotary Endowment Fund equal to at least 25 times what you are contributing annually, the interest earned should more than equal your current annual contributions. You should feel good to be able to do this. There are various levels giving available. Bequest Society recognitions, start at $10,000. For smaller amounts, you will receive Benefactor insignia. When those accumulated contributions reach the $10,000 level, you will become a member of the Bequest Society. Be sure to check out the brochure: Your Rotary Legacy, Doing Good in the World Beyond your Lifetime.
Questions? Contact AJ Block, District Permanent Fund Chair at ajblock1@gmail.com or 716-870-0647.