TRF: Where and How to Donate

Posted by Patti Johnson
An Introduction To & Overview Of The Rotary Foundation | District 7030As the ’25-’26 Rotary year approaches its conclusion, if you have not contributed to The Rotary Foundation, now is the time.
Here are a few things to consider as you plan your giving.
Does your club strive for EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) recognition?
Do you want to boost the money that our district has to contribute to grants, various programs, and PolioPlus?
Is Paul Harris Fellow recognition important to you, either as a step toward your own PHF pin or as a means to honor someone other than yourself with a PHF?
See "Read more..." for detailed information.
Does your club strive for EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) recognition?
To qualify, each member of your club must personally donate $25 (or more) to an Annual Fund (SHARE, World Fund, Area of Focus) AND the total contribution from the club must average $100/capita
(Membership numbers are determined on July 1 as the Rotary year begins.)
Do you want to boost the money that our district has to contribute to grants, various programs, and PolioPlus?
Funds donated to the “Annual Fund – SHARE” or an “Endowment – SHARE” are invested for 3 years.
Then 47.5% of the total D7090 contribution is returned to the district for its use (including funding grants).
Is Paul Harris Fellow recognition important to you, either as a step toward your own PHF pin or as a means to honor someone other than yourself with a PHF?
Note that a donation to ANY TRF fund (with ONE EXCEPTION: an Endowment Fund) yields Paul Harris “points.” For every $1 donated, you receive one "point" toward your PHF acknowledgement, and one Foundation Recognition Point that can be used to honor a friend, family member, or community hero -- anyone of your choosing.
The Best of Friends Heritage Endowed Fund was established in 2022 to recognize and pay tribute to District leadership past, present and future.
In addition to accepting outright contributions, you may elect to direct a planned gift in your will, life insurance beneficiary or residual retirement assets to this specific endowment.