Happy New Year to all! Now that half of our Rotary year is over, I thought it would be a good time to give an update on where we stand in our giving to the Annual Fund, Polio +, endowment giving and Total giving year to date.
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We have met 58% of our annual fund goal, 84% of our polio goal so far and are in good shape going into the second half of the year. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far this year.
As you can see there are 6 clubs that have yet to make an annual fund contribution and 16 clubs that did not contribute to Polio Plus.
I encourage every Rotarian to become a Sustaining member of the Foundation by contributing $100 or more to the Annual Fund of the Rotary Foundation.
These contributions are invested for 3 years with the earnings going to support the operating expenses of the Foundation and then half of your contribution goes into the world fund and are used to match global grants. The other half is returned to our District and is used to match our local District grants and District matching Global grants.
The Rotary International Foundation received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator again in 2023-24 and 88% of all funds go towards program awards and operational expenses. You can be assured your contributions are well managed by Rotarians and make a difference in our communities and around the world.
Thanks again to all who have supported the Foundation and I’m sure we will exceed our goals again this year.
Mick McKinley
Rotary District 5650 District Rotary Foundation Chair
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