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The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation The Rotary Foundation is the largest private Foundation in the world and is the “engine room” which drives Rotary in all aspects of its Global International Service.
 

Programs of The Rotary Foundation

Through Foundation grants and programs, Rotarians and other contributors can help change the world. They can finance a well for a village that lacks clean water, improve the environment, or provide scholarships to educate the next generation.

The grants and programs available to Rotarians allow them to realize Rotary’s humanitarian mission throughout the world, including its number-one goal of eradicating polio.
 

PolioPlus

PolioPlus A program to eradicate polio world-wide which has resulted in all but four countries in the world now having no known cases of poiio. Those remaining affected countries will be polio free in the forseeable future.
 

Peace Programs

Peace Programs Rotary's belief that more can and should be done to reduce conflict and improve understanding between peoples has resulted in the establishment of two innovative programs.
 

Ambassadorial Scholarships

 The Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known program, was founded in 1947. Since then, nearly 38,000 men and women from about 100 nations have studied abroad under its auspices. Today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program.
 

Educational Programs

Scholarships & exchange programs are at the core of Rotary’s drive to improve understanding & peace between peoples around the world.
 

Humanitarian Grants Programs

The Rotary foundation provides grants for a wide range of causes all over the world