EIN 36-3245072

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
297
Year formed
1983
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Rotarians advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through health, education, poverty alleviation, polio eradication and donor-advised funds.
Also known as...
Rotary Club of Broadview
Total revenues
$394,945,345
2023
Total expenses
$363,098,485
2023
Total assets
$1,450,379,624
2023
Num. employees
297
2023

Program areas at The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Polioplus - The polioplus program is Rotary's effort to eradicate The poliovirus worldwide. Rotarians have provided financial support and countless volunteer hours to ensure that children are immunized against this crippling disease and that surveillance of The virus is strong, despite The poor infrastructure, extreme poverty, and civil strife of many countries. Funds support national immunization days, poliovirus transmission monitoring, and other efforts in polio-endemic, recently endemic, and high risk countries. Rotary is a core partner in The global polio eradication initiative, along with The world health organization, unicef, The cdc, and The bill and melinda gates Foundation.
Disaster response grants - The Rotary Foundation supports disaster relief and recovery efforts through grants from The Rotary disaster response fund.
Rotary grants - global grants support humanitarian projects, scholarships, and vocational training teams in Rotary's areas of focus.district grants support smaller-scale projects related to The Foundation's mission. Partnership grants also support The areas of focus and are carried out with The Foundation's strategic partners.
Corporate social responsibility india - grants funded by corporate social responsibility funds received from corporations.
Donor advised fund - The donor advised fund is a charitable giving vehicle that offers individuals and rotary-affiliated groups The ability to make grant recommendations to support either The Rotary Foundation programs or other irs-approved charities. The Rotary Foundation has ultimate discretion and control over distribution of The funds.
Rotary peace centers - each year, up to 100 fellows are sponsored to study at one of The Rotary peace centers for a master's-level degree or professional development certificate.
Programs of scale - grants that support longer-term, high-impact programs led by Rotary members.
Special initiative grants - other program services that are in place to coordinate and direct The activities of The Rotary Foundation.
Project enhancement process - provides project planning and technical support to clubs and districts for global grants

Grants made by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
The Heights Ellis County Family ResourcesEcon. and Community Develop.-Humanitarian-Daf$1,000,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramEcon. and Community Develop.-Humanitarian-Daf$950,242
Serving Hands InternationalEcon. and Community Develop.-Humanitarian-Daf$500,000
...and 284 more grants made totalling $17,523,182

Who funds The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPolio$100,000,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$2,397,267
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$2,397,267
...and 332 more grants received totalling $114,335,805

Personnel at The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

NameTitleCompensation
John HewkoChief Executive Officer$222,814
Doris Yuxue XieChief Financial Officer
Eric JonesChief Investment Officer$326,925
Julie BurkeChief Financial Officer$157,975
David AlexanderChief Communications Officer$40,045
...and 21 more key personnel

Financials for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$366,740,373
Program services$20
Investment income and dividends$25,203,932
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$6,963,939
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$-3,962,919
Total revenues$394,945,345

Form 990s for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-03-18990View PDF
2022-062023-05-10990View PDF
2021-062022-03-31990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-09-22990View PDF
...and 13 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Collat Family Foundation
February 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 90 new grant, including a grant for $100,000,000 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
November 11, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990N for fiscal year 2023
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 25 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from The Chantal and Tommy Bagwell Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairs
Characteristics
Funds one specific organizationOperates donor advised fundsProvides grantsLobbyingOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1560 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
rotary.org/en 
Phone
(847) 866-3000
Facebook page
rotary 
Twitter profile
@rotary 
IRS details
EIN
36-3245072
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1983
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q11: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security Single Organization Support
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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