The world service of Rotary District 6920 only begins
with GSE, METS, GRSP and Polio Plus. The Rotary Foundation is is 501(c)3
organization qualified to accept tax deductible contributions to both its
Annual Fund and its Permanent Fund. Current and deferred contributions
to the Rotary Foundation are recognized in many ways beginning with the
Paul Harris Fellow which recognizes contributions totaling $1,000.
Sustaining members contribute $1,000 annually and Major Donors have made
contributions of $10,000. The Bequest Society consists of those who have
included TRF in their estate plan and will.
The funds received by the Rotary Foundation enable the
many programs executed by Rotarians including scholarships, grants,
and group study exchanges. RI is one of the world’s most effective and
efficient funding mechanisms for executing projects in service to humanity
around the world through a process called Matching Grants. A Rotary Club
or District (close to the reality and practical solutions) in a less
developed country and a club or district in a more affluent country find
each other and implement a project. In our District 6920 projects have
installed wells where there was no safe drinking water, have provided
training resources to teach indigenous health promoters to return to their
mountain villages to instill more healthy practices, has provided
thousands of desks for children whose students previously sat on the
ground. These are called matching grants because club funds are matched
by the district and by TRF.
