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November 18, 2025

Foundation donors power record-setting year

Donors to The Rotary Foundation have a lot to celebrate this year. Their generosity powered major achievements in fundraising and helped expand the organization’s global impact.


Rotary’s multiyear campaign to grow the Endowment to $2.025 billion by 2025 reached (and surpassed) its target, exceeding the goal by $25 million. In the 2024–25 year alone, members and supporters contributed more than $569 million, topping the annual goal by nearly $70 million. 


The incredible response came from more than 478,000 individuals, 31,000 Rotary clubs and nearly 1,900 Rotaract clubs worldwide.


Those contributions fueled meaningful action. The Foundation awarded 1,424 global grants, 468 district grants and 74 disaster response grants over the past year. A new $2 million Programs of Scale grant will foster peace and strengthen economic independence in Colombia. Additionally, Rotary International renewed its long-standing partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450 million over three years to continue the fight to eradicate polio around the world.


The numbers tell a powerful story, one of shared purpose, sustained generosity and a commitment to making a difference.

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