The Rotary Foundation and Giving
Our members are among the most generous in District 5790. Here is where the money goes and how you can help.
Club Foundation banner report, as of February 2026
Giving that punches above its weight.
$852,699
All-time giving to The Rotary Foundation
206%
Of our 2025–26 giving goal, already reached
$476
Per-member giving (district average: $100)
2nd
Per-capita giving rank in District 5790
64
Paul Harris Fellows
13
Paul Harris Society members
15
Major Donors
7
Bequest Society members
What the Foundation does
Doing good in the world.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives, both close to home and around the world. Since 1917 it has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects in seven areas of focus: promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local economies, and protecting the environment.
Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY). All 67 Sunrise members give to the Annual Fund every year. Those gifts come back to District 5790 as grants for local and international projects.
PolioPlus
End Polio Now, and forever.
Rotary has been fighting polio since 1985. Back then the disease paralyzed 350,000 children a year in 125 countries; today it survives only in a few remaining pockets. More than 20 million children have been spared paralysis. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matches every Rotary dollar two to one, so a $100 gift becomes $300 for vaccines.
Sunrise Rotary runs a PolioPlus fundraiser every October and members give year-round.
Ways to give
Annual Fund
The Foundation’s most flexible fund. Gifts of $1,000 (cumulative) earn Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Give online through My Rotary.
Flag Program
The engine behind our local giving. A $75 subscription funds scholarships, holiday families, RYLA, Dunlop Park, and more.
Planned giving
Seven Sunrise members belong to the Bequest Society. Read our Giving Blueprint to learn about legacy gifts.
Recognition
Sunrise Rotary is a 100% Paul Harris Fellow club, honored for 2024–25. Paul Harris Fellows, Paul Harris Society members, Major Donors, and Bequest Society members are celebrated at our meetings and at the District Foundation Gala each November.