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The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International reported $462.6 million in revenue and $392.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.75 went to program services, $6.07 to management and general costs and $8.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $852,448 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 123 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 23% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $393MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $463MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.8% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.2% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 87.9% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $852,448 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.22% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 123 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 49.3 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePolioplus - 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…
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
The corporate social responsibility program is designed to fund projects aligned with the foundation's mission while helping for-profit corporations achieve their social responsibility goals
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 14.40 hrs/week | $279,792 | $497,408 | $75,248 | $852,448 |
| DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY Key employee, 14.40 hrs/week | $168,220 | $299,059 | $84,784 | $552,063 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $214,217 | $214,217 | $82,272 | $510,706 |
| CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Key employee, 37.20 hrs/week | $371,247 | $27,943 | $80,420 | $479,610 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee, 5.60 hrs/week | $48,661 | $298,918 | $80,870 | $428,449 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 17.60 hrs/week | $152,927 | $194,634 | $67,270 | $414,831 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $315,456 | $0 | $84,410 | $399,866 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee, 17.60 hrs/week | $153,062 | $194,806 | $47,092 | $394,960 |
123 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5284
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,124,681
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CAPE ANNE ASSET MANAGEMENT Investment management | $340,898 |
| NORTHERN TRUST Financial services | $335,909 |
| BLACKROCK INC Investment management | $322,547 |
| UBS Investment management | $243,539 |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES Investment management | $170,272 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
57 private foundations reported grants to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International totaling $103M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International spent in FY2025, $85.75 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International reported that 85.8% of its $392.9 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 8.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $852,448, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International get its money?
Of $462.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 87.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3245072 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610829349300611 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520929349300202 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202411179349300401 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341309349304664 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240909349300419 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131339349303058 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3245072: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.