FOUNDATION DONATIONS

We thought that it would be helpful to provide you with the following information on how to donate to The Rotary Foundation. This includes contributions to Centurion, EREY, Sustaining Member, Polio Plus Society, Paul Harris Society/Fellow, Annual Fund, Polio Plus, Disaster Response, Global Grants and other funds of the Foundation. Note that the June 2024 exchange rate is at AUD1.51/USD1.00.

  1. Online Donations – Individuals/Members can go to MyRotary to make their own donations. Here is a helpful guide to do this: How to Make an Online Donation in MyRotary. Club Officers can also donate on behalf of their club or members. Please follow this guide: How Club Officers Can Donate on Behalf of the Club or Members. It is important that you follow this guide as it may otherwise be recorded as a personal contribution of the officer. DO NOT choose the "Recurring Donation" option, as the donation will only be charged on 1 July and will not be counted toward 2024 giving. Choose One-Time Donation.

  2. Direct Deposits - Click on our Bank Transfer Instructions for details. We understand that most clubs do not have a debit card or credit card.  Clubs can collect contributions from members and transfer them as a single payment to The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust (TARFT), along with a multiple donor form. For Club donations, please use The Rotary Foundation (TRF) account. Only bank transfers initiated on or before 30 June will be counted as June 2024 giving, but we request that you send it earlier than Friday, 28 June 2024 for us to have time to check your donations. Please email risppo.finance@rotary.org the bank receipt and contribution form.

  3. Cheques - If the club doesn’t have any option but to send a cheque, please make sure to use our new address P.O. Box 6985 Norwest NSW 2153. Otherwise, it will be returned to the sender. Only cheques dated on or before 30 June received by our office by Friday, 5 July 2024 will be counted as June 2024 giving.

  4. Credit Cards - Donating via phone or contribution forms sent by post at this time is not ideal. Please encourage members to donate via MyRotary using their login credentials on or before 30 June if they want it to be included in June 2024 giving. Kindly remind members NOT to send credit card details via email.

For PHF points transfer requests, please fill in the PHF Form and email this to risppo@rotary.org. The volume of requests is very high at this time. We are working hard to get these to you promptly, but postal delays are beyond our control.

Please be guided by the cut-offs that we have to implement especially for fiscal-year end, in compliance with accounting standards.

Thank you.

Grace Ramirez
Manager - International Office & Financial Services

RI SOUTH PACIFIC & PHILIPPINES OFFICE
Level 1, 25/1 Maitland Place Norwest 2153 NSW  Australia ROTARY.ORG