The Rotary Foundation is the charitable arm of the worldwide organisation, whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation supports programs such as Polio eradication; Humanitarian grants; Disaster Recovery; Health, Hunger and Humanity; Educational programs; and Rotary Peace Fellowships.
It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. It has one of the largest and most prestigious international fellowship programs in the world.