Paul Harris
Rotary Founder
INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION
Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
The honor was established in 1957 to show appreciation for contributions that support our Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.
Paul Harris Society Member
The purpose of the Paul Harris Society is to honor and thank individuals for their generous, ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation. When you elect to contribute US$1,000 or more annually to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. Learn more about the Paul Harris Society.
Paul Harris Fellow
The honor was established in 1957 to show appreciation for contributions that support our Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. When you give US$1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.
To recognize someone else as a Paul Harris Fellow, you can give that amount in their name. Learn more about Paul Harris Fellow recognition.
Multiple Paul Harris Fellow
When you give additional gifts of US$1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. Recognition consists of a pin with additional stones corresponding to the recipient's recognition amount level.
US$1,000 to 1,999.99 - original PHF pin
$2,000 to 2,999.99 - one sapphire
3,000 to 3,999.99 - two sapphires
4,000 to 4,999.99 - three sapphires
5,000 to 5,999.99 - four sapphires
6,000 to 6,999.99 - five sapphires
7,000 to 7,999.99 - one ruby
8,000 to 8,999.99 - two rubies
9,000 to 9,999.99 - three rubies
Major Donor
The Rotary Foundation recognizes those individuals or couples whose combined personal giving has reached US$10,000, regardless of the gift designation. Major Donors may elect to receive a crystal recognition piece and pin(s) commemorating the gift at each new recognition level.
US$10,000 to 24,999.99 – Level One
25,000 to 49,999.99 – Level Two
50,000 to 99,999.99 – Level Three
100,000 to 499,999.99 – Level Four
500,000 to 999,999.99 – Level Five
1,000,000 or greater – Level Six
Arch C. Klumph Society
Donors who contribute US$250,000 or more may have their portraits displayed in the Arch C. Klumph Gallery at Rotary International's World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Donors receive a certificate signed by the President of Rotary International and the Chairman of The Rotary Foundation, and they are invited to a special event at annual RI conventions. The society is named in honor of The Rotary Foundation's founder, Arch C. Klumph.
Benefactor
A Benefactor is someone who informs The Rotary Foundation in writing that he or she has made a provision in his/her estate plans for The Rotary Foundation or by making an outright gift of US$1,000 or more to the Permanent Fund. Benefactor recognition consists of a certificate and insignia to be worn with a Rotary pin.
Bequest Society
The Rotary Foundation recognizes those couples or individuals who have made commitments in their estate plans totaling US$10,000 or more. Donors may elect to receive an engraved crystal recognition piece and a Diamond Circle pin commemorating the commitment at each new recognition level.
US$10,000 to 24,999.99 – Level One
25,000 to 49,999.99 – Level Two
50,000 to 99,999.99 – Level Three
100,000 to 499,999.99 – Level Four
500,000 to 999,999.99 – Level Five
1,000,000 or greater – Level Six
ROTARY CLUB RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITIES
Every Rotarian Every Year Club
For clubs that achieve a minimum Annual Fund contribution of US$100 per capita during the Rotary year, and every dues-paying member must personally contribute at least US$25 to the Annual Fund during the year.
100% Paul Harris Fellow Club
To be eligible, every active (dues-paying) member of the club must be a Paul Harris Fellow at the time banner recognition is requested. The club's name is engraved on a plaque permanently displayed at Rotary International World Headquarters. This one-time only banner recognition is awarded throughout the Rotary year.
100% Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member Club
Rotary clubs must achieve a US$100 per capita and every active member of the club must personally contribute US$100 or more to the Annual Programs Fund during the Rotary year. This annual banner recognition is awarded at the conclusion of the Rotary year, and is based on active membership as of 30 June.