Rotary Facts and Figures as of June 2007*

Rotary International

Membership 1,210,648 Rotarians

32,912 Rotary Clubs

618 new clubs chartered

532 Rotary regional districts

200+ countries and geographic areas

Rotary clubs are located throughout all seven continents

Women in Rotary 181,000+ women Rotarians (estimated)

25,477 clubs with woman members (estimated)

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Total Awards and Expenses

$137.8 million for total awards and expenses, including:

FY 2006-07 $ 23.7 million for PolioPlus program awards

$ 34.3 million for Matching Grants program awards

$ 5.1 million for District Simplified Grants program awards

$ 4.2 million for Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants

Program awards

$ 13.9 million for Ambassadorial Scholarships program awards

$ 4.3 million for Group Study Exchange (GSE) program awards

$ 18.7 million for total program operation expenses

$ 12.6 million for fund development

$ 6.3 million for general administration

Total Program Awards and Expenses 

Since 1947 $ 1.8 billion

The Rotary Foundation continued

Contributions to The Rotary Foundation

$133.1 million, including:

$103.0 million to the Annual Programs Fund

$13.3 million to the Permanent Fund

$ 3.1 million to the PolioPlus Fund

$13.7 million to other funds

Paul Harris Fellows 1,068,741 fellows

First Paul Harris Fellow in 1957

70% of annual contributions are derived from Paul Harris Fellow recognitions

Rotary Foundation Benefactors 74,791 total Benefactors

Ambassadorial Scholarships 38,000+ scholarships granted since 1947

Started in 1947 In 2006-07, 822 scholars from 50 countries studied in 80 countries

Group Study Exchange 60,000 participants since 1965

Started in 1965 $96.0 million awarded to date

100 countries involved

$4.3 million awarded in 2006-07

District Simplified Grants 64 countries received District Simplified Grants

Started in 2003 379 grants were approved in 2006-07

$5.1 million awarded in 2006-07

Matching Grants 27,000 Matching Grant projects

Started in 1965 171 project countries

2,008 new grants approved

$34.3 million awarded in 2006-07

Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Program

Since 1978 305 projects in 77 countries have been funded at a cost of $74.0 million

In 2006-07, 18 new projects were approved

Program awards in 2006-07 were $4.2 million

PolioPlus $700+ million committed to date

Started in 1985 $23.7 million awarded in 2006-07

* Rotary’s fiscal year begins 1 July and ends 30 June

*Last reported figures June 2007

Contact the Washington Rotary Club at rotary@washingtonks.net