Administration

Q. How many staff members are employed by Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation?

A. As of 30 June 2009, RI employed 594 staff members and the Foundation employed 157 (751 total employees). There are 557 staff members located at the world headquarters , 122 at the seven international offices , and 72 at the software development center in Pune, India.

Q. Are the president and president-elect compensated for their services to RI?

A. No. The president and president-elect do not receive any compensation.

The RI Bylaws state: “The general secretary shall be the only officer to receive compensation. The board shall fix such compensation. There shall be no payments, including any expressions of appreciation, honoraria or similar payments, to any other officer or the president-nominee, other than reimbursement of reasonable, documented expenditures as authorized pursuant to the expense reimbursement policy established by the board.”

(RI Bylaws 6.130., “Compensation of Officers”) See Rotary Code of Policies 68.040, “General Officer’s Expenses,” for expense reimbursement policy.

Q. What are RI’s costs to support the activities of the president, president-elect, and president-nominee?

A. RI must report all reimbursed expenses paid to the president, president-elect, and president-nominee and the office of the president, as well as payments made on their behalf, per RI Bylaws 17.080. See a detailed list of  presidential expenses  (PDF).

Q. Are the trustee chair and chair-elect compensated for their services?

A. No. The Foundation trustee chair and chair-elect do not receive compensation for their services. In addition, they do not have assigned staff or dedicated office support and are not entitled to, nor do they receive, reimbursement for theme materials, public relations, officer service expenses, housing, cost of family attending the convention, or moving expenses. Learn more .

Q. What are program operations expenses, fund development expenses, and general administrative expenses?

A. Program operations expenses include the costs associated with planning, managing, evaluating, and reporting on the Foundation’s programs and with supporting the Rotarians who implement the specific service activities. These costs include personnel, services, publications, postage, and supplies.

Fund development expenses include the cost of personnel, services, communications, publications, public relations, supplies, computer support, legal counsel, and recognition items involved in acknowledging the generosity of donors to the Foundation.

General administrative expenses include the cost of personnel, services, communications, computer support, supplies, legal counsel, audit fees, and staff support to the Trustees.

Q. What percentage of my Annual Programs Fund contribution supports the Foundation’s programs?

A. One hundred percent of your contributions support the Foundation's programs . The Annual Programs Fund contributions are invested for three years and then become available for programs. Net investment earnings are used for administrative expenses. Over the years, net investment returns have been adequate to cover all administrative expenses. Learn more by reading about the SHARE  cycle or reading Rotary Foundation Facts .For more information about the Foundation

Call the Foundation's Contact Center at 1-866-9ROTARY (1-866-976-8279), or e-mail contact.center@rotary.org . A team of Foundation specialists will answer calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time.

You also may contact your international office .