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Arch Klumph Society

New and elevated 2023-24 members

Platinum Chair’s Circle

(Contributions of US$5,000,000-$9,999,999)

Ravishankar and Paola Dakoju, India

Platinum Trustees Circle

(Contributions of US$2,500,000-$4,999,999)

Archibald McLelland and Kazuko Flynn, United States

Dahyabhai S. and Angela J. Patel, United States

Phillip E. and Geraldine J. Rominger, United States

Anonymous (1)

Foundation Circle

(Contributions of US$1,000,000-$2,499,999)

Ming-Ho Chen, Taiwan

Nitin and Meena Desai, India

Ann and Charles Eisemann, United States

Judy Huang and Ricardo Lynn, Taiwan

Daniel O. Joraanstad and Robert E. Hermann, United States

Santiago Martin and Leema Rose Martin, India

Aziz Memon and Samina Aziz, Pakistan

Alan Mooers, United States

Ching-Hua Yen and Shu-Fen Lai, Taiwan

Anonymous (1)

Chair’s Circle

(Contributions of US$500,000-$999,999)

Vicente JG. Arbesú and Ma. Enriqueta (Kikis) López, Mexico

Rick and Totney Benson, United States

Herbert G. and Diane Brown, United States

Chiou-Hai Chang and Liao Li-Yu Chang, Taiwan

Arthur S. and Dilma Dover, United States

Archie Francisco F. and Rozanne C. Gamboa, Philippines

John O. Garner, United States

Bob and Kathy Gravino, United States

Fauzia and Mohsin Jaffer, United States

Roger and Lorri Kaufman, United States

Inseok Kim and Youngryeo Jo, Korea 

Yun-Chin Liu and Shun-Fa Yang, Taiwan

Ashok and Sushila Mahansaria, India

Lewis Kern and Fluff E. McLean, United States

K.P. Nagesh and Uma Nagesh, India

Shobana and Ravi Raman, India

Rajendra K. and Usha Saboo, India

Preston Seu and Donna Shaver, United States

Jose R. and Rosario Soberano, Philippines

Lyn and Alex Stroshin, Canada

Gerrit A. and Carolee Terpstra, United States

Daniel Tung-Hsien Tsai and Lillian Li-Ling Hung, Taiwan

Oakley and Dena Van Slyke, United States

Carl W. and Barbara Virden, United States

Anonymous (4)

Trustees Circle

(Contributions of US$250,000-$499,999)

Dave and Susan Amankwah, Ghana

David F. Arnn, Sr. and Carol B. Arnn, United States

Vommina Sathish Babu and Arra Bhanumathi, India

Mary and Ivar Berge, United States

Walter Bock and Lynne Roberts, Australia

John Chan Sung Tong and Chen Wee Ping, Malaysia

Shih-Che Chang and Hsio-Hui Huang, Taiwan

Gil G. Chua and Grace P. Chua, Philippines

Andy and Molly Clark, United States

Ligia I. Corredor, United States

Pamela A. and D. Paul Crawford, United States

Jacques B. and Marjorie Crommelin, United States

Maria Alice D’Amorim, Brazil

Abbie and Mads Engelstoft, United States

Fanny Fang and Aaron SY Cheng, Taiwan

Joseph P. and Martha Ely Goralka, United States

Georgeanna and Marvin H. Grusing, United States

Ajay Kumar Gupta and Neera Gupta, India

Myeong Ho Ha and Keum-Hee Jang, Korea

Han Hyun Ki and Kang Mi Young, Korea

Charlotte Hartmann-Hansen and Tore Hartmann-Hansen, United States

Mark Ho and Ya-Ling Fu, Taiwan

Mohmed A. and Mahabuba Hoque, Bangladesh

Bernard S. and Jane E. Hoyt, United States

Benison Hsu and Joyce Liou, Taiwan

Hu, Hsiu-Long and Hsin, Mei-Hui, Taiwan

Shirley S. Hu and Hsiao T. Hsia, United States

Arthur B. Hunter, United States

Mahinder K. Jain and Sarita Jain, India

Masahiro and Atsumi Kanno, Japan

Cheon Sik Kim and Soon Jeong Yoon, Korea

Nirmal Jain Kunawat and Asha Kunawat, India

Yong Joon Kwon and Gi Nam Han, Korea

PH Lai and Sally, Taiwan

Ki Woon Lee and Yeon Ju Jin, Korea

Lee Sung-Nan, Taiwan 

Lee Ji Won and Jeon Yoon Hee, Korea

Nancy and Robert E. Long, United States

Chang-An Lu and Li-Ling Chiu, Taiwan

Darrel and Edith Martin, Canada

Hideo and Naomi Matsuda, Japan

Michio and Akiko Matsuoka, Japan

Jimmie A. Mauldin and Mary W. Mauldin, United States

Henry Z. McCrary and Melanie B. McCrary, United States

Yoichiro and Eiko Miyazaki, Japan

Krishnan G. Nair and Rajashree V. Nair, India

Seunggi Paik and Myung Chang, Korea

Sang Hyeon Park and Kyung Sook Hong, Korea

Steve and Gayle Picha, United States

Jhansi Premanand, India

Michael Procter, Canada

S. Gautami and Venu S. Rao, United States

John E. Robertson and Susan E. “Honey” Robertson, Bahamas

Brian and Gwen Rothwell, Canada

Pablo Rafael and Alejandra Ruiz, Mexico

Rosalino D. Sanchez, Jr. and Luz Leonila T. Sanchez, Philippines

Greg and Debbie Scheller, United States

Christopher H. Schneider and Ute A. Schneider, United States

Mark G. Scolnick and Irma Cole, United States

Nagin and Priya Shah, United States

Young Jin Shin and Kyung Sim Lee

Michael and Donna Steffenson, United States

Lalitha and Narasimhan Subramanian, India

James and Janice Thompson, Canada

Dharmprakash Tripathi and Anjali Tripathi, India

Hsin-Chuan Tsai and Kenichi Minoda, Taiwan

David J. and Linda K. Underdown, United States

Asha Venugopal and Venugopal B.N., India

Iain Richard Wakefield, New Zealand

Pam and Terry Weaver, United States

Tom and Yvonne Wolf, Singapore

Tony Yang and Nina Chiang, Taiwan

Stela Yang (Yi Lan) and Spencer Lee, Taiwan

Hisashi and Miwako Yoshihara, Japan

Oknam Yu, United States

Anonymous (27)

Circle of Honor members

(Individuals honored by an existing society member’s gift of US$250,000 or more)

Yin-Kuei Chen, Taiwan

William L. Wilson, United States

Anonymous (2)

Legacy Society

New 2023-24 members

The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees unanimously approved the formation of the Legacy Society to recognize the dedication and foresight of Rotarians and friends of Rotary who have committed to make a future gift of US$1 million or more to The Rotary Foundation. The Board of Trustees extends its gratitude to all who lead by remembering Rotary in their personal legacy.

Paul M. Hanysz, United States

Ted W. Hussar and Susan Vickery Hussar, United States

Suzanne Johnston, United States

Robert F L and Joan Estelle MacDonald, United States

Stew Martin, United States

Christine Rendell and Brian Carnahan, Canada

Fedor Rubatto S. and María Cristina Urioste, Peru

Nita N. Sell, United States

Howard Svigals, United States

Jonathan T. Ward, United States

Ronald Floyd Winecoff and Billi Joyce Black, United States

Anonymous (2)

Doing good together

These generous corporations or charities contributed US$100,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation in fiscal year 2024, supporting the life-changing activities that our members carry out around the globe:

  • Belanna Trust
  • Coal India Ltd.
  • Eleanor Crook Foundation
  • Gift of Life International
  • Goldman Sachs Gives
  • Inflow Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  • Otto and Fran Walter Foundation
  • PNB Gilts Ltd.
  • Shri Sai Lakshmi Trust

Rotary International collaborates with other organizations that support our areas of focus and service commitments to maximize our impact, advance important causes, engage our members, and work with communities to address their needs. Rotary members benefit from these alliances and the expertise, resources, and reach of these organizations to help them implement meaningful projects that lead to long-term positive changes in communities worldwide.

Those marked with an * are members of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

  • Ashoka
  • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation*
  • Habitat for Humanity International
  • Institute for Economics and Peace
  • Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance*
  • The Peace Corps
  • Power of Nutrition
  • Rotary Peace Center University hosts
    • Bahçeşehir University
    • Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • International Christian University
    • Makerere University
    • University of Bradford 
    • University of Queensland
    • Uppsala University
  • ShelterBox
  • Toastmasters International
  • UNICEF*
  • United Nations
  • U.N. Environment Programme
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*
  • World Health Organization*
  • World Vision

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a Habitat for Humanity home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA.

Bridging the solar panel divide

Although the cost of solar panels has decreased overall, access continues to be unequal. Low-income families are often unable to use renewable energy because of the high upfront costs, difficulty accessing loans, and being disqualified from receiving tax credits.

Installing a 5.4-kilowatt solar system not only helps the planet (it’s the equivalent of planting 3,000 trees), it can save a homeowner up to US$150 a month in electricity costs. Those savings can help interrupt the cycle of poverty, allowing families to use the funds instead toward needs like clothing, food, or education.

Through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity International — a global nonprofit that improves living conditions in more than 70 countries — Rotary members are working to shrink the solar equity gap by removing hurdles to affordable, adequate housing for families.

Based on its experience advising clubs and local Habitat organizations, the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group developed a guidebook that has been adapted to different markets and languages to help clubs make solar energy a reality for low-income families. It includes information about tax credits and rebates, grant opportunities, and funding options.

Members are pursuing solar panel projects throughout the United States, Canada, and Côte d’Ivoire, among other communities, addressing the equity gap in renewable energy.