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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
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.