Foundation History
The Rotary was founded in 1905, what year was the Rotary Foundation started?
Rotary Foundation was founded June18, 1917
What was the name of Rotary's first effort to eliminated Polio? A. Polio Free Philippines, B. Polio +, C. 3-H Program
What was the 3-H program
Health Hunger and Humanity
AIRC’s own Elvis Impersonator
Who is Jason Baer
What are the 4 types of grants available through giving to the annual fund?
What are: District grants, Global grants, Global Scholarships, Disaster grants.
What level of giving is recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow?
What is $1,000.00 contributed to the Foundation
Multiple PHF's are given for each additional $1,000.00 up to a PHF+8
Who is considered the Father of the Rotary Foundation?
A. Arch Klumph B. Paul Harris C. Sylvester Schiele
A. Arch Klumph
What year did Rotary start Polio eradication efforts and where?
What was 1979 in the Phillipines.
The Rotary board approved it's first 3-H grant for $760,000. This was a huge leap of faith as the Foundation only had $161,812 in funds.
AIRC had worked with Northstar Elementary for _____ years. Many of those years were a 'Read to Me' program.
What is 20 years?
What is the maximum amount Districts can apply for a Disaster Grant?
What is $25,000.00
Districts within designated disaster areas can apply for up to $250,000.00 provided there is enough money donated.
What is the required contribution to the Rotary Endowment Fund to become a Benefactor?
What is $1,000.00
Contributions to the Endowment fund stay with the Foundation and are not granted. Earnings from these funds come back to the District to be used for grants.
Who made the first contribution to the Rotary Foundation and for how much?
Who is the Rotary Club of Kansas City contributed $26.50.
The donation was made right after the 1917 Convention closed. It was the left over proceeds from contributions made to purchase a gift for outgoing Rotary President Arch Klumph.
What year did Rotary initially expect to rid the world of polio?
A. 1995, B. 2005, C. 2015
What is 2005, Rotary's 100th anniversary
AIRC was chartered as Spenard Rotary in 1958. What year did we change our name to Anchorage International Rotary Club.
What is 1982?
The meetings of the new Spenard Club began at the Forest Park Country Club, held at noon on Fridays, and for several years the membership barely held at about 25. Of the 16 Rotary clubs in Alaska, our club sponsored five of these clubs. These include Anchorage East, Wasilla, Eagle River, Kenai, and Anchorage South.
What percentage of the contributions made by Rotarians to the annual fund come back to the district after 3 yrs?
What is 50%
50% goes into the World fund at RI to match Global grants and 50% goes into DDF funds. This is then split 50% for global grant and 50% for District grants
What is the commitment to become a Paul Harris Society member?
What is $1,000.00 or more per year.
Funds can be distributed between the various Rotary funds. ie Annual, Polio, Disaster.
In what year did Rotary's Matching Grants program begin?
A. 1948, B. 1964, C. 1985
What is 1964
Districts were matched with districts in different countries to do projects and learn about their cultures
What are the remaining countries that have had active polio cases in 2023?
What are Pakistan and Afghanistan
In the past, new members were given a book along with a red badge of membership. The task of a new member was to take the book to every club in town and get the President of the other clubs to sign it. This book contains a lot of History of Rotary and when attending meetings, NM will be asked about factual contents of the book by the sergeant at arms and is expected to be able to answer the question correctly. If the NM failed to answer, there was a fine imposed.
What is “Adventure in Service”?
What is the minimum project size for a global grant?
What is $30,800.00
Club must contribute $11,000.00, the district will match $11,000.00 and the World fund matches at 80% of DDF contribution or $8,800
What is the contribution amount to become a Major Donor?
What is $10,000.00 in total contributions to the Foundation.
Multiple Major donor levels are recognized at $25,000, $50,000, $100,000
Future Vision was envisioned in 2005 by the Foundation Trustees, What year was this operating model implemented
A. 2006, B. 2010, C. 2013
What is 2013
Future Vision revised the grants process, eliminated Programs and created new ones to better utilize the assets of the foundation and increase the impact of grants.
How many cases of wild polio virus have been contracted so far in 2023?
What is 9. Pakistan (3) Afghanistan (6)
Before AIRC Memorial Scholarship Fund, it was named after our member.
What is Virgil Knight Scholarship Fund?
After his death, the club established the Virgil Knight Scholarship Fund, and in the following years, we had lost several outstanding members and it was felt that a memorial to all of our departed members was appropriate. In 1994 the scholarship fund was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation and renamed the Anchorage International Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship Fund.
What is the amount of a Program of scale grant from the Rotary Foundation?
What is $2,000,000.00
One program of scale grant is given each year
What is a Bequest Society member?
What is a member who makes a commitment of future gifts to the Foundation of $10,000 or more.
Gifts can be made through wills, insurance assignments and other estate planning methods