In the early 1950’s, Minneapolis Rotarians established the Minneapolis Rotary Foundation to support our service mission. The Minneapolis Rotary Foundation is a Minnesota 501c3 nonprofit corporation. This foundation funds the service activities of the club. These activities include local and global service projects as well as scholarships and other initiatives. The Minneapolis Rotary Foundation’s assets approach $3 million with additional promises of over $4 million. This places us in the top 20 of Rotary club foundations in the country.
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Minneapolis Rotary Scholarships
Represents a pool of named scholarships established with a minimum of $25,000 endowment.
The Baskerville Youth Development Endowment
Supports summer sailing programs for youth in Minneapolis through the YMCA.
The 21st Century Club
One of the largest endowment funds of the Minneapolis Rotary Foundation. The gifts and bequests to this fund are invested in perpetuity, and the Foundation’s Board designates a portion of the investment return each year to support The Rotary Club of Minneapolis' service programs.
75th Anniversary Fund
Supports the Learning Center for Economics – An initiative that supports financial and economic education in Minneapolis high schools.
Overall Impact
Between the annual campaign that raises over $75,000 each year and the earnings from the endowments, Minneapolis Rotary is able to expend about $180,000 annually in support of the club’s service mission.
