The Permanent Fund of the TRF
It was Arch Klumph, father of The Rotary Foundation, who said, "We should look at the Foundation as being not something of today or tomorrow, but think of it in terms of the years and generations to come." This long-term vision is why the Foundation's Permanent Fund (PF) is considered the most important way to ensure the future of Rotary's educational and hu-manitarian programs. Contributions to this fund are invested for the future; only earnings from their in-vestment are used to support Foundation programs.
The PF provides a steady and secure supplement to Foun-dation support, always guaranteeing a minimum level of program activity and allowing for the possibility of new and expanded programs in the future.
The Foundation gives special recognition to donors to the PF. Major Donors make gifts of $10K or more, Be-quest Society Members include the PF in their estate plan-ning for $10K or more and Foundation Benefactors make provisions in their will or outright gift of $1K to the fund. Special naming opportunities exist above the $25K level. Contributors to the PF are creating a legacy with Rotary and ensuring that The Rotary Foundation will remain a powerful force for good in the world far into the future.