The Endowment Fund
Rotary Club of Clearwater Charities, Inc.

An Exciting Concept

In 1991, the Rotary Club of Clearwater established an Endowment Fund to help the club support local charities. This is a 501(c)(3) IRS recognized charity in a corporation called The Rotary Club of Clearwater Charities, Inc., or "Charities, Inc."

The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to create a principal sum that will remain intact and be encouraged to grow through contributions and capital gains. Each July the net income and dividends are used by our club in support of local qualified community charities.

Our Endowment Fund helps to provide this Rotary club with a solid base of financial assistance. This aids the club to remain a leader in service to our community.

All members of the Rotary Club are voting members of Charities, Inc. and they elect the seven Directors/Trustees that monitor Charities, Inc. and the Endowment Fund.

Levels of Participation in the Endowment Fund

Donor - Contributes any amount up to $500.

Provider - Any amount from $500 To $1,000.

Sustainer - Any amount from $1,000 or more.

Endowment Society - Contributes $1000, plus $100 a year.

Life Member - Contributes $10,000 or more.

Honorary Life - Recognizes any Rotarian who secures $10,000 gift from outside of Rotary.

Recognition of Contributors to the Endowment Fund

• Listing in the Rotor; note the symbol by each name.
  
• Listing in the Annual Roster.
  
• Certificates (suitable for framing) for contributors of $500 or more.
  
• Recognition plaque displayed at Rotary meetings for contributors of $1,000 or more.

Create A Community Legacy for a Lifetime and Beyond

• The Principal of the Fund is to remain intact.
  
• Statistics show that your gift can, over time, increase in value and give back to the community far more than the value of the original gift.
  
• We all have benefited from living in Clearwater, in our business and in our family life.
  
• Contributing to the Endowment Fund is a way to give back to your community.
  
• Your contribution keeps growing, keeps giving, year after year.
  
• Contribute in your name.
  
• Contribute in Memory of a friend or a loved one.
  
• Contribute in Honor of a living person.
  
• Leave a Legacy, in your name or in the name of a loved one.
  
• Become a Provider, Sustainer, Endowment Society or Life member.
  
• Become a Donor. Give $10, $20, $35, $75 or Any Amount.

Write your check to:

Rotary Club of Clearwater Charities, Inc
and note for "Endowment Fund"

Send to: Craig Gilman, Treasurer
PO Box 822 Clearwater, FL 33757
Telephone 727-510-4812