Foundation of the Rotary Club of White Plains

Funds raised by the Club for charitable purposes are held in the Foundation of the Rotary Club of White Plains ("RCWP Foundation"), and disbursed when authorized by the Trustees under direction of the Board. Click HERE for a summary of total contributions made by Rotary Year.

Application for Funds:

Any qualified charitable organization may request funding from the RCWP Foundation by completing a detailed application form and submitting it by December 1 of each year.  Applications may be sent to RCWP, P.O. Box 1712, White Plains, NY 10602.

Application Form:

As PDF: Application for Funding due by December 1 (PDF)

As DOC: Application for Funding due by December 1 (Doc)

Trustees:

Ralph Penny (class of 2010)
Paul Bergins (class of 2012)
Paul Katz (class of 2014)

Description of the RCWP Foundation:

The Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable trust, officially known as "The Foundation of the Rotary Club of White Plains, New York."

It consists of two separate trust funds, referred to as "Fund A" and "Fund B."

Fund A consists of funds that have been and are designated for the establishment of scholarships to aid and assist in the further education of worthy graduates of secondary schools in the White Plains area. The income from this fund is disbursed each year in accordance with the recommendations of the Scholarship committee, which are approved by the Board of Directors. Fund A is also referred to as the "Scholarship Fund."

Fund B consists of the remaining funds in the Foundation. These funds are disbursed each year for general charitable purposes in accordance with the recommendations of the Service Projects committees as approved by the Board of Directors.

In accordance with the Trust Agreement, as amended, the trust funds in the Foundation are received and disbursed by a Board of Trustees. Click HERE for a summary of total contributions made by Rotary Year.

Documents pertaining to the Foundation include the original Trust Agreement, the First Amendment establishing Fund B, and various other resolutions defining the Foundation Trustees, their terms, nominating procedures, etc. For ease of access, we have placed all documents here for review and common access.

The Foundation is tax exempt, New York State #219346, tax ID 13-6165380. Members can log in to the Members-only area and view the tax-exempt certificate in the References section.