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- EIN 68-0586779
- (281) 296-0165
- Po Box 7353 The Woodlands TX 77387-7353 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: The woodlands rotary club foundation is an auxiliary organization of the rotary club of the woodlands, a club founded in 1975. In 2004, the club created the foundation who's mission is to manage and grow the funds entrusted to it in a lawful manner and to make available charitable funding for qualified beneficiaries selected by the rotary club of the woodlands. The foundation is a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from rotarians and friends of the foundation who share its vision of a better world.
Programs: Members of the woodlands rotary club have six areas of focus that are supported through their gifts of time, talent, and treasurer: peace and conflict resolution/prevention, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child care, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development. To support these areas of focus, the woodlands rotary foundation donates funds to local and rotary international charities aligned with them. One such charitable project is rotary internationals end polio now campaign to eradicate polio. A match of $2 from the bill and melinda gates foundation to every $1 raised by rotary is expected to eliminate polio from the last 3 countries: nigeria, pakistan, and afghanistan.
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with the rotary motto of "service above self" in mind, members of the woodlands rotary club review high school and lone star college applications and interview the applicants to determine scholarship winners. The winners not only exemplify "service above self", they also demonstrate strong academic accomplishment and have risen above and beyond adverse life situations. Consideration is given to financial circumstances and the potential of the applicant to advance their personal opportunities.