Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund

Give to a cause you believe in, and make an impact now and for generations to come.
The Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund is a major continuing project of the Bellevue Rotary Foundation to provide long-term and increased funding for charitable grant projects and programs supported by the Bellevue Rotary Club.

The Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund is managed by the Bellevue Rotary Foundation’s Board of Trustees. It follows governance procedures that include regular performance reviews and the use of professional investment advisors.  A copy of the Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund Policy is available by request to the Bellevue Rotary Foundation at [email protected].

Planned giving is a powerful way to create a lasting legacy. You might consider a gift to honor a birth, marriage, anniversary, retirement, or memory of a loved one.

There are many ways to give.

Give Today. Gifts can be made by check, credit card, or donations of marketable securities.

Qualified Charitable Distribution. If you’re over 70½, there may be tax advantages to making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA (for more information on QCDs click here and consult your tax advisor).

Donor Advised Fund. Consider donating to the Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund from your donor-advised fund.

Charitable Trusts. You can make gifts that may result in a tax deduction and may pay you income. Examples include charitable lead and charitable remainder trusts. If a charitable vehicle like this is of interest, we will direct you to tax/legal resources to explore these options further.

Bequests. You can make gifts that benefit the Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund in the future such as bequests through your will, trust planning, or beneficiary designations in your retirement plan, annuity, or life insurance.

The choice of how to give is personal. Tax implications and giving are different for everyone. The Bellevue Rotary Foundation can assist you and your professional advisors in discussing your giving objectives and how it can help meet your goals.

For more information, download a pdf with instructions for “How to make a Bequest to the Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund.”

Donate Today. For direct donations to the Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund using a credit card, please use the button below. You will be able to add comments to honor a birth, marriage, anniversary, retirement, or memory of a loved one.

Be recognized for your donation–join the Bellevue Rotary Circle!

There are two ways to become a Circle member:

1. Include a testamentary bequest in your estate plan and inform the Bellevue Rotary Foundation following instructions in the downloadable .pdf. It is not necessary to disclose the amount of the bequest.

2. Make a direct contribution at any time to the Bellevue Rotary Legacy Fund.  The minimum amount to join the Circle is through a direct donation is $5,000.  Payment may be made in full or by a pledge of equal installment payments over a period of five years or less.  Direct donations can be made by check, credit card, donations of marketable securities, a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA, or through a donor-advised fund grant.

February is Legacy Awareness month and we will list all Bellevue Rotarians who have joined the Bellevue Rotary Circle in the Bulletin and provide stickers for their badges.

At our annual fundraising event and at our President’s Year-End Dinner, we will list all Bellevue Rotary Circle members in the program brochure.