Nashville Rotary - Nashville Rotary Service Trust

Since 1913, the members of the Rotary Club of Nashville have shared a proud tradition of providing organized community service for those in need. As a leading civic club in our region, we rely on members for contributions and personal volunteer service to ensure the continued success of our humanitarian efforts. This member commitment is what makes the Rotary Club unique.

The Nashville Rotary Service Trust, a 501 (c3) charitable organization, was chartered in 1976.

Tax ID#: 58-1319195

Funding and Volunteers:

Since 1996, the Nashville Rotary Service Trust has contributed over $1.200,000 and Nashville Rotarians have contributed thousands of volunteer hours to the Nashville community.

Rotary partners with various not-for-profit organizations such as Affordable Housing Resources, Inc., Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Boys and Girls Club of Mid-TN, F, Prevent Blindness Tennessee, Junior Achievement, Second Harvest Food Bank, and the YWCA.

The funds are made possible through an annual $300 contribution requested of all Club members, together with 5% of proceeds from Rotary Club investments.

Allocation of Funds:

An Allocations Committee, comprised of Rotarians, accepts and evaluates applications for volunteer and financial support from nonprofit organizations that work to improve quality of life within the Nashville. The committee recommends projects to be adopted and the amount of funds to be awarded. The Rotary Club membership has directed the Allocations Committee to:

Focus all community service projects on three areas: Affordable Housing, Children/Youth and Education.
Require that all applications for grants be submitted by a Rotarian sponsor and include names of other members who have agreed to work on the project.

Application Timeline and Procedures:

Grant applications are accepted in late Fall with a deadline for submission of January 31. If you are a Rotarian interested in proposing a project for consideration by the Allocation Committee, please go to the sites below for additional information:

Click here for information and Click here for a grant application

Investment of Funds:

The Investment Committee, comprised of members of the Rotary Club of Nashville, selects, oversees and meets at least twice a year with the investment fund managers; provides guidelines on how Foundation funds are to be invested; receives monthly reports of the investment activity, and administers the various accounts within the fund.

Expectation of Members of the Rotary Club of Nashville

Annual Rotary Service Fund - ALL members of the Rotary Club of Nashville are expected to support the efforts of our Club and the Nashville Rotary Service Trust through our annual minimum requested contribution of $300. These funds go directly into the Service Fund Account and are allocated for projects during the next Rotary year.

Endowment Fund – Any funds received from members of the Rotary Club of Nashville above the $300 minimum requested contribution to the Service Fund Account are directed to the permanent endowment fund of the Nashville Rotary Service Trust. In 2005-06, these levels of giving were established:

~President Level -- $500 – 2,499

~Director Level -- $2,500 – 4,999 (may be paid over a 3-year period)

~Bronze Level -- $5,000 – 9,999 (may be paid over a 3-year period)

~Silver Level -- $10,000 – 24,999 (may be paid over a 3-year period)

~Gold Level -- $25,000, 49,999 (may be paid over a 3-year period)

~1913 Club -- $50,000+ (may be paid over a 3-year period)

~Corporate Matching (Member's whose companies offer a matching grants, will receive credit for the contribution).

Click here to see a listing of current Endowment Fund contributors.

Will R. Manier Society - To encourage members to make endowment gifts through bequests and trusts, in 2003 the Nashville Rotary Service Trust announce the creation of the Will Manier Society.

Rotarians can become a member of the Will Manier Society by making a bequest or trust to the Rotary Foundation Service Trust Endowment, or by making a cash gift of $5,000 or more to the endowment. Gifts, bequests and trusts of $50,000 or more will enable the donor to name a specific program.

Click here to learn more about Will Manier the man, see a listing of current Will Manier Society members, and to download an application form.