Apply For Funding/Donation
Apply for Funding or Donation Support
 
The Rotary Club of Toms River and its Charitable Foundation supports many diverse non-profit organizations as well as groups in need during the Rotary year running from July to June. Checks are traditionally distributed at our annual Charitable Giving Night sometime in July.
 
LOCAL FUNDING / DONATION REQUEST GUIDELINES
 
All Requests Must:
  • Benefit the Community
  • Be for specific needs, programs, equipment, services, etc.
  • Include financial statements if the requested amount is above $500.00
  • Include other documentation listed on the bottom of the Funding Request Form 
Funding / Donation Constraints:
  • Funds are not provided to individuals.
  • Funds are not provided for normal operating expenses.
  • Funds are not provided to "for profit" businesses.
Rotary Funding / Donation Priority Areas:
  • Promoting peace and goodwill
  • Fighting disease, homelessness, hunger and drugs
  • Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
  • Helping mothers and children
  • Supporting education and youth programs
  • Assisting communities and grow local economies
  • Protecting the environment
  • Disaster response
 
TOMS RIVER ROTARY FUNDING / DONATION REQUEST FORM
Please copy the information below and submit it on your organization's letterhead. 
Background Information about your organization, financials and the need for support is also very helpful in our decision process.
 
Name of Organization:
 
Contact Name / Title:                        
                                             
Email address:                                                                        Phone: 
 
Mailing address:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Amount requested:                              Make check payable to:             
                                             
Describe the need, urgency and specifically how the funds will be used:
 
 
 
 
Describe the impact or benefits to the community from the funds:
 
 
 
Describe the population, locations and demographics that will be served by the funds:
 
 
 
Describe how you will measure success, benefits or impacts from the funds:
 
 
 
Other sources of support for this need if the request is above $500:
 
 
Number of full or part time employees and volunteers:
 
 
Additional information that may be helpful in our review of your request:
 
 
 
 
Other documentation required if applicable:
  • Non-Profit IRS Letter of Determination for 501(c)(3) status
  • Tax Exempt Organization IRS Form 990 (pg 1-9)
  • Annual Report or list of board members and key leadership
  • Most recent financial report (operating statement & balance sheet) if request exceeds $500
You also should be prepared to make a brief presentation at our board meeting.  You will be notified if a presentation is requested, and which upcoming meeting you should attend.
 
Please submit the above information to board@tomsriverrotary.com or the address below:
 
            The Rotary Club of Toms River Charitable Foundation, Inc
            Attn: Charitable Giving Request
           1358 Hooper Avenue  Suite 319
           Toms River, New Jersey 08753
       
The Annual Deadline for all funding / donation requests is May 31st.  
Our board reviews all submissions once a year in June, and will notify each organization of the results by July. Notification may
be longer when partial funding is also being requested by Rotary International or our NJ Rotary District.
We regret that we are not able to fund all requests, nor can we provide multi-year, unlimited, or large amounts of financial support.
 
Emergency, critical or crisis funding requests are reviewed during the year as community needs arise; ie (natural disasters, Covid, etc).  Please contact us directly for further information. 
 
The Rotary Club of Toms River Charitable Foundation, Inc
Foundation EIN 22-3057040   a   501-C-3