ABQ Rotary Charitable Foundation

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The Albuquerque Rotary
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
A 501(C)(3) Tax-Exempt Organization

The Rotary Charitable Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 as an organization dedicated to charitable giving in the greater Albuquerque area. Members of The Rotary Club of Albuquerque are also members of the Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to enable Rotarians to support local charities and deserving community projects. A gift of $1,000 to the Albuquerque Rotary Foundation is recognized by the award of a Clinton P. Anderson Fellowship. Information on how to submit requests for funding can be found by clicking the links on the left of this page. Board of Directors...

Making a Difference... .

RFP for 2011-2012 Charity Recipient The Albuquerque Rotary Charitable Foundation (ARCF) is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation formed and supported by the Rotary Club of Albuquerque (RCA). The ARCF and RCA are pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals from qualified organizations for funding of programs that benefit the Greater Albuquerque community.  Funding is primarily linked to the RCA’s major annual fundraiser that will take place in August of 2011, in Albuquerque, The funds will be disbursed after September 1, 2011, per the terms of an agreement to be entered into among the ARCF, RCA and the selected organization. ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING Funding is available to qualified 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and institutions, and whose programs will render charitable, educational, scientific, or literary benefits to the Greater Albuquerque community. Proposals for funding should require a one-time commitment in the $15,000-$25,000 range. Program, organizational infrastructure and capital proposals will be considered.   COMPLETE RFP

Congratulations to our recent Charity Funding Recipients:

RCI, Inc. Roadrunner Food Bank Albuquerque OASIS East Central Ministries, Inc. Escuela del Sol Montessori, Inc. National Atomic Museum Foundation A New Day Youth and Family Services • St. Martin's Hospitality Center

Our Recent Accomplishments

The Rotary Club of Albuquerque Children's Fantasy Garden at the Albuquerque Biological Park, A Garden of Discovery!
The Children's Fantasy Garden at the Albuquerque Biological Park is the world's most imaginative acre. It is a magical place of astonishing light, color and exuberance; but beyond that, a living picture book of how Mother Nature energizes and reinvests her world and ours, through time. These are things children want to know - things they will discover each time they venture into the Fantasy Garden. The Rotary Club of Albuquerque donated $150,000 to help create this fascinating "classroom" for the children of New Mexico. The quality of life in our city improves dramatically every year thanks to such imaginative projects as the Children's Fantasy Garden.
Working Classroom, Inc. An Award Winning Program for At-Risk Children
In 1999 an 2000, The Rotary Club of Albuquerque donated a large share of the proceeds form our major fund raiser to Working Classroom, Inc. This award-winning program is dedicated to promoting the self-esteem, leadership, artistic and academic potential of at-risk youth. Working Classroom is a multi-ethnic organization of professional and novice adult and student artists, actors and writers. It offers programs that foster the creative, academic and leadership potential of talented at-risk youth and create art for and about our diverse communities. As citizens of a larger global community, Working Classrooms encourages its members to read, write and speak English and Spanish and to use their talents to build a better world -- collaborating to promote peace, tolerance and human rights at home and abroad.
Children's Hospital of New Mexico Family Centered Care
In 2000, The Rotary Club of Albuquerque added the Children's Hospital of New Mexico as a major beneficiary of the proceeds form our major fund raiser. The Children's Hospital, located within University Hospital, provides the most advanced neonatology and pediatric care available in New Mexico. Their care ranges from Ambulatory care outpatient clinics to inpatient units providing the highest level of intensive care hospitalization. Each year Children's Hospital of New Mexico cares for nearly 40,000 children, more than 50 percent of whom live outside of the Albuquerque area.