Why give to Chestnut Hill Rotary?

We use our members’ extensive knowledge of the local and international communities to identify areas of need, and together work to improve that community. Using our knowledge and connections — along with a passion for doing good — we provide financial support to selected nonprofit organizations through our grants and hands-on service programs where it is needed most.

How it Helps

The Foundation of the Rotary Club of Chestnut Hill awards small grants each year to worthy and in-need groups and organizations in the Philadelphia community and beyond. The Foundation also provides food, books, and other needed supplies that are donated to nearby groups that serve the community. With your tax-deductible contribution, we can extend our outreach, and together make even more lives better.

In the Philadelphia community, we have provided financial support for:

• Programs that promote health, empowerment and safety for communities affected by drug use and poverty.

• School programs designed to build personal development and leadership skills

• Recyclable food bags for programs that serve daily nutritional needs of any of people challenged by illness, disability or age.

• Programs that provide women, children and families residential and community-based services as they work to break the cycle of poverty, homelessness, and abuse.

• Struggling families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness

• Programs that provide skills, opportunities, and transitional employment to people returning from prison which helps to build safer communities and contribute to stronger families while saving taxpayer money.

• Science teaching modules for elementary students in The School District of Philadelphia

• The purchase and distribution of dictionaries for third graders in local schools.

• Education and business networking programs necessary to strengthen the business formation necessary to contribute to improving Northwest Philadelphia’s minority business ecosystem.

In the international community, we have provided funding and support for:

• Care for abused and neglected children in Guyana from infants to 18 years of age.

• Educational training programs that support orphaned children, job training for young adults, and small business loans for impoverished women in Uganda.

• A project with other Rotary Clubs that provides a economical housing for a families in need in Mexico.

• Rotary-based programs that provide immediate shelter and support to communities around the world who are impacted by natural disasters or conflicts.