Fund the work
No gala overhead, no staff salaries. Volunteers run everything, so gifts land where they're aimed.
The Wake Forest Rotary Foundation, Inc.is the club's charitable arm. It funds the scholarships, the Launch business programs, and the medical debt relief work. Members pay their own dues and buy their own dinners, so no part of your gift covers a banquet room.
Give once, monthly, or yearly. A recurring gift, $45 a month or $500 a year, makes you a Friend of the Foundation, which keeps the work steady between festivals.
Wake Forest Rotary Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, EIN 27-2887516. Gifts are deductible to the extent allowed by law, and a receipt reaches your inbox as soon as you give.
- By check: mail to PO Box 1126, Wake Forest, NC 27587.
- Sponsor the festival: business-scale giving with a street full of visibility in June. See tiers
- Become a Friend: recognized monthly giving. Read the program
What your gift builds
The Foundation turns donations into service across Wake Forest: health, education, housing, small business, and the everyday work of neighbors helping neighbors.
The Cars and Carnivores festival raises money to erase medical debt for local cancer patients. $4.7M wiped out so far, and counting.
Scholarships for Wake Forest students, school supply drives that fill nearly 100 backpacks, and leadership programs for the next generation.
Welcome baskets for families leaving homelessness, hygiene kits, diapers, and holiday gift bags, packed with local nonprofit partners.
A free accelerator that helps local entrepreneurs start and grow real businesses across Wake Forest and Rolesville.
Thousands of volunteer hours a year on the projects that keep neighbors fed, supported, and connected.
Hosting exchange students and international visitors, because service above self does not stop at the county line.