The current edition of The Rotarian lists the commendable contributions made by Rotarians in the past five years. Based on the article, Rotarians have given over $500,000,000 in Global Grants to support various projects in the Six Areas of Focus:
Basic Education & Literacy $ 53,261,360
Community Economy Development $ 54,118,305
Disease Prevention & Treatment $151,761,859
Maternal & Child Health $ 35,233,163
Peace Building & Conflict Prevention $ 18, 659,168
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene $100,657,464
During the same period, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed matching funds to the End Polio Now Fund in the amount of $409,000,000.