The East Chapel Hill Rotary Foundation was established in 2000 as a separate 501(c)(3) entity to help fund the charitable efforts of the East Chapel Hill Rotary Club. The foundation currently has an endowment of $300,000 that is invested and generates about $12,000 in funding annually. The foundation is conducting a fund drive to double the endowment to $600,000 to expand charitable activities and reduce annual fundraising needs. So far in the short term giving portion of the fund drive, the foundation has raised $173,750 or 58% of its $600,000 goal, with pledges totaling $158,750. The foundation also knows of 5 members who have included it in