How Rotary Investment Fund Works

Introduction

The initiative has been started in Rotary’s Chapter in Lyngby, residing close to the capital of Denmark, north of Copenhagen.

With this location, we are surrounded by high quality educational institutions within business and natural sciences and a community characterized by a wide range of world class professional, business and scientific competencies. Hereby supporting various industries and services including pharmaceutical industry, financial services/asset management, bio processing and chemistry.

We believe that this background forms a strong basis for the Rotary Investment Fund to become a truly value adding and sustainable fund that can form an important and valuable activity connected to the Rotary Organization.

Rotary Investment Fund – the Basics

  • RIF is established as an activity within Kongens Lyngby Rotary, Denmark

  • As a Danish ‘Forening’ any capital gains recognized are tax free

  • …while any expenses are not tax-deductible

  • To the extent possible, the activities are based on voluntary work from the participants who will receive no financial compensation

Vision

Rotary Investment Fund aspires to be a global hub for knowledge, skills and impact in philanthropy.

mission

Rotary Investment Fund is developing a global network of members and partners to inspire investments and mobilize capital, ensuring that returns are reinvested into development projects and entrepreneurial initiatives – efficiently and effectively

Investment activities

We intend to establish an investment fund that can form the basis for significant donations to projects in line with Rotary intentions. The goal is that the Fund’s size – and hence, the amounts donated - will be significant in size, and that Rotary Investment Fund will represent a significant activity connected with Rotary.

Basic data

  • Initial capital -  approx. DKK 200,000 (EUR 27,000)

  • Additional capital: Additional capital will be sought through donations from contributors

At present, the amount invested is very small, and the objective is therefore to bring the invested capital up to a level that reflects our ambitions.

In the longer term, one can imagine that capital gains can also be distributed - in whole or in part. However, at present it is considered that capital gains must remain in the fund and - possibly – be reinvested in connection with the ongoing allocation of the portfolio

Portfolio management

The management of the portfolio takes place in collaboration with the Advisory Board.