The Rotary Club of Adelaide was established in 1924 as a member of the Rotary International family.
The Rotary Club of Adelaide Charitable Trust Fund was established in 1968 by James Mellor, Robert Hastwell and Colin Slade. In 2023, the Fund was restructured to create the Rotary Club of Adelaide Charitable Trust Foundation (RCA Foundation).
The RCA Foundation is an independent body that seeks to ignite philanthropic, compassionate support of Rotarians and the broader community to build upon the capital base providing an enduring legacy for the benefit of the South Australian community.
The key objective of the Rotary Club of Adelaide Charitable Trust Foundation is:
"...to receive moneys and property from time to time given devised or bequeathed by donors, hold and invest these donations for disposition or payment out by the RCA Foundation to such charitable organisations approved by the Board of the Rotary Club of Adelaide."
