Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary

What Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary does

Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary (legally "Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo Sunrise (San Diego)") is a nonprofit Rotary service club chartered on November 9, 1988, by 35 charter members under the sponsorship of the Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club and admitted to Rotary International on September 19, 1988. The club operates within Rotary District 5340, which serves San Diego and Imperial Counties, and is part of Rotary International's global network of 1.2 million+ members across 35,000+ clubs. It functions as a membership-based local chapter of a global service organization, with approximately 47 members, predominantly local professionals, who convene every Tuesday at 7:00 AM at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo for breakfast meetings, fellowship, and service project coordination under the motto "Service Above Self."

The club's primary activities are community grant-making, volunteer service projects, and signature fundraising events, with the dominant revenue-generating activity being the annual Rancho BEERnardo Festival at Webb Lake Park, first held in 2013 and now featuring 35+ breweries, wineries, hard cider and kombucha producers, craft spirits vendors, and drawing over 1,000 participants. Festival proceeds are the principal funding source for a grant program that distributed a record $123,000 to local nonprofits in 2024 (up from a $100K+ annual baseline). Recipients span food security (Feeding San Diego), digital inclusion (San Diego Oasis), homelessness (Solutions for Change), medical/dental (Thousand Smiles), international housing (Project Mercy in Tijuana), and toy donation (Toys for Tots), with matching-donor leverage via San Diego Gives and similar programs amplifying impact. The club has historically also supported cross-border house builds in Mexico and maintains a Tijuana sister-club relationship.

Revenue mechanics rest on three streams: recurring annual membership dues (covering Rotary International, District 5340, and club-level fees), net proceeds from the Rancho BEERnardo Festival, and general donations accepted via PayPal, Blackbaud donor form, Zelle, and check. The organization's administrative backbone is the ClubRunner SaaS platform, which handles website hosting, member database, email communications, event scheduling, and the public-facing portal (rbsunrise.org). Distribution and engagement occur primarily through in-person weekly meetings, the ClubRunner member portal, the Rotary e-Club digital makeup option, and a Facebook group for member communication and community storytelling. The club holds three Rotary International Presidential Citations (2007, 2009, 2010) and is home to a former District Governor, a Rotary International Service Above Self Award winner, and a District 5340 Rotarian of the Year.

Name

Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary

Legal name

Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo Sunrise (San Diego)

Website

https://rbsunrise.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary is a nonprofit Rotary service club of approximately 47 members in San Diego, chartered in 1988 under District 5340, that funds local community grants via annual membership dues and its signature Rancho BEERnardo craft-beverage festival, distributing over $123,000 to local nonprofits in 2024.

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Product category

Community Service Organization

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community service
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Charitable grants
• Service organization
• Fellowship meetings

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Members pay annual dues to maintain club membership, including meeting meal costs and Rotary International/District fees.
2. Rancho BEERnardo Festival: Annual craft beer, wine, cider, and spirits festival fundraiser held at Webb Lake Park. First held in 2013, the event hosts 35+ breweries, wineries, hard cider and kombucha producers, craft spirits, games, photobooths, and mocktails. Generates over $100,000 annually for grants to local nonprofits.
3. General Donations: Club accepts donations via PayPal, Blackbaud donor form, Zelle, and checks. Donations support grant programs for local community organizations.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary is a chartered Rotary service club that runs a community grants program, weekly in-person fellowship meetings for its 47 professional members, and the annual Rancho BEERnardo craft beverage festival fundraiser. The club generates funds through membership dues, festival ticket sales and sponsorships, and donations, and channels proceeds into grants for local San Diego-area nonprofit organizations.

Product overview

Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary is a non-profit service organization (Rotary Club) that does not offer commercial products or services. The club operates using the ClubRunner membership management platform for internal club administration, member communication, event scheduling, and website publishing. The organization's activities are centered on community service programs including grants, the annual Rancho BEERnardo fundraising festival, youth programs, international service projects, and local community support initiatives.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rancho BEERnardo Festival Annual craft beverage fundraising festival held at Webb Lake Park featuring 35+ breweries, wineries, hard cider and kombucha producers, craft spirits, plus games, photobooths, food, opportunity drawings, and mocktails. Generates over $100,000 annually for grants to local nonprofits. Open to community attendees, sponsors, and beverage vendors.
• Community Grants Program Grant program awarding funds raised through the Rancho BEERnardo festival to local San Diego-area nonprofit organizations. Distributed a record $123,000 in 2024. Recent recipients include Feeding San Diego ($7,500 grant tripled through matching donors), San Diego Oasis, Solutions for Change, Thousand Smiles, Project Mercy, and Toys for Tots. Open to nonprofit organizations serving youth, military/veterans, seniors, food security, digital inclusion, and homelessness populations.
• Rotary Club Membership Annual Rotary club membership for local professionals including weekly Tuesday 7:00 AM fellowship meetings at Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, access to the ClubRunner member portal, voting privileges, and opportunities to participate in local and international service projects. Dues cover Rotary International, District 5340, and club-level fees plus meeting meal costs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record-breaking $123,000 in grants distributed to local nonprofit organizations in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Feeding San DiegocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025Feeding San Diego received a $7,500 grant approved by the Board on September 8, 2025, coinciding with San Diego Gives. Two generous donors, The Northstar Sustainability Fund and Insmed Incorporated, matched the donation, tripling the impact. Community Service Chair Elizabeth Engelberg presented the check at their Mira Mesa facility.
• San Diego OasiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub awarded a grant supporting San Diego Oasis's 'Bridging the Digital Divide for Older Adults and Seniors' program, which provides Samsung tablets, 12 months of internet, one-on-one training in small groups, and vouchers for ongoing classes to older low-income adults.
• Solutions for ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant presented by President Bob Davie and Service Chair Elizabeth Engelberg to Jason Ventetualo of Solutions for Change to support programs addressing homelessness. Proceeds from the Rancho BEERnardo event fund this grant.
• Thousand SmilesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time supporter of Thousand Smiles, an organization that gathers professionals and volunteers to help change the lives of youngsters with cleft palates through corrective surgeries.
• Project MercycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub has supported multiple house builds in Tijuana region, Mexico, including a November 2015 build (10 RB Sunrise Rotarians and 11 volunteers), a 2018 build in partnership with Rotary Club of Del Mar, and a 2021 Rotarians at Work day. $7,800 granted to Project Mercy.
• Tijuana Sister ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sister club relationship with a Rotary club in Tijuana, supporting cross-border community service initiatives and cultural exchange.
• Rotary InternationalcoreOthersParent organization providing governance, resources, and global network for the club. Founded in Chicago in 1905, with over 1.2 million members in 35,000+ clubs across 200+ countries. Club was admitted to membership on September 19, 1988.
• The Rotary FoundationcoreOthersThe charitable arm of Rotary International that manages global grants and humanitarian programs including Polio Plus. Club supports through donations and participates in global grant programs.
• District 5340coreOthersRotary district serving San Diego and Imperial Counties in Southern California. District has 62 clubs and 4 provisional clubs. Home district of the club; district leadership includes District Governor visits to the club.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rotary International: The parent global organization (1.2M+ members, 35,000+ clubs) of which RB Sunrise is a chartered local chapter. Sets governance standards, manages global programs (Polio Plus, Rotary Foundation grants), and enables the international service opportunities the club participates in.
• Rotary District 5340: The governing Rotary district of which RB Sunrise is a member, serving 62 clubs across San Diego and Imperial Counties. Provides the network, district grants, and governance framework that the club operates within.
• The San Diego Foundation: San Diego's largest community foundation, also recognized by Supervisor Joel Anderson for community enhancement. Operates grantmaking at much greater scale across the same San Diego geography and donor pool; represents an institutional incumbent that RB Sunrise's local grantmaking complements.

Direct peers

• Lions Clubs International: One of the largest global civic service club networks, with comparable membership dues model, weekly meetings, local fundraising events, and grantmaking to community causes. Direct competitor for volunteer professionals and donor attention in San Diego.
• Kiwanis International: A parallel civic service-club network with comparable mission of community service, weekly meetings, dues-funded grantmaking to local nonprofits, and reliance on volunteer members. Directly competes for the same member pool of community-oriented local professionals.
• Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club: The original Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club (the 'Nooner') that sponsored the Sunrise club's charter in 1988. Operates the same Rotary model — weekly meetings, community service, local grantmaking — in the same geographic territory of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego.
• Optimist International: A civic service club network with similar structure of weekly meetings, dues, community service projects, and local youth-focused grantmaking. Competes for the same pool of community-engaged professionals, particularly those drawn to youth-service causes.
• Rotary Club of Del Mar: A neighboring San Diego-area Rotary club with which RB Sunrise has partnered on international house builds (Project Mercy, 2018). Operates the same Rotary charter model, weekly meeting cadence, and grant programs to local nonprofits.

Others

• Feeding San Diego: One of RB Sunrise's primary grant recipients (received $7,500 grant in 2025). A regional food bank and direct-service nonprofit operating in the same San Diego service area; represents an ecosystem counterpart the club funds rather than competes with.

Emerging players

• 100+ Women Who Care San Diego: A local giving circle operating in the same San Diego geography that pools member dues and directs them to vetted local nonprofits via collective grant decisions. Represents a more modern, lower-time-commitment alternative to traditional service-club membership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles15 records

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