Rotary Club of Miami

What Rotary Club of Miami does

The Rotary Club of Miami is a chartered non-profit civic organization and local chapter of Rotary International, founded on March 1, 1917, and headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is the fifth oldest Rotary Club in Florida and the oldest in south Florida, with operations sustained by approximately 6 staff and a member-led volunteer base of business and professional leaders. The club's core offering is membership-based community service, organized around Rotary International's seven areas of focus (including health, education, literacy, water and sanitation, and peacebuilding) and delivered through weekly meetings, service projects, scholarship administration, and partnerships with local institutions. The club also administers the Thomas Brown McClelland (TBM) Medical Scholarship Trust Fund, which has distributed over $6 million to more than 950 medical school students since the 1980s.

The organization's technology infrastructure consists of ClubRunner, a third-party SaaS membership management platform that handles its website, member directory, event calendar, communications, and integration with Rotary International's database. There is no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capability, and no commercial product offering. Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring annual membership dues paid by Rotarians, donations and fundraising for community service projects (with recent campaigns including $100,000 for Grand Bahama hospital reconstruction and $70,000 for Haiti disaster relief), and administration of the TBM scholarship endowment. Pricing for membership dues is not publicly disclosed; prospective members are directed to contact the Membership Chair.

The club's customer base spans multiple stakeholder groups rather than a single buyer segment: Rotarians themselves (the dues-paying membership base), beneficiary non-profits and civic institutions (Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Chapman Partnership, Miami Rescue Mission, UM Bone and Tissue Bank), educational partners (FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, UM Miller School of Medicine), and international humanitarian partner organizations across the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and West Africa. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on personal outreach, networking events, and a youth feeder pipeline through Interact (Miami Senior High School) and Rotaract (FIU, Miami-Dade College) programs. The organization is independently governed by an annually elected board and president, with Angel M. Rodriguez currently serving as President during the club's 109th year.

Name

Rotary Club of Miami

Legal name

Rotary Club of Miami

Website

https://miamirotary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Rotary Club of Miami is a 109-year-old, member-led non-profit civic organization and chartered chapter of Rotary International, uniting business and professional leaders to deliver humanitarian service, community projects, and the Thomas Brown McClelland Medical Scholarship Fund in south Florida and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic and Humanitarian Service Organization

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB)

Keywords

• Humanitarian service
• Community service
• Professional networking
• Membership organization
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Others, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The club operates through membership dues paid by business and professional leaders who join as Rotarians. Revenue supports humanitarian service projects, scholarships, and operational costs.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The club raises funds through various initiatives and donations to support community service projects and international humanitarian efforts.
3. Scholarship Fund Management: The club administers the Thomas Brown McClelland (TBM) medical scholarship trust fund, distributing over $6 million to over 950 medical school students to date.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Rotary Club of Miami is a volunteer, member-led nonprofit civic organization composed of business and professional leaders who deliver humanitarian service, community projects, and scholarship programs. Its primary offerings include Rotary club membership, local community service projects (homeless support, food drives, beach cleanups), international humanitarian initiatives (water/sanitation, disaster relief, literacy), and the Thomas Brown McClelland (TBM) medical scholarship fund, which has distributed over $6 million to more than 950 medical school students.

Product overview

The Rotary Club of Miami is a non-profit volunteer organization (a Rotary Club chapter) that provides humanitarian service, community projects, and scholarships. It does not offer commercial products or technology services. The organization uses ClubRunner's membership management software platform for its website, event management, member directory, and communications. The club's activities include community service projects, international humanitarian initiatives, and educational scholarships such as the Thomas Brown McClelland (TBM) Medical Scholarship Trust Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rotary Club of Miami Membership
• Thomas Brown McClelland (TBM) Medical Scholarship

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $6 million distributed to 950+ medical school students through TBM Scholarship
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Rotary Club Tambo Huancayo (Peru)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership with the Peruvian club to provide oxygen tanks, regulators, and nasal cannulas to help COVID-19 patients in mountain regions where oxygen is limited.
• Grand Bahama Rotary ClubsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaborated with Rotary clubs on Grand Bahama Island to support Project GBI Rx, helping rebuild Rand Memorial Hospital after Hurricane Dorian. The Miami club pledged $50,000 and matches contributions up to $100,000 total.
• Rotary InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 1917The Rotary Club of Miami is part of Rotary International, a global network of over 34,000 clubs with 1.2 million members. As a chartered club, it operates under Rotary's mission to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and promote goodwill and peace worldwide. The club participates in international initiatives including End Polio Now and various global grants.
• Rotary Club of JacksonvilleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1917The sponsoring club that helped establish the Rotary Club of Miami. Miami received its charter on March 1, 1917, after being sponsored by the Jacksonville club.
• ClubRunnercoreTechnology or IntegrationClubRunner provides the membership management software and website platform for the Rotary Club of Miami. The platform handles member directory, event calendar, communication tools, attendance tracking, and RI database integration.
• Guatemala Rotary Clubs / Rotary Emergency Committee of GuatemalamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided financial support to help victims of Hurricanes ETA and IOTA in November 2020 that caused destruction and floods in Central America.
• University of Miami Miller School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership with UM medical school for TBM Scholar program. Hosted inaugural lapel pin presentation event in October 2014 at the UM Life Science & Technology building. Ongoing relationship for student interviews and scholarship administration.
• FIU Herbert Wertheim College of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished partnership with FIU through TBM Co-Trustees meeting with Director of Financial Aid. First FIU TBM Pinning Event held January 30, 2015. Ongoing collaboration for medical student scholarships.
• Miami Senior High School Interact ClubcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe club founded and has sponsored the Interact Club at Miami Senior High School for over six decades. Provides financial support, mentoring, and project assistance.
• Rotaract Club at Florida International UniversitycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSponsors Rotaract Club at FIU with financial support, mentoring, and project collaboration.
• Rotaract Club at Miami-Dade College Wolfson CampuscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSponsors Rotaract Club at Miami-Dade College Wolfson campus with financial support, mentoring, and project collaboration.
• Miami Rescue MissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides food for homeless, volunteers in food serving areas, participates in Christmas in July events and toy donations. Ongoing partnership with financial and volunteer support.
• Chapman Partnership for the HomelessmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteers prepare and serve meals to shelter residents; contributes enough money to feed 400 people per visit. Also runs Rotary 'Re-Start' program providing household goods for families transitioning out of homelessness.
• FEED MIAMImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEED MIAMI is managed through Christ Journey Church and supports food banks for food-insecure community members. The club has conducted several food drives.
• Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually ImpairedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 90-year relationship with three major projects to expand and improve the facility (mid-1920s, mid-1940s, early-2000s). Club has worked with this organization since 1926.
• AlfaLit (Dominican Republic Literacy Project)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstrumental in raising $56,000 for a literacy program through AlfaLit benefiting almost 1,000 children through third grade in 5 villages outside Santo Domingo.
• Haiti Medical Training ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaised $70,000 through donations and matching grants to fund a hospital-based program training medical professionals and paraprofessionals in Haiti after the earthquake and hurricane disasters.
• Ghana Water and Sanitation ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough club members' efforts, Rotary International became involved in a major water distribution and sanitation project serving 18 villages with over 50,000 people in Ghana.
• Colombia Soybean Processing ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed funds to a Rotary project in Colombia that purchased food processing machinery, providing soy milk and products for 400 children.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Points of Light: A large-scale nonprofit focused on volunteer service and civic engagement globally. Comparable in mission (community service mobilization) but with a fundamentally different, more digital/scale-oriented model than Rotary's chapter-based structure.
• Lions Clubs International: Global service-club network with comparable membership dues model, community service focus, and youth pipeline (Leo Clubs). A direct functional peer in the civic service-club category though with different historical emphasis areas (vision, diabetes).
• Rotary International: The global parent organization of all Rotary clubs, including the Rotary Club of Miami. While not a direct competitor, it is the umbrella under which the Miami club operates and is the most direct organizational counterpart in scale and mission.

Direct peers

• Kiwanis Club of Miami: A peer civic service club in Miami operating under the same traditional service-club model (membership dues, local service projects, youth programs). Competes for the same pool of Miami business/professional leaders and volunteer engagement.
• Junior Chamber International (JCI): Global service organization focused on young professionals aged 18-40 with a similar mission of leadership development, community service, and networking — directly competing for the same demographic in Miami that Rotary addresses through its Rotaract feeder program.
• Rotaract Club at Florida International University: Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Miami itself, this is a closely adjacent peer organization that channels young adults into Rotary's ecosystem. Strongest direct comparator for understanding pipeline effectiveness and youth engagement.

Emerging players

• 100 Black Men of America: A national civic and mentorship organization with local chapters that engages professional leaders around education, mentorship, and community service — comparable member composition and youth development focus.

Regional players

• Miami Foundation: A community foundation serving Greater Miami that manages charitable funds and distributes grants. Closely comparable to the Rotary Club of Miami's TBM scholarship trust administration and donor-advised fund activities within the same geographic market.
• United Way of Miami-Dade: A leading Miami-area fundraising and grantmaking nonprofit that channels corporate and individual donations into community programs. Comparable in operating geography and donor-base overlap, though different distribution model (campaign-based giving vs. membership dues).
• HandsOn Miami: A Miami-based volunteer engagement nonprofit that connects professionals with service opportunities. Represents the modern, project-based alternative to traditional service-club membership and may attract members away from Rotary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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