Rotary Club of San Diego

Name

Rotary Club of San Diego

Legal name

San Diego Rotary Club 33

Website

https://sandiegorotary.club

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic and Community Service Membership Organization

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYEDAJAJAG

Student Clubs & Organizations (General Interest, Cultural, Service)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Extracurriculars & Athletics (School-Run)

SECONDARYEDALAHAB

Student Organizations & Club Administration

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

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Volunteer Management & Alumni Leadership Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

Keywords

• Civic service club
• Membership organization
• Community humanitarian services
• Youth leadership programs
• Nonprofit networking association

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues billed quarterly; regular members pay $535/year while senior members (65+ with 20 years as Rotarian) and Young Professionals pay $330/year; initiation fees of $750 for regular members and $350 for Young Professionals
2. Donations and Contributions: Members make annual contributions (suggested minimum $350) allocated between Rotary International and the San Diego Rotary Club Foundation; foundation was started in 2014 to support local and global communities
3. Meeting Meals: Meeting meals billed quarterly in advance at $38 per lunch for regular meetings; optional attendance at $10 per meeting without lunch; YoPros pay only for lunches attended with minimum 3 meetings per quarter charge

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rotary Club of San Diego is an invitation-based civic membership organization that convenes business and community leaders at weekly Thursday lunch programs, facilitates networking and professional development, and coordinates 50+ committees that execute humanitarian service projects locally and internationally. It also administers the San Diego Rotary Foundation (est. 2014) to fund philanthropic initiatives and supports youth leadership development through Interact, Rotaract, RYLA, Youth Exchange, and STEM scholarship programs.

Product overview

Rotary Club of San Diego (Club 33) is a civic membership organization, not a technology product company. It operates as a community service club with over 400 members since 1911. The organization provides weekly Thursday lunch programs featuring guest speakers, membership programs including a Young Professionals (YoPro) tier for members under 40, and facilitates community service through 50+ committees covering youth programs (Rotaract, Interact, Youth Exchange, STEM scholarships), international projects, military affairs, senior services, and various charitable initiatives. The club also manages a foundation established in 2014 for philanthropy.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Membership Invitation-based full-privilege membership for business and community leaders in San Diego. Includes voting rights, committee participation, eligibility to hold leadership positions, and access to weekly Thursday lunch programs with prominent guest speakers. Annual dues of $535 billed quarterly plus a $750 initiation fee.
• Young Professionals (YoPro) Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,000+ free surgeries performed on indigent children in Mexico through Mercy Outreach Surgical Team
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partner in Rotary International's PolioPlus initiative to immunize children against polio worldwide; partnership includes Gates Foundation matching funds for Rotary contributions; global initiative involving WHO, CDC, and UNICEF
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotary International partner in PolioPlus program for global polio immunization efforts
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotary International partner in PolioPlus program for global polio immunization efforts
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotary International partner in PolioPlus program for global polio immunization efforts
• San Diego Food BankmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub collaborates on regular volunteer service projects including food sorting at the Miramar Warehouse; ongoing partnership for community food security initiatives

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Junior Chamber International (JCI): Global civic organization targeting younger professionals and emerging leaders (similar demographic to Rotary's YoPro program). Comparable as a peer civic-leader network with leadership development and community service focus.
• Optimist International: Smaller civic service organization with a strong youth-focused service mission (Junior Optimist clubs, scholarships). Comparable to Rotary's youth programs (Interact, Rotaract) while serving a more modest adult membership scale.
• Civitan International: Community service organization with a member-driven club model, weekly meetings, and emphasis on volunteer projects. Smaller scale than Rotary but directly comparable operating structure and civic-service mission.

Broad incumbents

• Kiwanis International: Global civic service organization with local clubs focused on community service, youth programs, and weekly meetings. Directly comparable model: invitation-based membership, dues, committees, and volunteer-led service projects.
• Rotary International: The parent organization of all 33,000 local Rotary clubs worldwide, including the subject. Provides the global brand, PolioPlus infrastructure, and youth programs (Rotaract, Interact, RYLA) that flow down to San Diego Rotary Club 33.
• Lions Clubs International: One of the largest global civic service organizations with a similar weekly-meeting, member-dues, community-service model. Comparable as a peer civic service organization with overlapping membership demographics and humanitarian mission focus.

Direct peers

• Rotary Club of Chicago: Large historic Rotary club with overlapping programming model (weekly meetings, service committees, youth programs). Same tier of major-U.S. city Rotary organization with long-standing civic-leader membership.
• Rotary Club of Los Angeles: One of the largest and oldest Rotary clubs in the United States, with a similar structure of weekly lunch programs, community service committees, and major-city civic leadership. Directly comparable on member scale, programming model, and metropolitan business-leader membership profile.
• Rotary Club of New York: Major metropolitan Rotary chapter with a similarly elite civic and business membership base, weekly speaker programs, and international humanitarian projects. Compares across all key dimensions: club scale, urban geography, and high-profile partnership work.

Others

• San Diego Rotary Foundation: Affiliated 501(c)(3) foundation of the subject, established in 2014 to manage philanthropic giving separate from club operations. Directly comparable as the foundation arm of the same club ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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