Key Club

For other uses, see Key Club (disambiguation).

Key Club International
FoundedMay 7, 1925
TypeService club
FocusLeadership, Character Building, Caring, and Inclusiveness
HeadquartersIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
OriginsSacramento, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
MethodCommunity service
Membership (2020)
229,652[1]
International President[2]
David Robaina
International Vice President[2]
Carissa Andorf
International Trustees[2]
  • Ariana Lee
  • Armin Sedghi
  • Aspen Hess
  • Chikanma Okoisor
  • Ethan Schmidt
  • Kevin Hidalgo
  • Lina Mousa
  • Mohammed Ali Al-Sabeh
  • Nicole Bunag
  • Nidhi Rao
  • Sunny Sandhu
Director
Matt Ellis
Parent organization
Kiwanis International
Revenue
US$1,782,484 (2019)[3]
Staff
120
Websitewww.keyclub.org

Key Club International, also called Key Club, is an international service organization for high school students.[4] As a student-led organization, Key Club's goal is to encourage leadership through serving others. Key Club International is the high school branch of the Kiwanis International family, classified as a Service Leadership Program and more specifically as a Kiwanis Youth Program.[5] Many Key Clubs are sponsored by a local Kiwanis club.

The organization was started by California State Commissioner of Schools Albert C. Olney and vocational education teacher Frank C. Vincent, who worked together to establish the first Key Club at Sacramento High School in California on May 7, 1925. Female students were first admitted in 1977, ten years before women were admitted to the sponsoring organization, Kiwanis International.[6]

  1. ^ "Key Club District Dues Paid Report". Kiwanis International. June 25, 2020. p. 288. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Key Club International Board". Instagram. Florida District of Key Club International. July 7, 2020. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2020. (The International Council webpage doesn't have a roster of the 2020-2021 International Board.) {{cite web}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "Kiwanis International and Subsidiaries". Kiwanis International. January 2, 2020. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Key Club - Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "Kiwanis Youth Programs". Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "History & Timeline". Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2012.