Just the facts
Mission To serve children of the world
Membership 586,000 adult and youth members 261,000 adult members
Just the facts Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Our members develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds and raise funds for pediatric research. We help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged and care for the sick. Working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. And along the way, club members share friendship and laughter.
325,000 youth members
Clubs 8,600 adult clubs 7,500 youth clubs
Professional staff 122
Service Each year, clubs: • Sponsor nearly 150,000 service projects • Raise more than US$107 million • Devote more than 12 million hours to service
Kiwanis’ Service Leadership Programs provide service and leadership opportunities for young people and adults with disabilities around the world. Elementary school students Kiwanis Kids (www.kiwaniskids.org) provides three programs—K-Kids, Terrific Kids and Bring Up Grades—for students ages 6 to 12. In each, children learn to plan, set goals, work with others and celebrate successes. Teens Kiwanis offers three meaningful, interactive programs that allow students to discover their own leadership potential—Builders Club (www.buildersclub.org), exclusively for middle and junior high school students; Key Club (www.keyclub.org), the largest high school service club in the world; and Key Leader (www.key-leader.org), a weekend leadership experience for students age 14–18. Young adults Circle K International (www.circlek.org) is the premiere university and college service organization in the world, with clubs on more than 500 campuses in 17 nations. Adults living with disabilities Aktion Club (www.aktionclub.org) is the only community service club that provides these members opportunities to become integrated in their communities while developing initiative and leadership skills.
Locations 80 nations and geographic areas
Established 1915
Web site www.kiwanis.org
NOTE: Numbers are rounded.
Global results Kiwanis’ Worldwide Service Project is a Kiwanis-family initiative to make a positive difference in the world on behalf of children. In its first Worldwide Service Project, Kiwanis worked to virtually eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), the leading preventable cause of mental retardation. Today, about 70 percent of the people in the developing world have access to iodized salt, and UNICEF has hailed this project as one of the greatest public health triumphs of the 20th century. The next Worldwide Service Projectwill launch in 2010. Learn more at kiwanis.org/wsp.
Kiwanis statistics Clubs 586,000 adult and youth members Members
Clubs
Nations
240,000
7,700
80
12,600
500
17
College and university students
250,000
5,000
30
High school students
42,000
1,400
12
Middle/junior high school kids ages 12–14
33,000
1,100
8
Elementary school children ages 6–12
8,400
400
7
Adults living with disabilities
www.kiwanis.org
Audience Adults
Average age: 57 74% men; 26% women
www.circlek.org
www.keyclub.org
www.buildersclub.org
www.k-kids.org
www.aktionclub.org
Programs
Foundation
www.kiwaniskids.org
www.key-leader.org
www.kif.kiwanis.org
Recognition programs for elementary students
A weekend leadership experience for teens age 14–18
The 501(c)3 arm of Kiwanis International, which secures charitable contributions to advance Kiwanis’ mission
3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA USA and Canada: 800-KIWANIS (800-549-2647) Worldwide: 317-875-8755 • Fax: 317-879-0204 www.kiwanis.org All figures approximate as of February 1, 2010, and subject to change. GMMK120901
Membership 586,000 adult and youth members 261,000 adult members
Just the facts Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Our members develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds and raise funds for pediatric research. We help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged and care for the sick. Working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. And along the way, club members share friendship and laughter.
325,000 youth members
Clubs 8,600 adult clubs 7,500 youth clubs
Professional staff 122
Service Each year, clubs: • Sponsor nearly 150,000 service projects • Raise more than US$107 million • Devote more than 12 million hours to service
Kiwanis’ Service Leadership Programs provide service and leadership opportunities for young people and adults with disabilities around the world. Elementary school students Kiwanis Kids (www.kiwaniskids.org) provides three programs—K-Kids, Terrific Kids and Bring Up Grades—for students ages 6 to 12. In each, children learn to plan, set goals, work with others and celebrate successes. Teens Kiwanis offers three meaningful, interactive programs that allow students to discover their own leadership potential—Builders Club (www.buildersclub.org), exclusively for middle and junior high school students; Key Club (www.keyclub.org), the largest high school service club in the world; and Key Leader (www.key-leader.org), a weekend leadership experience for students age 14–18. Young adults Circle K International (www.circlek.org) is the premiere university and college service organization in the world, with clubs on more than 500 campuses in 17 nations. Adults living with disabilities Aktion Club (www.aktionclub.org) is the only community service club that provides these members opportunities to become integrated in their communities while developing initiative and leadership skills.
Locations 80 nations and geographic areas
Established 1915
Web site www.kiwanis.org
NOTE: Numbers are rounded.
Global results Kiwanis’ Worldwide Service Project is a Kiwanis-family initiative to make a positive difference in the world on behalf of children. In its first Worldwide Service Project, Kiwanis worked to virtually eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), the leading preventable cause of mental retardation. Today, about 70 percent of the people in the developing world have access to iodized salt, and UNICEF has hailed this project as one of the greatest public health triumphs of the 20th century. The next Worldwide Service Projectwill launch in 2010. Learn more at kiwanis.org/wsp.
Kiwanis statistics Clubs 586,000 adult and youth members Members
Clubs
Nations
240,000
7,700
80
12,600
500
17
College and university students
250,000
5,000
30
High school students
42,000
1,400
12
Middle/junior high school kids ages 12–14
33,000
1,100
8
Elementary school children ages 6–12
8,400
400
7
Adults living with disabilities
www.kiwanis.org
Audience Adults
Average age: 57 74% men; 26% women
www.circlek.org
www.keyclub.org
www.buildersclub.org
www.k-kids.org
www.aktionclub.org
Programs
Foundation
www.kiwaniskids.org
www.key-leader.org
www.kif.kiwanis.org
Recognition programs for elementary students
A weekend leadership experience for teens age 14–18
The 501(c)3 arm of Kiwanis International, which secures charitable contributions to advance Kiwanis’ mission
3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA USA and Canada: 800-KIWANIS (800-549-2647) Worldwide: 317-875-8755 • Fax: 317-879-0204 www.kiwanis.org All figures approximate as of February 1, 2010, and subject to change. GMMK120901
