Key Club
Key Club International, also called Key Club, is an international service organization for high school students. 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. Many Key Clubs are sponsored by a local Kiwanis club.
| Founded | May 7, 1925 |
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| Type | Service club |
| Focus | Leadership, Character Building, Caring, and Inclusiveness |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Origins | Sacramento, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Community service |
Membership (2020) | 229,652 |
International President | Kyle Hanson |
International Trustees |
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Director | Matt Ellis |
Parent organization | Kiwanis International |
Revenue | US$1,782,484 (2019) |
Staff | 120 |
| Website | www.keyclub.org |
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.