Introduction to the JCI Foundation

The Jaycees International (JCI) Foundation, Inc., is a trust created to provide financial support for JCI programs and activities. The funds donated to the Foundation are invested in training, growth and development of JCI and its members.

Through the Foundation, JCI has been able to conduct programs that have assisted community leaders around the world and have helped to develop tomorrow's leaders. Donations to the Foundation remain in an interest-bearing account, and the interest generated on such gifts is allotted for JCI programs. Any member, former member, JCI Senator, chapter, national organization, friend, or corporation is invited to donate to the JCI Foundation.

Growth and Goals of the JCI Foundation

The Foundation was incorporated in 1955 as a non-profit organization with the purpose of furthering JCI’s training, development and growth. Since its establishment, more than 2200 members, friends and corporate sponsors from more than 70 countries have joined the Foundation, and donations have well surpassed the US$6.5 million mark. Such contributions not only ensure JCI's financial viability, but also guarantee that many valuable international projects are conducted each year.

The Foundation has funded numerous international projects that have provided assistance in training and development around
the world. Each year the JCI Foundation makes a development grant to Junior Chamber International from the interest earned on the Foundation's cash assets. Assistance provided by the JCI Foundation is devoted the JCI Development Fund, JCI website improvement, and grants for JCI-sponsored training courses.

Projects Around the Globe

The interest generated from the JCI Foundation and allocated to JCI’s Development Fund helps NOMs carry out important Junior Chamber projects. Through Foundation grants, JCI provided financial assistance in the form of development grants to encourage growth by supporting specific projects and training events in all four Areas.

Funds have been allocated for key projects, such as:

· To revive Junior Chamber organizations.
· To organize international Training Schools.
· To increase membership in National Organizations.
· To establish new Local Organizations.
· To leverage new technologies and communication formats.
· To promote growth and development in all four Areas.
· To conduct Training Academies.
· To provide National Leadership Training for coaches as well as for Area National Presidents and     Secretaries.
· To help National Organizations set up Membership Strategy Forums.
· To assist National Organizations in conducting advanced Leadership Training Courses

Why should you support the Jaycees International (JCI) Foundation?

Contributing to this fund gives you the opportunity to actively support the programs of Junior Chamber International, and in so doing, repay the organization for all that it has given to you. Participation in the Foundation brings deep personal satisfaction that comes from the knowledge that you have done your part to better our world.
Many individuals contribute to the Foundation, but chapters are also eligible to participate, perhaps by honoring an outgoing president with a Phil Pugsley Patron donation, for example. The honoree receives the same recognition that an individual donor would. Such a gift is an excellent way to thank an outstanding chapter president with a tribute to last a lifetime.
It is through programs sponsored by the Foundation's development fund that Junior Chamber members are encouraged to identify their ambitions and convert them into realistic goals for personal and community development. It is up to individual members to prove day by day, hour by hour, that they are the leaders of tomorrow. The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that every member have that chance.