The 100 Club

The 100 Club is a 32,000-member non-profit organization that began in 1953, which provides financial support to the dependents of law enforcement officers and firefighters who are killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty in 32 counties surrounding Houston. On average, we distribute $320,000 per tragedy. The Club also provides life protecting equipment to law enforcement agencies in an 18 county region and provides undergraduate and graduate scholarships to law enforcement officers in an 18 county coverage area. Additionally, the Club provides financial support to Texas DP and Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission sworn personnel, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agents and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional personnel killed in the line of duty anywhere in the State of Texas.

The 100 Club's 32,000 individual members provide revenue through membership dues to fund the organization. Additionally, the Club's members provide additional support through donations when a law enforcement officer or firefighter is killed in the line of duty. 100% of those donations are placed in a Survivor's Fund where every penny in the fund is used to provide financial support to the dependents of those killed in the line of duty and also to provide financial assistance to officers and firefighters who suffer catastrophic injuries while in the line of duty. The Club utilizes a direct mail program, a state of the art website, pro bono newspaper ads and billboards, Public Service Announcements (PSA's) and a public speaking program to market the organization.

The100 Club has a unique brand that has been in place since its beginning in Houston in 1953. The staff and Board of the organization are constantly working to increase the size of the organization through previously stated marketing initiatives. The Board is composed of working committees that meet to approve and recommend to the full Board the different aspects of the Club's program activities.

We have grown to a membership of 32,000 members since the Club began in 1953. Financial support to dependents has grown from a gift of $5,000 in the early days of the Club to an average gift of approximately $320,00 per tragedy all being based on the needs of the particular family. The size of the organization's geographic area has grown from only supporting the Houston Police Department in the early days to all law enforcement officers and firefighters in an 32 county region surrounding Houston and for support to certain State of Texas law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty any where in the State of Texas. The Club's operating budget has grown to an annual amount of over $4,000,000.