Comparison · 8 material differences
Duquesne Club vs Jonathan Club
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What the records say
- Gender: Duquesne Club: No published gender; Jonathan Club: Open to men and women since a 1987 vote to admit women as full members.
- Annual dues: Duquesne Club: Not publicly disclosed; Jonathan Club: The club publishes no fee information. The only figure in circulation is a reported initiation fee of about $50,000 from a 2024 secondary source..
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| Duquesne Club | Jonathan Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 1873 (The club's history page dates its founding to 1873 as a "voluntary association" first led by President John H. Ricketson.) | 1895 (Two dates appear at the downtown clubhouse entrance: 1894, when the club was formed as a political club, and 1895, when it was chartered in California as a non-political social club. The club bases its anniversaries on 8 June 1895.) |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, United States | Los Angeles, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Single clubhouse at 325 Sixth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh | Two clubhouses: the Town Club at 545 South Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, open since 1924, and the Beach Club on the sand in Santa Monica, operating since 1927 |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed by the club. Wikipedia's article gives approximately 2,700 men and women, a figure it dates to 2007; that has not been independently verified. | Not publicly disclosed. Wikipedia reports more than 650 female members but gives no total. |
| Chapters | Single clubhouse; no chapters | 2 |
| Primary audience | The club says what was once "a fraternity of prominent industrialists has evolved into a social and business retreat for the region's most interesting thinkers and innovative leaders in business, industry, finance, politics, education, philanthropy, law, medicine and the arts". | Not publicly disclosed. The club does not publish eligibility criteria; secondary sources describe membership as by invitation only. |
| Typical member | Not publicly disclosed in numbers. The club describes members as regional leaders across business, finance, law, medicine, education, politics, philanthropy and the arts. | Not publicly disclosed. Wikipedia reports more than 650 female members; no total membership, occupational or age profile is published. |
| Qualification | ||
| Gender | No published gender | Open to men and women since a 1987 vote to admit women as full membersWomen guests had been limited to certain floors, dining rooms and entrances as recently as 1975; Wikipedia reports more than 650 female membersverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Yes | Yes |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | Not documented |
| Application process | No application process is published. The club's membership pages describe benefits rather than admission, and there is no application form or membership contact on the public site. | Not publicly disclosed. Secondary sources describe membership as by invitation only; no application form, sponsorship rule or committee process could be verified, and the club's own site could not be retrieved. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ | The club publishes no fee information. The only figure in circulation is a reported initiation fee of about $50,000 from a 2024 secondary source. |
| Monthly dues | The club publishes no fee information and no reliable published reporting of a figure was located. | Not publicly disclosed. Secondary reporting states that monthly dues are payable in addition to the initiation fee to remain in good standing, but gives no amount.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed by the club. Reported at approximately $50,000 as of 2024 in a Thrillist survey of Los Angeles members-only clubs, cited by Wikipedia. The club neither publishes nor confirms the figure, and the underlying source is a lifestyle publication rather than a business title, so the number should be treated as indicative only.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Not documented | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | No published meeting programme beyond a member events calendar; the six special-interest societies run their own tastings, dinners, classes, tours and outings | Not documented |
| Peer forums | Six member-run special-interest societies: Wine (about 300 members), Art, Rod & Gun, Literary, Culinary and Beer | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | No | No |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Not documented |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Not documented |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | Yes | Not documented |
| Family programming | Yes | Not documented |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Investment discussions | No | No |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | High | Not documented |
| Social emphasis | High | High |
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