Comparison · 5 material differences
Jonathan Club vs Pacific-Union Club
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What the records say
- Gender — Jonathan Club: Open to men and women since a 1987 vote to admit women as full members; Pacific-Union Club: Not publicly disclosed.
- Annual dues — 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.; Pacific-Union Club: Not publicly disclosed.
Side by side
| Jonathan Club | Pacific-Union Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 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.) | 1889 (Formed in 1889 by the merger of the Pacific Club, founded 1852, and the Union Club, founded 1854.) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, United States | San Francisco, United States |
| Geographic footprint | 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 | Single clubhouse in the James C. Flood Mansion at 1000 California Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed. Wikipedia reports more than 650 female members but gives no total. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Chapters | 2 | Single clubhouse; no chapters |
| Primary audience | Not publicly disclosed. The club does not publish eligibility criteria; secondary sources describe membership as by invitation only. | Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes no statement of who it admits. |
| Typical member | Not publicly disclosed. Wikipedia reports more than 650 female members; no total membership, occupational or age profile is published. | Not publicly disclosed. Secondary accounts list historical and contemporary members drawn from San Francisco business and public life, including founders of major companies, but the club releases no membership information. |
| Qualification | ||
| 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 ↗ | Not publicly disclosed |
| Invitation required | Yes | Not documented |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | Not documented |
| Application process | 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. | Not publicly disclosed. No application route, contact point or membership enquiry channel is published. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | 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. | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Monthly dues | 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 ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. The club has no public website and no published fee information. |
| Initiation fee | 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 ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Not documented | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Not documented | Not documented |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | The club maintains no public web presence and publishes no membership information |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused | Clubhouse premises |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | No | No |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Not documented | Not documented |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | Not documented |
| Travel | Not documented | Not documented |
| Family programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Investment discussions | No | Not documented |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Not documented | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | Not documented | Not documented |
| Social emphasis | High | Not documented |
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Drawn from the sources listed on each page: Jonathan Club · Pacific-Union Club