The Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation
News:
Thanks to the many Rotarians who visited the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation booth at the Rotary International Convention in Houston.
On your next visit to Chicago, arrange a tour of Comely Bank, the Home of Paul and Jean Harris.
Full Match Achieved:
Thanks to the generosity of Gary and Gloria Baumgartner, Naperville, Illinois, donations made to the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation during January, 2022, up to $20,000 were matched 100%. Thank you to everyone who donated and helped us achieve the maximum value of this matching grant!
The Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and your gift is tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
The Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation greatly appreciates the ongoing support of:
The Rotary Club of Chicago (ROTARY/One)
Rotary International District 6450, the Birthplace of Rotary.
Who was Paul Harris?
Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905 so business people and professionals with diverse backgrounds could form meaningful, lifelong friendships.
Our Foundation works to preserve the home of Paul Harris, and his wife, Jean Thomson Harris, who lived there together from 1912 until 1947.
The Paul and Jean Harris’
Home Foundation
The Paul and Jean Harris’ Home Foundation is a not-for-profit Illinois corporation established in 2004 to own and manage the Home of Paul and Jean Harris, named by them as Comely Bank.
Interior renovations of the Home are substantially complete, restoring the Home to the condition it was in 1947 when Paul Harris passed away.
Rotarians are working together to raise the money necessary to complete the extensive Friendship Garden that the Home enjoyed during Paul’s lifetime.
While much work has been done, the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation needs your help in its quest to restore this Rotary monument to its full former glory.
Who was Paul Harris?
Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905 so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Our Foundation works to preserve the Home of Paul Harris and his wife, Jean Thomson Harris.
About the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation:
The Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation is a charitable not-for-profit Illinois corporation established in 2004 to own and manage the Home of Paul and Jean Harris.
Renovations are on underway to restore the Home to the condition it was in on the date in 1947 when Paul Harris passed away. The Foundation manages that work.
Rotarians are working together to raise the money necessary to retire the debt created in buying and renovating the Home, and create an endowment to pay for the operation of the Home as a museum.
While much work has been done, the Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation needs your help in its quest to restore this Rotary monument to its former glory. Major donors will be recognized on the Home’s Donor Wall and through multiple naming opportunities.
450+
Donors
Thank you to the incredible donors who have already contributed.
160+
Rotary clubs
Thank you to the generous clubs who have already donated.
$1.6M
Raised
Our goal is $3-5 million to complete the renovation and operate the Home as a museum.
