THE HOME FOUNDATION
Preserving a Legacy for Future Generations
The Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation is dedicated to restoring, preserving, and interpreting this historic residence so that future generations can engage with the story behind Rotary’s founding ideals and, through future programming, transform the home into a place of learning, dialogue, leadership development, and peacebuilding.
Restored Fireside Room inside the Paul and Jean Harris Home.
STEWARDSHIP
Stewardship of Comely Bank
The Home Foundation serves as steward of a site that holds significance not only for Rotary members, but for anyone interested in leadership, civic engagement, philanthropy, history, and international understanding.
WHAT WE DO
Preserve the Home. Share the story. Sustain its future.
Visitors gathered in the Rotary Room at the Harris Home.
EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND PEACEBUILDING
A meeting place for learning and inspiration
The Home Foundation’s long-term vision includes developing the Harris Home as a meeting place for learning and inspiration.
Future initiatives may include programming or partnerships with Rotary or Rotaract clubs, schools, universities, youth programs, and community organizations to explore leadership, service learning, inclusive dialogue, intercultural understanding, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding.
By connecting the Harrises story to contemporary challenges, the Home Foundation seeks to foster the next generation of community leaders and global citizens.
Detail of a Rotary history display inside the Harris Home.
LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP
Guided by a dedicated Board of Trustees
The Paul and Jean Harris Home Foundation, a 50l(c)(3) charitable organization, is guided by a dedicated Board of Trustees committed to preserving the Home and advancing its place of meeting for education, inspiration, peacebuilding, and connection.
The Home Foundation’s Board provides strategic oversight, fiscal stewardship, and leadership for the ongoing restoration, preservation, interpretation, and public engagement efforts of the Foundation.
SUPPORT THE MISSION
Help ensure that this extraordinary place remains open, accessible, and inspiring for generations to come.
Engraved recognition brick at the Harris Home.
Through charitable contributions, planned giving, sponsorships, and volunteer engagement, supporters help ensure that this extraordinary place remains open, accessible, and inspiring for generations to come.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS