US Operations

In 2007, founding Board members Sam Haskell, John Danielson, Lanny Griffith, Manley Thaler and Todd Ruppert joined efforts to establish the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the US.  With the help of HRH The Prince Edward and the International Award, these five founding members have grown the US Award from its inaugural program in California into a national non-profit organization with over 30 states and thousands of annual participants.

National and corporate partnerships, include:

Operational Partners

  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Miss America Organization
  • Usher’s New Look Foundation
  • Boys & Girls Clubs
  • Police Athletic League
  • Living Classrooms
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • United Nations International School
  • Furman University
  • University of Mississippi – SMB Honors College
  • The Philadelphia Foundation
  • Debbie Allen Dance Academy

Corporate Partners

  • T. Rowe Price
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)