Donat of the Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)
Donat of the Order of Saint John is a distinction awarded by the Order of Saint John. Any person not being a Member of the Venerable Order of St. John who from an appreciation of the objects or work of the Order makes a worthy contribution to its funds or to the funds of a Priory may be appointed by the Grand Prior, on the recommendation of the Grand Council, a Donat of the Order; or by the Prior of a Priory, on the recommendation of his Priory Chapter, to be a Donat of the Priory and thereafter his name shall be recorded in the List of Donats of the Order which shall be maintained by the Secretary-General or as the case may be in the List of Donats of the Priory which shall be maintained by the proper officer of the Priory.
The rights and privileges of a Donat of a Priory shall in all respects be the same as those of a Donat of the Order. The appointment of a Donat shall lapse and his name shall be deleted from the List of Donats if he shall subsequently be admitted as a Member of the Order in any Grade.
The Donat's Badge is the Badge of the Order without the upper arm. A woman who is appointed a Donat suspends her Badge from a bow.
Donats of the Order have included:
| Date | Name |
| 25 November 1911 | Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Nizam of Hyderabad |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharaja Sir Krishna Raja Wadiyar Bahadur GCSI of Mysore |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharaja Sir Madho Rao Scindia Bahadur GCSI GCVO of Gwalior |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharajadhiraja Tukoji Rao Holkar Bahadur of Indore |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharajadhiraja Sawai Sir Madho Singh Bahadur GCSI GCIE GCVO of Jaipur |
| 25 November 1911 | Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur of Khairpur |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharana Sir Ghanashyamsinhji of Dhrangadhra |
| 25 November 1911 | Jam Sahib Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar |
| 25 November 1911 | Raja Sir Bane Singh KCIE of Rajgarh |
| 5 August 1913 | Rai Bahadur Lieutenant-Colonel Dhanpat Rai CIE |
| 23 June 1917 | Maharaja Govind Singh Judeo of Datia |
| 23 June 1917 | Raja Rudra Pratap Deo of Bastar |
| 23 June 1917 | Maharaja Bahadur Raghunath Saran Singh Deo of Sarguja |