Types of Membership

Membership Categories:

  • Individual Membership: $50 (In U.S. dollars & drawn on a US bank if paid by check) for the membership year (This amount is $0 tax deductible as a donation).
  • Household (Joint) Membership: $55 (USD) Includes one set of publications. Be sure to include name of spouse on application form (This amount is $0 tax deductible as a donation).
  • Full-time Student Membership: $20 (USD) Must send proof of current full time registration (This amount is $0 tax deductible as a donation).
  • Institutional Membership: $50 (USD) Please include primary institutional contact person on application form (This amount is $0 tax deductible as a donation).
  • Contributing Member: $100 (USD) May include spouse as joint contributing member. One set of publications (This amount is $50 tax deductible as a donation for an individual contributing membership or $45 for a joint contributing membership).
  • Sustaining Member: $150 (USD) May include spouse as joint sustaining member. One set of publications (This amount is $100 tax deductible as a donation for an individual contributing membership or $95 for a joint contributing membership).
  • Corporate Member: $500 (USD) (This amount is $450 tax deductible as a donation)
  • Note: There is an additional surface-mailing fee of $10.00 (USD) for members with mailing addresses outside of North America.