<div dir="ltr">I think you need to look at it from a business standpoint. You need to add up all expected annual cost including field rent and maintenance, infrastructure build outs, etc. You also need a contingency fund. If you lose your lease it can cost a bunch to relocate to a new field. Then take into account how much revenue you expect from events. Subtract that amount from annual expenses and now you know how much you need to generate from dues. <div>
<br></div><div>Our field runs about $4,500 a year to run. We generate about $1,000 from events, so we need a minimum of $3,500 generated from dues, plus contingencies. You then estimate how many members you expect to have. We run around 50 members a year so we need dues to be a minimum of $70. We charge $75 plus a $25 one time fee for new members. Keep in mind that's for an existing club. You would probably need to be closer to $100 to $125 for a new club to build reserves. </div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:11 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ronlock@comcast.net" target="_blank">ronlock@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
My local club is $25 initiation, $75 a year dues. We have grass maintenance costs.<br>
No charge for students. All must be AMA, we don't accept park pilot membership.<br>
Ron Lockhart<br>
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Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Club dues<br>
Looking for information on what Clubs charge for dues to include any<br>
initiation fees. We are starting a new club and are trying to figure<br>
out what is fair and reasonable.<br>
Thanks<br>
John D. Fuqua<br>
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