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Governed by a Board of Directors, the Tax Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan 501(c)3 that relies on the private financial support of the general public—individuals, foundations, and businesses—for its income. The Tax Foundation does not accept government funds. The Tax Foundation does not employ registered lobbyists nor engage in lobbying activities.

Membership Levels

By joining The Tax Foundation today with your tax-deductible donation, you will support our work as we strive to reform the tax systems on federal, state and local levels.

Basic Member: $25

You’ll receive our weekly email updates and be the first to know of new release studies and reports.

Supporting Member: $50

Supporting members receive the same benefits of the basic member plus issue opinion surveys  on critical issues. Your input is greatly valued!

Tax Watch Club: $100

In addition to all previous benefits listed, members of the Tax Watch Club receive our quarterly newsletter Tax Watch as well as special emails that keep you up-to-date on the Tax Foundation’s work to educate congressional members, the courts and the media on salient tax issues.

Partner: $250

In addition to previous level benefits, Partners receive copies of all printed reports.

Executive Member: $500

In addition to previous level benefits, Executive Members are invited to join press release phone calls. You’ll know the news before it hits the newsstands!

President's Club Member: $1,000

In addition to previous level benefits, President’s Club members receive a personal call from the Tax Foundation President, two tickets to our Annual Black tie Dinner in Washington, D.C. and invitations to attend our Capital Hill Briefings.

In addition, members will be invited to attend regional events in their area and may choose to receive any of the hundreds of publications produced each year.

Premier President's Club Member: $5,000

In addition to receiving the benefits of President’s Club membership, you will receive invitations to join our biannual briefings presented by our chief economists and Tax Foundation president.

Patron: $10,000

In addition to receiving the benefits of Premiere President’s Club membership, the Tax Foundation president will be available to speak at your local chamber, club, and conference or business council on request.

Benefactor: $50,000

Being a benefactor allows you direct access to the president of the Tax Foundation, our staff and recognition as a benefactor on a permanent plaque in our lobby.

Legacy Society Member

Tax Foundation Legacy Society Members receive all of the benefits listed above due to the significance of their commitment in their estate plans. In addition members have their name inscribed on a commemorative permanent plaque located in The Tax Foundation’s headquarters in Washington, DC. Members also receive special publications and are invited to all events and seminars hosted across the country.

Praise for the Tax Foundation

"The [Tax] Foundation’s distinguished record of accomplishment should be a source of pride to its members, who deserve the thanks of all our citizens for their dedication to a task which contributes so much to the effective functioning of the American democratic system." —President John F. Kennedy

"Commendations to the Tax Foundation for its 65th Anniversary! The Tax Foundation 
has continued to serve the indispensable function of providing unbiased tax information." —James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economics"

Facts and Figures on Government Finance is the most detailed and useful statistical portrait of where the spending goes and how it is financed." —Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in Economics

"[The Tax Foundation's] tireless efforts to educate the public about America's tax burden have made a big difference here in Washington, and throughout the fifty states. Our tax policies are better for it, and our economy is stronger." —U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow

"Through its outreach efforts and programs such as Tax Freedom Day, the Tax Foundation strives to promote tax reform designed to lessen the tax burden that Americans face today.... And I am grateful for the vast assistance and support that the Tax Foundation provided over the years in the battle for reform."—Dick Armey, Former Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives