Effective October 1, 2012
The dues and fees below are effective through September 30, 2013. To review a breakdown of fees by quarter and by month, please click here.
Each Optimist Club is responsible for paying dues for every Member of the
Club in an amount based on the economic standing of the country in which
it resides.
Tiers are defined by the World Bank as High Income Economies, Upper Middle
Income Economies and Low and Lower Income Economies. As of October 1, 2009,
the following countries in which Optimist Clubs exist are classified as
follows:
Tier
1
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Canada
France
United States
Tier
2
Commonwealth of Dominica
Mexico
Russian Federation
Saint Lucia
Tier
3
Anguilla
Cambodia
Cayman Islands
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Jamaica
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Ukraine
Vietnam
For each Life Member enrolled, a Club pays annual dues of $26 regardless
of the tier.
New Member processing fee: $15 (U.S.) for regular Members and $5 (U.S.)
for college Members.
Life Membership fee is $449.30 (U.S.) effective October 1, 2012.
Note on Dues: $1.00 (U.S.) is returned to the Districts
