Non-dues revenue is a term that association staff, as well as volunteer board and executive committee members, know all too well. Most of the energy trade associations we support are 501 (c)6 organizations under the 1RS rules for non-profits, which in plain English means these groups are composed of companies. These companies voluntarily pay dues to support associations but a review of the "990s"-tax returns filed by trade associations- shows that many use a variety of strategies to bring in revenue from sources other than dues. In fact, they have to.
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