Contributions to the Alliance.
Voluntary contributions support the Alliance's governance, publication, and policy work. All contributions are distributed in equal thirds among the Alliance, the operating node network, and the infrastructure that underpins both.
What contributions support.
The Alliance's principal operating revenue is membership dues. Contributions are a secondary source, accepted from members who wish to support the Alliance's work beyond their dues, from observers of the industry who wish to see the Alliance's principles succeed, and from professionals who have benefited from the Alliance's publications or policy positions.
Contributed funds support the work that dues alone do not fully underwrite — publication of the Alliance's perspectives, policy research and position development, the administrative costs of governance, and the ongoing work of verification and member services during periods of network formation and growth. The Alliance commits to applying contributions to these purposes in accordance with the same governance oversight that applies to dues revenue.
The three-way division.
In keeping with the structure of the Close Share at transaction close, contributions to the Alliance are distributed in equal thirds among the three parties whose coordinated work sustains the network.
The Alliance
Supports the Alliance's governance, member services, publication, policy work, and administrative operations.
The Node Network
Distributed to the federation of operating nodes in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement, supporting territorial operations.
The Infrastructure
Applied to the Alliance's infrastructure obligations with Real Smart Ledger LLC, ensuring continuity of technical operations.
This distribution is the same ratio applied to voluntary Close Share contributions at transaction close, chosen for consistency of approach across the Alliance's contribution mechanisms.
AOREP is a for-profit entity. Contributions are not tax-deductible.
The Alliance Of Real Estate Professionals is organized as a for-profit company under the laws of the State of Wyoming. It is not a charitable organization, is not exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and contributions to it are not deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. Contributors should consult their own tax advisors concerning the treatment of any contribution.
The Alliance has chosen a for-profit structure deliberately, for reasons set forth in its Governance Charter. The principles that bind the Alliance are structural rather than dependent on tax status, and the Alliance's commitments are enforceable under its own charter rather than by reference to external designations. Contributors who wish to support the Alliance's work are asked to do so with full understanding of this arrangement.
Contribute to the Alliance
Select an amount, or propose your own.
Join. Refer. Federate.
The Alliance's sustainability rests principally on its members, its participating professionals, and its operating nodes. Those who wish to support the Alliance's work need not do so financially; membership, referral of qualified candidates, and consideration of node operation are each consequential contributions.