This page is the source of truth for FHDC membership classification, eligibility, annual dues, initiation fees, and payment structure.
FHDC assigns each approved applicant to the category that best reflects the individual's primary professional role.
Membership belongs to the individual—not the individual's employer or affiliated organization.
Categories determine eligibility and applicable dues. They do not create different levels of access or membership privilege.
National Security Membership is intended to enable eligible public servants to participate personally in FHDC's social community.
Membership does not imply agency endorsement, institutional affiliation, preferential access, influence, or any connection to the performance of official duties.
Eligibility for complimentary membership does not itself establish authorization to accept the benefit. Members remain responsible for compliance with applicable ethics requirements and should consult their agency ethics officials when appropriate.
Membership is individual and intended for genuine participation in the club—not institutional representation, fundraising, or commercial development.
Applicable dues reflect professional stage and geography.
Applicable dues reflect professional stage and geography.
Supporter Membership receives enhanced review because these professions can involve client development, advocacy, representation, sales, or other commercial activity.
Applicants must demonstrate a genuine desire to participate in FHDC's social community beyond client acquisition, lobbying, representation, contract development, or commercial prospecting.
Membership does not provide preferential access, guaranteed introductions, commercial privileges, or a right to solicit members.
FHDC uses three factors to determine the applicable membership classification and annual dues.
FHDC makes the final classification during membership review and confirms it before enrollment.
Membership classifications may be reviewed as professional circumstances or geography change. Any resulting dues adjustment is communicated before the member's next annual commitment.
| Membership Category | Annual Dues |
|---|---|
| National Security Member | Complimentary |
| Community Partner | $1,000 |
| Builder | $3,000–$9,000 |
| Investor | $4,000–$12,000 |
| Supporter | $6,000–$25,000 |
Dues support Frontier House DC and its operations as a whole.
They are not payment for a particular introduction, program, commercial opportunity, government connection, or individual service.
A $1,000 initiation fee applies to every new paying membership unless specifically waived by FHDC approval.
The initiation fee is separate from annual membership dues.
Any applicable waiver is confirmed before enrollment.
Approved paying members may be offered:
Monthly and quarterly billing are payment arrangements, not monthly or quarterly memberships.
The applicable dues, payment amounts, initiation fee, and schedule will be confirmed before enrollment.
Payment arrangements are administered through FHDC's authorized payment processor.
The complete Membership Agreement—including applicable renewal, cancellation, payment authorization, and other binding terms—is presented to the approved applicant before payment.
Membership is subject to FHDC approval. Applicable dues, fees, classifications, payment options, and binding membership terms are confirmed before enrollment.