Why is ANA increasing dues?

• ANA is committed to providing our members with the benefits, services, and support they need to thrive in today’s challenging health care environment. This is our first dues increase in 11 years, and this 5.1% increase will allow us to improve and expand our membership benefits and to strengthen our advocacy and nursing programs on the issues that matter to nurses.

When will the dues increase take effect?

• Members who pay annually will see the new rate reflected on their first renewal notice in 2025.
  For members who pay with automatic recurring payments (monthly or annually), the dues increase will take effect on the anniversary of their joining ANA. They will receive an email reminder 30 days before their first automatic payment at the new dues rate.
  New members who join ANA on or after January 1, 2025, will pay the new rate.

How much will the dues increase?

• Dues will increase by 5.1% for ANA-Only membership and for the ANA portion of Joint membership. Some C/SNAs have also elected to increase their portion of Joint membership dues in their states.

When was this decision made?

• To avoid the scenario of falling behind increases in inflation and requiring a large dues adjustment, ANA, like many associations, developed our first automatic scheduled dues escalation process in 2002 and implemented smaller dues increases every three years from 2005 to 2014.
  Reflecting the concern about the economic struggle of nurses, the Membership Assembly voted to not implement the automatic scheduled dues increases between 2015 and 2020. In 2020, the Membership Assembly revised ANA’s dues structure, lowered the amount of the dues escalation to 1% annually and changed the automatic scheduled dues process to occur every five years, with the first cycle starting in 2020. Therefore, the dues increase will go into effect on January 1, 2025, with renewing members seeing the increase on the anniversary date of their join.

Which membership types are affected, and what are the new rates?

• Standard Joint Membership will go from $174 per year ($15 per month) to $183 per year ($15.75 per month).
  Premier Joint Membership dues increases will vary by state.
  ANA-Only Membership will increase from $191 to $198 per year.
  E-Membership dues are not increasing; they remain $55.

Will members still be able to pay annually or monthly?

• Yes, members will still be able to pay dues every month or once a year depending upon their preference.

Will members be notified of this change?

• Yes. Emails will be sent to all current members, impacted by the dues increase on November 22nd notifying them of this change. Also, the November 22nd issue of the Member News e-newsletter will publish this information.
  We have included a sample of these notification emails for your reference.
  The pricing has been updated in the Renewal mail notifications for members scheduled to renew in January 2025 or later.
  The rate to join ANA posted on ANA’s website was updated 1/1/2025.

Should members expect dues to increase every year?

• No. As noted above, this is the first time in 11 years that the price of membership dues has increased. The current ANA dues policy includes a scheduled 5.1% dues increase every 5 years, but it is not implemented until after a review by the ANA Board of Directors.

Who do I contact if a member has questions that aren’t answered on this page?

• Please contactmemberupdate@ana.org.This email address will make sure that the question is directed to the appropriate Membership staff representative.