Membership FAQ

• 1. What are the benefits of membership in ELFA?

  Please visit the membership information page to learn about the value of your ELFA membership.

• 2. My company is a member. How can I gain member benefits?

  You may create your individual profile by following these instructions.

• 3. Update your staff listing

  Key contacts of ELFA member companies are encouraged to periodically update your staff listing in the ELFA member directory. This ensures your employees have access to the full array of member benefits and allows ELFA to communicate with the relevant people within your organization. Please take a moment to log into the ELFA website and remove former employees as needed. Learn more
  
  New hires of an ELFA member company may gain access to member resources by creating an account from the ELFA website.
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• 4. When are ELFA 2025 dues payments due?

  ELFA Membership dues are due by December 31, 2024. There is not a penalty for late payment; however, the full amount is due for the membership year. Subsequently all member benefits are suspended until membership dues are paid in full or a payment plan has been established.

• 5. How are the membership dues calculated every year?

  The dues for Regular Members are based on the company’s Annual Volume or Total Assets, whichever is greater. The dues for International and Associate Members are based on the total number of employees in the company.

  An increase of 2% or the Consumer Price Index, whichever is greater, will be applied to the membership dues on an annual basis.

  Regular Membership Dues

  Size (Total Assets or Annual Volume)	2025 Dues (US)
  $0 - $20 Million	$3,560
  $20 - $50 Million	$5,180
  $50 - $250 Million	$7,770
  $250 - $500 Million	$10,350
  $500 - $800 Million	$12,930
  $800M - $1 Billion	$18,100
  $1.0 - $1.5 Billion	$22,620
  $1.5 - $2.0 Billion	$29,100
  $2.0 - $3.0 Billion	$42,020
  $3.0 - $5.0 Billion	$51,700
  $5.0 - $10 Billion	$64,620
  $10 - $25 Billion	$71,060
  $25 Billion +	$84,000

  
  

  Regular Member – Investor Dues

  	2025 Dues (US)
  Flat Rate Year 1	$12,500

  
  

  Associate Member and Int’l Associate Member Dues

  Size (Number of Employees) (For the entire company)	2025 Dues (US)
  Sole Proprietor	$3,120
  2-10 Employees	$4,160
  11+ Employees	$6,760

  
  

  Other Member Types

  (Flat Rate)

  Education/Government	$720
  Transitional - 1 Year	$650
  Transitional - 18 Months	$1,310

  
  
• 6. What happens if I don't renew for the current year but want to renew the following year?

  Membership dues are due by December 31, 2024. If dues are not paid by January 31, 2025, all member benefits will be suspended. Your company's employees will not receive member discounts, online access to the Equipment Leasing & Finance magazine or access the members-only sections of the ELFA website for the lapsed year until dues are paid.

• 7. I'm a former member. Can I pay dues to be reinstated?

  If your membership has lapsed during the previous year, you are required to pay for both the current and previous years' dues. If it has been two years or more since your membership was active, your company must rejoin as a new member.

• 8. What portion of the ELFA membership dues are deductible as a business expense?

  Payments for membership renewals are deductible for most members of a trade association under §162 of the Internal Revenue Code. However, §162 also states that the portion of dues used by a trade association for state and federal lobbying purposes is not deductible by members as a business expense for federal tax purposes. For 2025, the percentage of an ELFA member's dues that are deductible as a business expense is 78%.

   

• 9. Who can I contact about membership with ELFA?

  Andrea Tzamaras
  Director, Membership
  atzamaras@elfaonline.org
  202.238.3422

  Julie Benson
  Vice President, Membership Marketing
  jbenson@elfaonline.org
  202.238.3432

• 10. Can I still attend an ELFA event if I don’t renew my ELFA membership?

  A non-renewing Regular member organization will be permitted to attend one ELFA conference as a non-member and pay the applicable non-member registration fee.  If the company wishes to attend another ELFA conference thereafter, it must join as a Regular member.

  • A Regular member is any company located in the U.S. that is engaged to a substantial extent in the leasing of equipment to other commercial users or in the funding or arranging of such leases.  Dues are based on annual volume or annual assets, whichever is greater. 
  • This does not apply to any non-renewing associate or international associate companies.
• 11. Can I attend an ELFA event as a non-member?

  An organization that has never been a member of the ELFA, and is qualified to be a Regular member, is subject to the same attendance policy that applies to non-renewing ELFA Regular member: i.e., it will be permitted to attend one ELFA conference as a non-member and pay the applicable non-member registration fee.  If the company wishes to attend another ELFA conference thereafter, it must join as a Regular member. This does not apply to companies that qualify for associate or international associate membership.

• 12. I want to attend an ELFA event to decide if I want my company to join ELFA. Is there a discount to attend as a non-member?

  New members will receive a discount (the difference between the non-member and member registration fee) credited towards their dues if they attend a conference as a non-member, pay the non-member registration fee, and subsequently join the ELFA within 60 days.