The ALPO Expanded Memberships were created in an effort to both support the Journal ALPO and raise funds for the ALPO Endowment. The purpose of the ALPO Endowment is to collect and grow money for the financing of a future headquarters of the ALPO. We invite interested members and non members to click on our PowerPoint presentation, The ALPO's Legacy or our brochure for further details concerning our future goal. Below are the classes of expanded memberships and the benefits of each class of membership. If you would just like to make a simple donation to the ALPO Endowment without the purchase of an ALPO membership, there is an opportunity to do that too. Of course, we greatly value our members who can only afford Regular, Sustaining, or Sponsor memberships. The option to purchase those classes of membership can be done on the standard ALPO Membership Page.
Patron $US 250 (Includes four issues of the Journal ALPO, both the hard copy and digital versions, a free lapel pin, and free printed back issues of the Journal upon request that are still in print)
Benefactor $US 500 - (Includes all benefits associated with the Patron membership level, plus one free, professionally published book from an ALPO staff member, valued under $45 in print, your choice of print or kindle edition. Read below, Books by ALPO Authors.)
Provider $US 1,000 - (Includes all the benefits associated with the Benefactor membership level and one annual conference registration. Covers reimbursement for registration only, with a $100 cap. Does not include conference purchases, field trips, meals, accommodations, or travel expenses to the annual conference.)
Funder $US 2,500 - (Includes all the benefits associated with the Provider membership level.)
Universal $US 10,000 - (This membership level is a lifetime membership that is achieved through a one time gift or through accumulative giving at the lower levels that when equaling $10,000 over time, the member would be given a lifetime membership. Includes all the benefits associated with the Provider and Benefactor membership levels plus one book a year for life and free annual conference registrations.)
Donation for any amount (Does not include any of the benefits of an expanded membership.)
Memberships at the Benefactor level and beyond ($500 or more) are entitled to a free book by an ALPO author.
Click here for a choice of books by ALPO Authors
ALPO Membership Secretary
PO Box 13456
Springfield, IL 62791-3456 USA
After your purchase of an ALPO Benefactor, Provider, Funder, or Universal Membership please inform the ALPO Secretary of your choice and a book will be shipped out to you right away. You can contact the ALPO Secretary by email at matt.will@alpo-astronomy.org or postal mail to the address above.
You can pay for an expanded ALPO membership by postal mail or online. To pay by post, please fill out the membership form and enclose it with your payment, in the form of a check, money order, or MoneyGram and mail to the address on the membership form.
If you would prefer to pay for an ALPO membership or donate online by credit card, click on the link directly below. This will take you to the Astronomical League's online store where the credit card payment can be fulfilled.
Click here to pay by credit card.
Your membership and/or donation is sincerely appreciated.
Click here if you are interested in updates on the progress of funding and planning for the ALPO Central Office.
Click here if you want to read the latest update concerning funding and charitable bequests.
Click here if you want to read the July 2017 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
Click here if you want to read the February 2018 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
Click here if you want to read the February 2019 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
Click here if you want to read the February 2020 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
Click here if you want to read the February 2021 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
Click here if you want to read the February 2022 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
Click here if you want to read the February 2023 update concerning the ALPO Endowment.
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Updated January 25, 2013