What does membership in A.A. cost?

Membership in A.A. involves no financial obligations of any kind. The A.A. program of recovery from alcoholism is available to anyone who has a desire to stop drinking, whether flat broke or the possessor of millions. 

Most local groups pass a basket for voluntary contributions at meetings to defray the cost of renting a meeting place and other meeting expenses. In a large majority of the groups, part of the money thus collected is passed along to A.A.’s national and international services. These group funds are used exclusively for services designed to help new and established groups and to spread the word of the A.A. recovery program to those alcoholics who may need it. 

The important consideration is that membership in A.A. is in no way contingent upon financial support of the Fellowship. Many A.A. groups have, in fact, placed strict limitations on the amount that can be contributed by any member. A.A. is entirely self-supporting, with no outside contributions accepted.