All companies engaged in the production and/or sale of vegetable and flower seed for home gardens and firms that print packet containers for home garden seed are welcome to join the Bureau as full members. Other companies are welcome as Associate Members. Please see Associate Member Benefits.

The following recommended dues schedule is based on company sales to the home garden seed industry. All dues payment amounts remain confidential and are not audited.

The Bureau does not spend any funds on lobbying activities.

 

Dues Based on Sales Sales Category Company Sales Annual Semi-Annual "A" Sales of more than $4 million $4,000 $2,000 "B" Sales of $2 to $4 million $3,000 $1,500 "C" Sales of $1 to $2 million $2,000 $1,000 "D" Sales of $500,000 to $1 million $1,000 $500 "E" Sales of $250,000 to $500,000 $500 $250 "F" Sales under $250,000 $250 $125

 

Dues payments are not deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes. Payments may be deductible as a business expense.