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Council on Foreign Relations vs Dynamite Circle

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Geverifieerd September 2026
Community op uitnodiging

Council on Foreign Relations

Senior figures in foreign policy and adjacent fields: government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit leaders

Geverifieerd September 2026
Community op uitnodiging

Dynamite Circle

Founders of bootstrapped, profitable, location-independent businesses in software, e-commerce, services and media.

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Council on Foreign RelationsDynamite Circle
Profiel
Type Invitation-only community Invitation-only community
Opgericht 1921 ("Since its founding in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has grown a membership of more than five thousand of the most prominent leaders in the foreign policy arena.") 2011 (Founded in 2011 by Dan Andrews and Ian Schoen, who had started the Tropical MBA podcast in 2009.)
Hoofdkantoor New York, United States Not documented
Geographic footprint United States, concentrated around its New York headquarters at 58 East 68th Street and its Washington office at 1777 F Street NW, with members elsewhere in the US and abroad; dues are banded by proximity to those two cities Members in 50+ countries and 200+ cities, with in-person meetups across seven continents and annual conferences in Bangkok and Mexico City.
Leden 5,000as of September 2026 1,400as of September 2026
Afdelingen No chapters. CFR operates from New York and Washington, D.C. and convenes nearly a thousand events a year. No formal chapters. The organization runs local meetups in cities including Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Tokyo, Barcelona and Portland, and states it holds 200+ in-person meetups a year.
Primary audience Senior figures in foreign policy and adjacent fields: government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit leaders Founders of bootstrapped, profitable, location-independent businesses in software, e-commerce, services and media.
Typisch lid Members include top government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit professionals. Life members are elected on intellectual attainment, involvement in international affairs and standing among peers; term members are elected each year from candidates aged thirty to thirty-six and serve a fixed five-year term. Members are business owners rather than freelancers or executives, running bootstrapped companies with consistent recurring revenue above US$100,000 a year; the premium tier is limited to founders above US$1 million.
Qualification
Maximumleeftijd bij toetreding Term membership: aged thirty to thirty-six on 1 January 2027Graduate students are generally advised to wait until after completing their degree before applying.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published maximum age at joining
Minimumleeftijd Term membership: aged thirty to thirty-six on 1 January 2027Applies only to the Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program; life membership has no published age band.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published minimum age
Functie of titel No published role or title Business founder; freelancers, employees, multi-level marketers, C-suite executives, upper management and department heads are excludedCertain professional categories are also excluded, specifically coaching, consulting and recruiting.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Minimale bedrijfsomzet No published minimum company revenue At least US$100,000 per year in business revenue (standard DC membership)The organization also requires consistent recurring revenue rather than one-off income.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Status van geaccrediteerd belegger Restricted to US citizens (native born or naturalized) and permanent residents who have formally applied to become citizensPermanent residents must email CFR a statement of their current citizenship and the date of their formal US citizenship application.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published accredited-investor status
Invitation required Yes No
Sponsor required Yes No
Application process Candidates request an application, then submit it online with contact information, a CV, and nominator and seconder details. Life membership requires a written nomination from a current member plus three to four seconding letters; term membership requires a nomination plus two to three seconding letters. Letter writers receive submission instructions automatically once entered into the portal. Life membership deadlines are 1 March and 1 November, with decisions in late June and early March respectively; the term membership deadline is 10 January, with decisions in late June. The Board of Directors elects new members twice a year. Applicants confirm they meet six published requirements, agree to the code of conduct and submit an application with written answers about themselves and their business. A team member reviews each application personally and notifies the applicant within 48 business hours. DC BLACK adds a discovery call with the founder and revenue verification through a signed profit-and-loss statement, followed by facilitator-led placement into a mastermind group. Referrals from current members are encouraged.
Selectivity Not publicly disclosed. CFR publishes its criteria, deadlines and letter requirements but no acceptance rate or applicant volume. "Only a fraction of applicants are accepted", per the requirements page; no acceptance rate is published.
Kosten
Jaarlijkse contributie $3,520–5,810 a yearBusiness-category life membership, effective 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026: $5,810 for New York area members (residence or principal place of business within fifty miles of Manhattan City Hall), $5,310 for Washington, D.C. area members (within fifty miles of the Capitol) and $3,520 nationally.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ $697 a yearStandard DC membership: "$697 per year - one-time annual payment", covering the online community, app and free local meetups.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Inschrijfkosten Not publicly disclosed; the published dues schedule names no initiation fee.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ Not publicly disclosed
Evenementkosten Dues are billed in July, the first month of CFR's fiscal year, and may be paid annually or in two equal instalments. They cover goods and services including a year's subscription to Foreign Affairs and are stated not to be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. The by-laws provide for suspension of privileges if a member is more than sixty days in default. Not publicly disclosed in aggregate. The events page states that local meetups and Juntos are typically free, and that "Global conferences and retreats have ticket prices that are listed on each event page".verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Membership term Life membership for elected members; term membership runs for a fixed five-year term Annual
Structuur
Meeting frequency Nearly one thousand events a year, including panel discussions, symposia, town halls, livestreams and members-only CEO forums; term members also have an annual conference and study trips 200+ local meetups a year plus 13+ organised events annually; DC BLACK masterminds meet monthly
Peer forums Events, roundtables and workshops rather than standing small-group forums; term member breakout sessions are held not-for-attribution Online community and mobile app for all members; DC BLACK members are placed in facilitated mastermind groups of five to seven peers matched by track
Confidentiality Term Member Conference breakout sessions are described as not-for-attribution; CFR publishes transcripts of many of its main events Not publicly disclosed beyond a published code of conduct
Time commitment Not documented Not documented
Organized as Event-focused, Virtual Virtual, Event-focused, Forum-based
Vertrouwelijke peer-forums Partial Yes
Lokale hoofdstukken No Partial
Virtueel lidmaatschap Partial Yes
Online gemeenschap Yes Yes
Ledenlijst Yes Yes
Evenementen Yes Yes
Programmering
Educatieve programmering Yes Partial
Leiderschapsontwikkeling Partial Partial
Retraites Partial Yes
Reizen Yes Partial
Gezinsprogrammering No No
Programma's voor echtgenoten en partners No Not documented
Programmering voor de volgende generatie Yes No
Beleggingsdiscussies Partial Partial
Beleggingsmogelijkheden No No
Filantropische component No Not documented
Nadruk op netwerken High High
Sociale focus Low High
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