Comparison · 13 material differences
Family Office Association vs Long Angle
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Verified September 2026
Family-office network
Verified September 2026 Family Office Association
Single family offices, the ultra-high-net-worth families behind them, and (through a separate tier) innovator companies seeking family office capital
Invitation-only community
Long Angle
High-net-worth founders, executives and investors whose household investable assets exceed US$3 million.
What the records say
- Role or title: Family Office Association: Family Office membership requires a formal family office in place or being established, a diversified investment portfolio and a legacy-planning focus; Long Angle: No published role or title.
- Minimum investable assets: Family Office Association: Family Office membership: assets under management typically exceeding USD 100 million, with well-structured assets; Long Angle: Household assets exceeding US$3,000,000, including illiquid assets but excluding a primary residence.
- Annual dues: Family Office Association: Not publicly disclosed. FOA publishes three membership tiers but no price for any of them.; Long Angle: $0 a year.
Side by side
| Family Office Association | Long Angle | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Family-office network | Invitation-only community |
| Founded | 2007 (Sources give 2007 and 2008. Founder Angelo Robles is recorded as CEO from October 2008; a secondary directory gives a 2007 founding date. Could not be resolved from FOA's own pages, which do not state a founding year.) | 2020 (Founded by two entrepreneurs after their own liquidity events, according to Long Angle's FAQ; the 2020 launch date comes from secondary summaries rather than a dated statement on Long Angle's site.) |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with a membership FOA describes as global | Members in 45+ countries; primarily an online community with city-based groups and in-person events, including an annual retreat |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed. Long Angle refers to "thousands of members" across "45+ countries" and to a "350-member annual Retreat", but publishes no total. |
| Chapters | No chapters; members are organised into topic-based Peer Communities rather than geographic units. | Not applicable. Long Angle has no chapters; it runs city-based and topical groups inside an online community, plus local meetups. |
| Primary audience | Single family offices, the ultra-high-net-worth families behind them, and (through a separate tier) innovator companies seeking family office capital | High-net-worth founders, executives and investors whose household investable assets exceed US$3 million. |
| Typical member | FOA's core tier targets families with a formal family office in place or being established, typically exceeding USD 100 million in assets under management with well-structured, diversified holdings. A second tier admits families on a trajectory toward that scale, and a third admits innovation companies. | Long Angle states most members fall between US$5 million and US$100 million in net worth, and that the membership is 86 per cent male and 14 per cent female. Members are typically post-liquidity founders, senior operators and professional investors. |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | Family Office membership requires a formal family office in place or being established, a diversified investment portfolio and a legacy-planning focusverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published role or title |
| Minimum investable assets | Family Office membership: assets under management typically exceeding USD 100 million, with well-structured assetsFOA describes this as typical rather than as an absolute cut-off, and also requires a family office in place or being established.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Household assets exceeding US$3,000,000, including illiquid assets but excluding a primary residenceStated on Long Angle's application page. Third-party summaries cite qualified-client (US$2.2m) and qualified-purchaser (US$5m) tests, which do not match the current published figure.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | No |
| Application process | Prospective members select one of three tiers and apply through the FOA website. Only the Innovator tier has a published admission route: invitation by an existing member, or a formal application with a reference check. FOA does not publish an application process, interview stage or decision timetable for the Family Office and On the Rise tiers. | Applicants complete a short form, attest that household assets exceed US$3 million excluding a primary residence, and accept the no-solicitation policy. A peer member reviews the application and then holds a video call of roughly 25 minutes before membership is granted. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed. Long Angle describes vetting by an active member but publishes no acceptance rate. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. FOA publishes three membership tiers but no price for any of them.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $0 a year"There is no membership fee and no prescribed way to participate." Standard community access is free.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Programme fee | Not publicly disclosed | Trusted Circles are an optional paid programme with a 12-month commitment; Long Angle does not publish the price on its FAQ. A third-party summary reports about US$2,000 a year, which is not confirmed by Long Angle.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual | No fixed term for standard membership; Trusted Circles carry a 12-month commitment |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Events through the year; frequency not published | Continuous online participation, plus live events, local meetups and an annual retreat; Trusted Circles meet on a schedule set by the group |
| Peer forums | Peer Communities organised by theme (for example global impact, technology and innovation, sports and entertainment) rather than fixed confidential forum groups | Trusted Circles are groups of six to eight peers, matched by goals, life stage and net worth, guided by a professional moderator. |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Members agree to a no-solicitation policy; anonymous posting is available within the community. Long Angle does not publish a formal confidentiality agreement. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual | Virtual, Event-focused, Forum-based |
| Confidential peer forums | Yes | Yes |
| Local chapters | No | Partial |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Partial | Yes |
| Member directory | Not documented | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Not documented | Partial |
| Retreats | Not documented | Yes |
| Travel | Not documented | No |
| Family programming | Yes | Partial |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Partial | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Partial |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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