Comparison · 19 material differences
Family Office Association vs TIGER 21
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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
Peer advisory
TIGER 21
Ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors and executives with at least US$20 million in investable assets, many of them post-exit.
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; TIGER 21: 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; TIGER 21: At least US$20,000,000 in verifiable investable assets or qualifying net worth.
- Annual dues — Family Office Association: Not publicly disclosed. FOA publishes three membership tiers but no price for any of them.; TIGER 21: $34,000 a year.
Side by side
| Family Office Association | TIGER 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Family-office network | Peer advisory |
| 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.) | 1999 (Founded by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt with a single group of six entrepreneurs in New York City who had recently sold their businesses. The name is widely reported to stand for The Investment Group for Enhanced Returns in the 21st Century, which TIGER 21 does not state on the pages reviewed. Headquarters city reported by secondary sources; TIGER 21 does not state it on its about page.) |
| Headquarters | Greenwich, United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with a membership FOA describes as global | 162 groups across 54 cities worldwide, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, plus virtual groups |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed | 1,900as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | No chapters; members are organised into topic-based Peer Communities rather than geographic units. | 162 |
| Primary audience | Single family offices, the ultra-high-net-worth families behind them, and (through a separate tier) innovator companies seeking family office capital | Ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors and executives with at least US$20 million in investable assets, many of them post-exit. |
| 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. | Members are wealth creators rather than salaried executives: current and former entrepreneurs, investment managers and senior executives, typically after a liquidity event, whose central problem has shifted from building a business to preserving and allocating capital. |
| 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 ↗ | At least US$20,000,000 in verifiable investable assets or qualifying net worthExcludes personal-use assets. TIGER 21 states that meeting the minimum "does not guarantee admittance".verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | Not documented |
| 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. | Candidates submit an inquiry and are assessed by a Membership Development Director against the 5Cs. Vetting includes extensive background checks and interviews, and TIGER 21 states the process typically takes about two months. Meeting the capital minimum is explicitly not sufficient on its own. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | TIGER 21 states that meeting the US$20 million minimum "does not guarantee admittance" and that other qualitative requirements apply at its discretion. No acceptance rate is published. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. FOA publishes three membership tiers but no price for any of them.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $34,000 a yearNorth America. TIGER 21 states dues vary by location and that annual dues cover all costs of the eleven regularly scheduled monthly meetings.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosed | $5,000 one-timeOne-time initiation fee stated in TIGER 21's membership FAQ.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual dues covering eleven scheduled monthly meetings; TIGER 21 does not publish a minimum term |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Events through the year; frequency not published | Monthly group meetings, eleven times a year, with the calendar set up to a year in advance |
| Peer forums | Peer Communities organised by theme (for example global impact, technology and innovation, sports and entertainment) rather than fixed confidential forum groups | Groups start with five founding members and grow selectively to a maximum of fifteen; members meet as a peer group with a moderating Chair. |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Confidentiality is one of the four Conditions members must accept, alongside non-solicitation, participation and transparency. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Eleven monthly meetings a year plus an annual Portfolio Defense presentation |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual | Forum-based, Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Yes | Yes |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Partial |
| 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 | Partial |
| Family programming | Yes | Partial |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Partial |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | Partial |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Partial | No |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Partial |
| Networking emphasis | High | Medium |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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