Comparison · 15 material differences
Family Office Exchange vs Toniic
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Verified September 2026
Family-office network
Verified September 2026 Family Office Exchange
Family principals, single- and multi-family office executives, and vetted advisers to substantial family wealth
Investment community
Toniic
Accredited investors and senior staff of family offices and foundations who are moving their own capital toward impact investments
What the records say
- Role or title: Family Office Exchange: Open to family principals, executives of single and multi-family offices, and approved advisers; Toniic: No published role or title.
- Accredited-investor status: Family Office Exchange: No published accredited-investor status; Toniic: Membership serves accredited investors and senior staff of family offices or foundations.
- Annual dues: Family Office Exchange: Not publicly disclosed. FOX does not publish dues and begins a membership conversation on enquiry. Two secondary guides give incompatible estimates (roughly US$20,000-80,000 and roughly US$10,000-40,000 tiered); neither could be independently verified.; Toniic: $7,500 a year.
Side by side
| Family Office Exchange | Toniic | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Family-office network | Investment community |
| Founded | 1989 (Founded by Sara Hamilton as a peer network for family office executives, per the FOX history page.) | 2010 (Founding year is not stated on Toniic's own current site; 2010 is reported consistently by third parties including the MacArthur Foundation grantee listing. The legal entity Toniic Institute received IRS 501(c)(3) recognition in August 2015 and is registered in Bend, Oregon.) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | Members in roughly 20-24 countries; staff based in Chicago, New York, Denver, Richmond, Pittsburgh, South Florida and Madrid | Members in 25+ countries; team members based in North America, Europe and Asia with no single office |
| Members | 450as of September 2026 | 500as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Not publicly disclosed | No chapters. Regional Toniic Impact Forums group members geographically and meet more often than global gatherings. |
| Primary audience | Family principals, single- and multi-family office executives, and vetted advisers to substantial family wealth | Accredited investors and senior staff of family offices and foundations who are moving their own capital toward impact investments |
| Typical member | Members are families that own or oversee an operating enterprise or a dedicated family office, together with the executives who run those offices. FOX does not publish an asset floor, and its own materials describe the community in terms of role rather than wealth band. | Members are asset owners rather than advisers: high-net-worth individuals, family offices and foundations. Toniic groups them by stage of deployment as Activators (new to impact investing), Deployers (actively deploying) and Catalysts (fully deployed and focused on collective action). |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | Open to family principals, executives of single and multi-family offices, and approved advisersFOX segments membership by constituency rather than by a wealth test.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published role or title |
| Accredited-investor status | No published accredited-investor status | Membership serves accredited investors and senior staff of family offices or foundationsQuoted from the membership pageverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Prospective members enquire through the FOX website, after which FOX opens a membership conversation and assesses the applicant against its own criteria. Non-members may first attend open workshops, public webcasts and virtual showcases. Council membership is a separate decision that requires a commitment to active participation and an additional fee. | Prospective members complete an online membership application, after which a member of the Toniic team makes contact. Applicants must be accredited investors or senior family office or foundation staff, must intend to move assets toward impact, must be willing to share their investing activity with peers, and must agree to the Code of Conduct. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed. Membership in the inner 100% Network is by invitation to eligible members. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. FOX does not publish dues and begins a membership conversation on enquiry. Two secondary guides give incompatible estimates (roughly US$20,000-80,000 and roughly US$10,000-40,000 tiered); neither could be independently verified.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $7,500 a yearGlobal tier, up to two member seatsverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | FOX publishes no fee schedule of any kind. | $2,000 one-timeOne-time onboarding fee for the Global tierverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Programme fee | Council membership carries a separate fee in addition to membership dues; the amount is not published.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Both published prices carry an asterisk on Toniic's membership page, which is not explained in the page text. |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Council meetings through the year plus forums, summits, workshops and webcasts | Regional Impact Forums meeting regularly, local meetups, interactive webinars, investment roundup calls, and an annual global gathering |
| Peer forums | Role-based Councils of approximately 20-25 peers (family leaders, family office CEOs, COOs, CFOs, investment staff, client-experience leads) | Regional Toniic Impact Forums; thematic Impact Funds Circles; working groups on specific investment themes; the 100% Network for full-portfolio committers |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Members agree to a published Code of Conduct; the online community is a private social network and the T100 directory has a members-only view showing which members have invested |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused, Virtual | Virtual, Event-focused, Forum-based |
| Confidential peer forums | Yes | Yes |
| Local chapters | No | Partial |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Not documented | Yes |
| Member directory | Not documented | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Partial | Partial |
| Retreats | Not documented | Yes |
| Travel | No | Partial |
| 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 | Not documented | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | Not documented | Yes |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Low | Medium |
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