Comparison · 17 material differences
National REIA vs Toniic
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 National REIA
Independent real estate investors and landlords, and the local investor associations, property owner associations, apartment associations and landlord associations that serve them
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
- Accredited-investor status: National REIA: No accredited-investor or net-worth test is published; Toniic: Membership serves accredited investors and senior staff of family offices or foundations.
- Geographic restriction: National REIA: United States; Toniic: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: National REIA: Not publicly disclosed. National REIA does not publish a national individual rate; dues are set by each affiliated local association. For a worked example, its Washington State affiliate REAPS charges $249 a year for individual membership.; Toniic: $7,500 a year.
Side by side
| National REIA | Toniic | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Investment community |
| Founded | 1985 | 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 | Crestview Hills, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | United States; a federation of independent local real estate investor associations | Members in 25+ countries; team members based in North America, Europe and Asia with no single office |
| Members | 40,000as of September 2026 | 500as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | 120 | No chapters. Regional Toniic Impact Forums group members geographically and meet more often than global gatherings. |
| Primary audience | Independent real estate investors and landlords, and the local investor associations, property owner associations, apartment associations and landlord associations that serve them | Accredited investors and senior staff of family offices and foundations who are moving their own capital toward impact investments |
| Typical member | Individual members are private real estate investors and landlords who belong to a local association. The federation's direct members are the local associations themselves, which range from small investor clubs to established landlord and apartment associations. | 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 | ||
| Accredited-investor status | No accredited-investor or net-worth test is publishedLocal associations are open to beginners as well as experienced investors; National REIA publishes no financial qualification.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Membership serves accredited investors and senior staff of family offices or foundationsQuoted from the membership pageverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Geographic restriction | United Statesverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Individuals find a local association through National REIA's locator, join that group, and then create a national account using the group's chapter code. Local associations wanting to affiliate complete a separate application form on the national site and must adopt the national code of ethics. | 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 for individuals, who are admitted by their local association. For affiliating groups, the national board decides membership and may revoke it for ethics breaches, but no acceptance rate is published. | Not publicly disclosed. Membership in the inner 100% Network is by invitation to eligible members. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. National REIA does not publish a national individual rate; dues are set by each affiliated local association. For a worked example, its Washington State affiliate REAPS charges $249 a year for individual membership.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $7,500 a yearGlobal tier, up to two member seatsverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | $2,000 one-timeOne-time onboarding fee for the Global tierverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Not documented | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Set by each local association; National REIA runs online education and national events | Regional Impact Forums meeting regularly, local meetups, interactive webinars, investment roundup calls, and an annual global gathering |
| Peer forums | National REIA Forums online, plus local association meetings and subgroups | 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 | Chapter-based, Event-focused | Virtual, Event-focused, Forum-based |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Yes |
| Local chapters | Yes | Partial |
| Virtual membership | Partial | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Partial | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | No | Partial |
| Retreats | No | Yes |
| Travel | No | Partial |
| Family programming | No | Partial |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | No | Not documented |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Partial | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | Partial | Yes |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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