Comparison · 10 material differences
Resource Generation vs Solidaire Network
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Verified September 2026
Philanthropic network
Verified September 2026 Resource Generation
People aged 18 to 35 in the United States who have access to wealth or class privilege placing them in the top 10 per cent by net wealth or income, and who want to redistribute…
Philanthropic network
Solidaire Network
Individual wealth holders able to move $50,000 or more a year in giving, and professional staff and trustees at grantmaking foundations, who want to direct money toward…
What the records say
- Maximum age at joining — Resource Generation: The core constituency is 18 to 35 year olds; members over 35 move to the Alumni track; Solidaire Network: No published maximum age at joining.
- Minimum age — Resource Generation: Constituent and Stepping Stone membership are for people aged 18 to 35; an Alumni track exists for those 36 and over; Solidaire Network: No published minimum age.
- Minimum net worth — Resource Generation: Family net wealth of $1 million or more is one of the qualifying tests for access to wealth; Solidaire Network: No published minimum net worth.
- Annual dues — Resource Generation: $500 a year; Solidaire Network: Not publicly disclosed — the membership page states the criteria but routes fee details into separate individual and institutional membership documents hosted off-site, and no figure appears on the site itself..
Side by side
| Resource Generation | Solidaire Network | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Philanthropic network | Philanthropic network |
| Founded | 1997 (Resource Generation traces its origins to a 1995 gathering of New England donors and activists that became a collaborative in 1996. It was established as Comfort Zone in 1997 and formally renamed Resource Generation in 2000, with an office in Cambridge. It operated under fiscal sponsorship for 17 years before becoming an independent 501(c)(3) in 2015.) | 2012 (Sources differ. Wikipedia's article on co-founder Leah Hunt-Hendrix dates the network's founding to 2012; Solidaire's own site says it has been embedded in justice movements "for a decade" and its published timeline begins in 2015. Solidaire Network Inc received its own IRS tax exemption only in May 2020, having previously operated under fiscal sponsorship, so the incorporation date and the founding date are different things.) |
| Headquarters | United States | Oakland, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United States, with more than 18 local chapters; the published chapter list names 21 cities and states from Maine to Los Angeles | United States, organised through regional hubs rather than formal chapters; the 2024 network gathering was held in Atlanta |
| Members | 1,100as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed — Solidaire publishes no member count. It does state that about 40 per cent of members work as professionals at foundations. |
| Chapters | 18 | Solidaire has regional hubs rather than chapters, and does not publish how many. |
| Primary audience | People aged 18 to 35 in the United States who have access to wealth or class privilege placing them in the top 10 per cent by net wealth or income, and who want to redistribute rather than grow that wealth | Individual wealth holders able to move $50,000 or more a year in giving, and professional staff and trustees at grantmaking foundations, who want to direct money toward left-of-centre social justice organising |
| Typical member | Members are young people with inherited or earned wealth in the top decile of the US economy. Qualification runs through personal income at roughly the 90th percentile for the member's state (around $105,000 nationally, ranging from about $82,000 to $248,000 by cost of living), significant personal net financial assets, or family wealth — family net wealth of $1 million or more, parental income in the top decile, or ownership of a family foundation. A high net wealth designation covers the top 1 per cent: $1 million or more in liquid assets, an anticipated inheritance of $5 million, or family net wealth of $10 million or more. | Individual members are people with wealth who can generally move $50,000 or more in annual giving, whether personally or through a family foundation, donor-advised fund or family office, and who are aligned with Solidaire's stated values. Institutional members are foundation professionals: Solidaire says about 40 per cent of its membership works at foundations of all sizes. The joining form also names donor advisors, money coaches, current and prospective foundation trustees and philanthropy-serving organisation staff as relevant categories. |
| Qualification | ||
| Maximum age at joining | The core constituency is 18 to 35 year olds; members over 35 move to the Alumni trackverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published maximum age at joining |
| Minimum age | Constituent and Stepping Stone membership are for people aged 18 to 35; an Alumni track exists for those 36 and overRG states that people aged 18 to 35 with wealth and class privilege are at a pivotal stage for making a lifelong commitment to social movements.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum age |
| Minimum net worth | Family net wealth of $1 million or more is one of the qualifying tests for access to wealthAlternatives include a parent's income in the top 90th percentile (median around $185,000 for ages 45–65), ownership of a family foundation, or, internationally, $1 million or more in land value, major business interests, or ruling-elite status.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum net worth |
| Geographic restriction | United StatesRG organises young people with access to wealth in the US; its criteria include an international variant for family wealth held abroad.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | United StatesOrganised through regional hubs; the annual network gathering is held in person in a US city.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| Application process | Prospective members complete an online intake form, choose the membership track matching their age and access to wealth, pay dues and are connected to a local chapter. There is no vetting committee, sponsorship requirement or interview described; the qualification is self-assessed against RG's published wealth and income percentile thresholds, and the site links to external percentile calculators. | Prospective members complete an interest form on the membership page, indicating which categories apply to them and how they heard about Solidaire. The donor organising and philanthropic transformation teams then follow up. Separate individual and institutional membership documents are linked from the page. New members receive an orientation packet. Solidarity Circles are joined by separate application. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed — RG publishes detailed qualification thresholds but no screening or acceptance process. The tests are self-applied. | Not publicly disclosed — no acceptance rate or review process is published. The effective filters are the $50,000 giving-capacity expectation and alignment with Solidaire's stated political principles. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $500 a yearStandard baseline constituent membership dues are $500 a year. RG asks all members, including alumni, to contribute 5 to 10 per cent of their overall annual giving as dues, so members who give more pay more; those for whom $500 is prohibitive may select "other" and pay the percentage instead.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed — the membership page states the criteria but routes fee details into separate individual and institutional membership documents hosted off-site, and no figure appears on the site itself.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | No joining fee is published.verified September 2026 | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Event costs | Dues are framed as a share of a member's total giving (5 to 10 per cent) with a $500 baseline, rather than a flat price for services. RG states it is more than 95 per cent member-funded so that it does not compete for grants with grassroots organisations. | Not publicly disclosed — the annual network gathering's cost is not published.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Chapter organising through the year, all-member programming, webinars and calls, plus national conferences and campaigns | Biweekly virtual member meetings (Beloved Fridays), Solidarity Circles meeting on their own schedules, regional hub gatherings in person and online, drop-in philanthropic transformation caucuses, and one in-person network gathering a year |
| Peer forums | Local chapters are the primary unit, supported by chapter and interest-specific listservs. A National Member Council, open to any member, shapes organisational strategy. No confidential facilitated peer-forum structure is published. | Solidarity Circles — member-driven groups formed around a topic, meeting on their own schedule for a duration the group sets — plus regional hubs and identity- or role-based philanthropic transformation caucuses. Members also run a rapid-response giving listserv for member-led resource mobilisations. |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Chapter-based, Event-focused, Virtual | Event-focused, Virtual, Chapter-based, Forum-based |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Yes |
| Local chapters | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual membership | Yes | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Partial | Partial |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Yes | Yes |
| Retreats | Yes | Yes |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | Partial | Partial |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Yes | Partial |
| Investment discussions | Partial | Partial |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Yes |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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Drawn from the sources listed on each page: Resource Generation · Solidaire Network