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The Family Office Club vs Family Office Exchange
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Verified September 2026
Networking organization
Verified September 2026 The Family Office Club
Capital raisers, fund managers, deal sponsors and business owners seeking access to family offices and wealthy private investors, alongside investors attending as buyers
Family-office network
Family Office Exchange
Family principals, single- and multi-family office executives, and vetted advisers to substantial family wealth
What the records say
- Role or title: The Family Office Club: No published role or title; Family Office Exchange: Open to family principals, executives of single and multi-family offices, and approved advisers.
- Annual dues: The Family Office Club: $5,000 a year; 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..
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| The Family Office Club | Family Office Exchange | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Networking organization | Family-office network |
| Founded | 2007 (Stated as founded in 2007 on the Family Office Club site, which also refers to 19 years of operation as of 2026.) | 1989 (Founded by Sara Hamilton as a peer network for family office executives, per the FOX history page.) |
| Headquarters | Kailua, United States | Chicago, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United States, with events in New York, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Los Angeles and Sunnyvale among other cities | Members in roughly 20-24 countries; staff based in Chicago, New York, Denver, Richmond, Pittsburgh, South Florida and Madrid |
| Members | Could not be independently verified. The organisation's own pages give incompatible figures in different places: "16 million registered members" across 280 communities, "100,000+ current members", "10,000+ investors", "7,500+ investors" and "4,000+ investors". The larger numbers appear to describe registered contacts and social-audience reach rather than paying members; no paid membership count is published. | 450as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | No chapters; events rotate among cities. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Primary audience | Capital raisers, fund managers, deal sponsors and business owners seeking access to family offices and wealthy private investors, alongside investors attending as buyers | Family principals, single- and multi-family office executives, and vetted advisers to substantial family wealth |
| Typical member | Membership is open on payment rather than by wealth test. The organisation markets to founders and capital raisers seeking investor access as well as to family offices, decamillionaires, centimillionaires and billionaires attending as investors. | 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. |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | No published 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 ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| Application process | Prospective members choose a tier and apply through the website or by contacting the organisation directly by phone or text. Payment establishes membership at the Monthly, Charter and VIP tiers; the Verified tier additionally requires a background check. A four-month satisfaction guarantee is offered. | 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. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. Admission is effectively by payment except at the Verified tier, which adds a background check. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $5,000 a yearVIP Member tier: USD 5,000 for the first year, renewing at USD 249 per month from month thirteen. Adds four mastermind guest tickets a year and a list of 22,000 investor leads.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | 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 ↗ |
| Monthly dues | $400 a monthMonthly Member tier: includes four summits and twelve masterminds a year, 50 AI tools and access to about 2,000 recorded talks.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | FOX publishes no fee schedule of any kind. |
| Programme fee | $1,999 one-timeCharter Member tier: USD 1,999 for the first six months, renewing at USD 249 per month from month seven.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Council membership carries a separate fee in addition to membership dues; the amount is not published.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Monthly or annual, with automatic renewal at a monthly rate after the initial term at the VIP and Verified tiers | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | About 30 events a year, including four Super Summits and twelve in-person masterminds | Council meetings through the year plus forums, summits, workshops and webcasts |
| Peer forums | Masterminds and summits rather than fixed confidential peer forums | Role-based Councils of approximately 20-25 peers (family leaders, family office CEOs, COOs, CFOs, investment staff, client-experience leads) |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual, Cohort-based | Forum-based, Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Yes |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Yes | Not documented |
| Online community | Yes | Not documented |
| Member directory | Partial | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Partial | Partial |
| Retreats | No | Not documented |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | Not documented | Yes |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Yes | Not documented |
| Philanthropic component | Not documented | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Low |
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