Membership Overview

The New York City Family Enterprise Center, Inc. (NYCFEC) is an independent, membership nonprofit organization dedicated to its mission:

“To educate and inspire New York City’s families and their enterprises to build long-term, sustainable enterprises and healthy family relationships”

NYCFEC serves the greater NYC area as a dedicated, on-going educational resource for all parties in the family enterprise system. Our goal is to help everyone understand family enterprise systems and advance everyone within the system, including all family members, board members, management, shareholders, trustees and key constituencies. Members benefit from a truly neutral, safe environment, as well as expert-led, practical education, curriculum approach and training programs and sessions. To provide additional respect for privacy during sessions, members do not have to disclose their full name or identify or provide any information about their family business or family. No solicitation or commercial influence is permitted by any NYCFEC faculty or attendees.

NYCFEC’s activities, memberships, programs, scholarships, and sessions are granted without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, marital status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and criminal history. NYCFEC provides a limited number of scholarships to the smallest family businesses and discounts to members of select NYC area community nonprofit groups.

NYCFEC Membership Levels and Benefits Include:

☐ Individual Next Gen Membership (Annual)
• Monthly payments
• One individual from the family enterprise system
• Designated NYCFEC Ambassador ℠
• One NYCFEC assessment
• Three NYCFEC Passports*
• Discounts on all activities, programs and sessions
• Access to member only events
• Membership in a Next Gen Special Interest Group
• Early announcements of programs
• Qualified to serve on boards and committees
• Member voting rights

☐ Individual Membership
• One individual from the family enterprise system
• Designated NYCFEC Ambassador ℠
• One NYCFEC assessment
• Three NYCFEC Passports*
• Discounts on all activities, programs and sessions
• Access to member only events
• One special interest group
• Early announcements of programs
• Qualified to serve on boards and committees
• Member voting rights

☐ Family Enterprise Membership
• Three individuals from the family enterprise system
• Designated NYCFEC Ambassador ℠
• Three NYCFEC assessments
• Nine NYCFEC Passports*
• Discounts on all activities, programs and sessions
• Access to member only events
• Three special interest groups
• Early announcements of programs
• Qualified to serve on boards and committees
• Member voting rights

☐ Platinum Family Enterprise Membership
• Five individuals from the family enterprise system
• Designated NYCFEC Ambassador ℠
• Five NYCFEC assessments
• Fifteen NYCFEC Passports*
• Customized program in the NYC area** and discounts on all other activities, programs and sessions
• Access to member and Platinum member only events
• Three special interest groups
• Early announcements of programs
• Qualified to serve on boards and committees
• Member voting rights

☐ Join Special Interest Group (One Year Only)
• Attend NYCFEC Special Interest Group meetings for a year
• Early announcements of programs
• One NYCFEC assessment
• Convert to any Membership level with discount

Current NYCFEC Special Interest Groups include: Senior Council, Next Gen, Family Trustees, and Family Board Members.

For the smallest family businesses, please fill out the contact form on the NYCFEC website to inquire about a NYCFEC Scholarship. Scholarships are limited. Memberships with a scholarship include one individual from the family enterprise system, one NYCFEC assessment, one NYCFEC Passport*, scholarship level discounts on other activities, programs and sessions, access to selected member only events.

*One NYCFEC Passport provides free entry to a NYCFEC NYC area educational program or session. NYCFEC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any activity, program or session at any time, and other restrictions may apply. Passports expire at the end of each annual membership period.

** Please contact NYCFEC for more details.