American Mensa Limited,
Dues and Membership Trends

Dues With Inflation Adjustment Calculations
Based on US Government CPI
 Year     Dues    Dues in
2019
Dollars
  Total
Mbers
Number
Mbrs
Change
Pct
Mbrs
Change
Chair Exec Director External Events
1960 $3.00 $25.79   50
1961 $3.00   157 107 214.00%
1962 $5.00 $41.99   649 492 313.38%
1963 $5.00   1,071 422 65.02%
1964 $5.00   3,193 2,122 198.13%
1965 $8.00 $64.61   6,189 2,996 93.83% Codella Seitelman American Mensa incorporated
1966 $8.00   9,521 3,332 53.84% Singer
1967 $8.00   12,116 2,595 27.26% Ahrend
1968 $10.00 $73.70   11,451 (665) -5.49% Moved to W. 3rd in Brooklyn
1969 $10.00   10,992 (459) -4.01% Rubin
1970 $10.00   10,680 (312) -2.84%
1971 $10.00   11,668 988 9.25%
1972 $15.00 $91.59   13,554 1,886 16.16% Fiscal Year Set
1973 $15.00   16,368 2,814 20.76% Grosswirth
1974 $15.00   16,642 274 1.67% 1st Reader's Digest article
1975 $15.00   19,537 2,895 17.40% Fallon 1st AMC meeting not in New York
1976 $15.00   21,144 1,607 8.23%
1977 $20.00 $84.97   23,823 2,679 12.67%
1978 $20.00   28,621 4,798 20.14%
1979 $20.00   33,367 4,746 16.58% Werba 2nd Reader's Digest Article
1980 $20.00   41,810 8,443 25.30%
1981 $30.00 $85.69   47,203 5,393 12.90%
1982 $30.00   49,267 2,064 4.37% ˙Omni magazine's practice test
1983 $30.00   49,227 (40) -0.08% Noble
1984 $30.00   50,370 1,143 2.32%
1985 $33.00 $78.40   51,546 1,176 2.33% Shaughnessy Playboy presents "Women of Mensa"
1986 $33.00   52,914 1,368 2.65%
1987 $33.00   55,746 2,832 5.35% Moved to E. 14th in Brooklyn
1988 $33.00   56,888 1,142 2.05%
1989 $36.00 $74.71   56,929 41 0.07% Rudolph Playgirl presents "Men of Mensa"
1990 $39.00 $76.60   55,988 (941) -1.65% Skolnik
1991 $39.00   55,886 (102) -0.18% Felt
1992 $39.00   55,808 (78) -0.14%
1993 $39.00   55,930 122 0.22% Amyx Bloom
1994 $45.00 $77.28   51,498 (4,432) -7.92% LAment Flap
1995 $45.00   49,198 (2,300) -4.47% Remine Rundberg Moved to Ft. Worth
1996 $45.00   47,209 (1,989) -4.04% Donahoo
1997 $45.00   45,581 (1,628) -3.45% Database converted to PC
1998 $45.00   41,771 (3,810) -8.36%
1999 $45.00   44,825 3,054 7.31% Beatty Moved to Arlington
2000 $49.00 $72.35   45,363 538 1.20%
2001 $49.00 $70.74   47,777 2,414 5.32% Becker Web Redesign I
2002 $49.00 $69.94   48,888 1,111 2.33% Online Renewals
2003 $49.00 $68.17   49,999 1,111 2.27%
2004 $49.00 $66.88   52,398 2,399 4.80% Proxyquest
2005 $52.00 $68.93   52,554 156 0.30% Bakke
2006 $52.00 $66.29   44,156 (8,398) -19.02%
2007 $52.00 $64.94   44,825 669 1.49%
2008 $52.00 $62.27   47,367 2,542 5.37%
2009 $59.00 $70.63   48,393 1,026 2.12% Rudolph Web Redesign II
2010 $63.00 $73.49   49,837 1,444 2.90%
2011 $63.00 $72.31   51,208 1,371 2.68%
2012 $70.00 $78.06   52,398 1,190 2.27%
2013 $70.00 $76.84   52,554 156 0.30% Burg
2014 $70.00 $75.64   52,742 188 0.36%
2015 $70.00 $75.71   54,503 1,761 3.23% Stone
2016 $70.00 $74.69   56,006 1,503 2.68% Web Redesign III
2017 $79.00 $82.23   57,835 1,829 3.16% Bankerink
2018 $79.00 $80.56   57,947 112 0.19% Mitchell
2019 $79.00 $79.00   57,670 (277) -0.48%