Dear HRA members,
The HRA Board of Directors and HRA staff spent considerable time during 2025 examining the history of HRA’s operating expenses and dues, as well as conducting a benchmarking analysis with similar organizations. HRA established its initial dues structure in 2006 and then raised dues by 25% in 2014 to allow the organization to provide a larger breadth and depth of resources for members. This means that HRA dues have only been raised one time in the past 20 years!
Now that an additional 12 years has passed since the last dues increase, it is clear from our analysis that current membership dues are no longer sufficient to cover HRA’s operating expenses, given inflation over time and the large number of resources we offer. As a member organization, we strive to keep our dues low enough to allow membership to be accessible to all eligible non-profit funders. Moving forward, the Board has agreed upon a dues approach that will rely on small, incremental increases in dues over time, when necessary, rather than a large increase each decade.
Therefore, the HRA Board has approved a 5% increase in HRA membership dues across all dues tiers that will be implemented beginning with the 2026 dues year (the dues invoice your organization will receive in January 2026, due by March 2026). Knowing that member organizations have different fiscal years and different budgeting requirements, we are providing as much notice as possible of this change. Please make note of the HRA dues increase that will take effect in 2026 and include it in your organization’s 2026 budget. The new membership due structure for 2026 is below for your reference.
I would like to thank all of our member organizations for your support! This year has brought many challenges to our members, but the HRA community continues to thrive as a safe space for sharing ideas, promoting best practices, and showing the value biomedical research brings to improving human health.
If you have any questions about the change in 2026 dues, please reach out to me at [email protected].
Thank you,
Christine Lagana Riordan, PhD
Executive Director, Health Research Alliance
2026 Membership Dues
| If the total of all health-related1 grants paid2 in the most recently-completed fiscal year is | Annual Health Research Alliance dues are |
|---|---|
| Up to $ 1 M | $ 1,320 |
| $ 1 M – $ 2.4 M | $ 1,970 |
| $ 2.5 M – $ 4.9 M | $ 2,630 |
| $ 5 M – $ 9.9 M | $ 3,290 |
| $10 M – $19.9 M | $ 6,570 |
| $20 M – $39.9 M | $10,500 |
| $40 M – $59.9 M | $13,130 |
| $60 M – $79.9 M | $19,690 |
| $80 M or more | $23,630 |
1The phrase “all health-related grants” includes all grants made for biomedically relevant research, education and training.
2The phrase “grants paid” means cash out the door in that fiscal year, regardless of when the grant was awarded.