Economic Club of New York

What Economic Club of New York does

The Economic Club of New York is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1907 by J.W. Beatson, operating as a curated membership forum for senior business and policy leaders in the New York Metro Area. The Club's core product is in-person and digital speaker programming featuring heads of state, U.S. presidents, Fortune Global 500 executives, central bankers, and academics; it has hosted more than 1,000 speakers across its 119-year history. Membership is nomination-based and comprises approximately 1,200 senior executives drawn from finance, technology, law, government, academia, healthcare, and media. The Club operates with a small staff (1–10 employees) from an office at 1 E. 53rd St., New York, while events are held at venues across midtown Manhattan.

Revenue is generated primarily through tiered annual membership dues ranging from $750 (Non-Resident) to $8,000 (Platinum), with initiation fees and prorated billing, and is supplemented by event revenue, corporate sponsorships, and a Centennial Society donor program requiring minimum $10,000 contributions. The Club has expanded its programming surface over the past five years with the Equity & Inclusion Series (2020), Innovation and Social Impact Challenge (2022), and "The Forum" podcast (2024) hosted by CNBC Anchor Becky Quick. It maintains reciprocal event partnerships with the Economic Clubs of Washington D.C. and Chicago, a Fellows Program for rising executives, and a Planned Giving Legacy Society. As a 501(c)(3), all dues and donations are tax-deductible to donors.

Name

Economic Club of New York

Legal name

The Economic Club of New York

Website

https://econclubny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Economic Club of New York is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) membership forum, founded in 1907, serving approximately 1,200 senior executives through curated speaking events, digital programming, and networking in the New York Metro Area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Executive membership organization
• Speaker events forum
• Nonprofit business association
• Professional networking events
• Economic policy discussions

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The Club generates revenue primarily through annual membership dues across multiple tiers. Full Membership ranges from $1,400 (Standard) to $8,000 (Platinum) annually, with additional initiation fees. Associate Membership costs $950 annually with a $950 initiation fee. Non-Resident Membership costs $750 annually with an $800 initiation fee. All dues and fees are tax-deductible as the organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
2. Event Revenue: Revenue generated from ticket sales and event attendance. Different membership tiers provide varying levels of access to in-person and digital events, with higher tiers offering unlimited access to all events.
3. Centennial Society Contributions: The Club accepts tax-deductible donations to the Centennial Fund through its Centennial Society program. Members make one-time minimum contributions of $10,000, with four giving levels available: Centennial Society Supporter, President's Club, Chair's Circle, and Laureate Leaders.
4. Planned Giving/Bequests: The Club accepts planned gifts through bequests in wills, charitable remainder or lead trusts, and beneficiary designations for retirement accounts or life insurance policies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Core offering

The Economic Club of New York is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization that convenes senior executives through curated in-person and digital speaker events, networking forums, and research programs on economic, social, and political issues. It sells tiered memberships (Full, Associate, and Non-Resident), produces The Forum podcast, runs a Fellows Program for rising executives, and publishes research through its Equity & Inclusion and Women in Business series.

Product overview

The Economic Club of New York is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1907 that serves as a premier forum for discussing economic, social, and political issues. It operates as a membership-based organization offering multiple programs including in-person and digital events featuring prominent speakers, the Forum podcast (hosted by CNBC Anchor Becky Quick), a Fellows Program for rising executives, and the Innovation and Social Impact Challenge. The Club publishes research through its Equity & Inclusion series and Women in Business Forum. Membership tiers range from Full Membership ($1,400-$8,000 annually) to Associate and Non-Resident categories. The Club also maintains reciprocal partnerships with Economic Clubs of Chicago and Washington D.C., and offers giving programs through its Centennial Society and Planned Giving Legacy Society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Forum: The Club's first-ever podcast featuring Club Trustee and CNBC Anchor Becky Quick as host, featuring insights from speakers on economics, monetary policy, AI, energy, and other trending topics.
• ECNY Fellows Program
• Innovation and Social Impact Challenge
• Equity and Inclusion Series
• Women in Business Forum

Products and services

• Membership Programs Curated membership program for senior executives and C-suite leaders with three categories: Full Membership (senior C-Suite leaders, $1,400-$8,000 annually across Standard, Digital, Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers), Associate Membership (individuals 45 or under in mid-level or above leadership with approximately seven years of experience, $950 annually), and Non-Resident Membership (senior leaders outside the NY Metro Area, $750 annually). Membership is nomination-based and approved by the Club's Membership Committee.
• Speaker Events (In-Person and Digital) In-person and digital speaker events hosted by the Club at various midtown Manhattan venues, featuring business leaders, U.S. presidents, heads of state, innovators, luminaries, statesmen, and academics. Members receive access to breakfast events, major luncheons, and virtual programming, with the number of in-person events available determined by their membership tier.
• The Forum Podcast The Club's first-ever podcast featuring insights from Club speakers on economics, monetary policy, AI, energy, and other trending topics. Hosted by CNBC Anchor and Club Trustee Becky Quick. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, and iHeart Radio.
• ECNY Fellows Program A customized year-long program that introduces rising executives sponsored by Club Members to discussions on complex economic, social, and political issues. Includes intimate events with prominent executives, professional growth sessions, networking, and access to member events. Participants also engage in the Innovation and Social Impact Challenge white paper competition.
• Innovation and Social Impact Challenge Annual competition for ECNY Fellows to submit white papers on innovations that benefit communities. Aligned with the Club's mission to be a catalyst for thought and innovation and contributes to the Club's research division.
• Equity and Inclusion Research Annual research publication documenting discussions from the Club's Equity & Inclusion series, featuring takeaways from world leaders on diversity, equity, and inclusion topics. Supported by corporate partners including Mastercard, S&P Global, Taconic Capital, BlackRock, Bloomberg, and PayPal.
• Women in Business Forum Annual forum and report addressing gender parity in the workplace and barriers women continue to face, partnered with the Consulate General of Canada and the Consulate General of France.
• Reciprocal Events Program Reciprocal partnership program with the Economic Clubs of Chicago and Washington, D.C., allowing members to attend sister clubs' events and engage with their distinguished memberships in both cities.
• Centennial Society Donor society for members making tax-deductible one-time minimum contributions of $10,000 to the Club's Centennial Fund. Four giving levels available: Centennial Society Supporter, President's Club, Chair's Circle, and Laureate Leaders.
• Planned Giving Legacy Society Program that enables Club members to make planned gifts to the Club through bequests in wills, charitable remainder or lead trusts, and beneficiary designations for retirement accounts or life insurance policies, with favorable tax treatment.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Economic Club of Washington D.C.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReciprocal partnership allowing members of The Economic Club of New York to attend events hosted by the Economic Club of Washington D.C. and vice versa. This expands opportunities for members to engage with distinguished memberships in both cities.
• Economic Club of ChicagocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReciprocal partnership allowing members of The Economic Club of New York to attend events hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago and vice versa. This partnership expands member access to events and networking opportunities in Chicago.
• MastercardsupportingOthersCorporate partner supporting the Club's Equity & Inclusion programming and speaker series. Mastercard has provided essential support for the Club's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• S&P GlobalsupportingOthersCorporate partner supporting the Club's Equity & Inclusion programming. S&P Global has been an essential supporter of the Club's diversity and inclusion event series.
• Taconic CapitalsupportingOthersCorporate partner supporting the Club's Equity & Inclusion programming. Taconic Capital has provided support for the Club's diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• BlackRocksupportingOthersCorporate partner supporting the Club's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) corporate partnership program and annual reports on equity and inclusion.
• BloombergsupportingOthersCorporate partner supporting the Club's DEI programming and annual equity and inclusion reports.
• PayPalsupportingOthersCorporate partner supporting the Club's DEI programming and equity and inclusion initiatives.
• Consulate General of CanadasupportingOthersPartnered with the Club for the Women in Business Forum programming.
• Consulate General of FrancesupportingOthersPartnered with the Club for the Women in Business Forum programming.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Institute: Nonprofit convening senior business, policy, and academic leaders through seminars and leadership programs; comparable to ECNY in audience (senior executives) and forum-style programming, but at a larger and more multi-topic scale.
• The Conference Board: Long-established member-supported business research and executive convening organization; overlaps with ECNY in serving senior executives and producing economic/policy insight, but with a wider portfolio of research, indices, and conferences.
• World Economic Forum: Larger international convening body for heads of state, central bankers, and Fortune CEOs; operates on a much broader scale than ECNY but shares the same premise of curating high-level economic and policy dialogue among senior leaders.

Direct peers

• Council on Foreign Relations: Invite-only NYC-based membership organization convening senior leaders from business, government, academia, and media for high-level discussions; shares ECNY's curated-membership, premium-events, and dues-based revenue model.
• The Commonwealth Club of California: Long-running nonprofit public-affairs forum hosting distinguished speakers and operating on a membership/events model; comparable to ECNY in mission, dues-based funding, and speaker programming.
• Economic Club of Chicago: Sister organization operating the same invitation-only senior-executive membership and speaker-event model in Chicago; ECNY has a formal reciprocal-event partnership allowing members to attend each other's programming.
• Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Sister organization with the same nonprofit membership and speaker-event format in Washington, D.C.; also has a formal reciprocal-event partnership with ECNY for cross-attendance by members.

Others

• Committee for Economic Development: Business-led nonprofit focused on evidence-based economic policy, convening senior executives and policymakers; thematically adjacent to ECNY's economic-discussion mission but operating primarily as a policy organization rather than a members' club.
• The Manhattan Institute: NYC-based public-policy think tank producing research and convening senior business and policy leaders; adjacent to ECNY's mission of advancing economic-policy discussion, though not a membership-club format.

Emerging players

• Young Presidents' Organization (YPO): Global membership peer organization for chief executives under a defined age cap; overlaps with ECNY's C-suite executive audience but focuses on peer learning and global chapters rather than speaker events.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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