PTA Leaders

National PTA Dues Increase Implementation

Effective July 1, 2025, the per capita charged for National PTA dues will increase by $1.00 from $2.25 to $3.25. Every PTA must implement the National PTA dues increase. This means that the per capita amount that your unit will forward through channels will increase by $1.00 for every membership on July 1, 2025.

Implementing the National PTA dues increase isn’t as hard as it sounds! There are two or three things that need to be done in order to implement the National PTA dues increase:

  • Before the end of the school/fiscal year, your association needs to be informed of the National PTA dues increase, dues increase implementation options, and must vote for the implementation method. As an executive board, consider your alternatives and make a recommendation to your association:
    • Increase your dues by $1.00 in conjunction with the National PTA dues increase effective July 1, 2025
    • Absorb the additional $1.00 charged by National PTA (do not increase your dues)
    • Increase dues more than $1.00 and/or make additional changes to bylaws
  • Make changes to your bylaws to reflect National PTA’s dues increase effective July 1, 2025. Because the dues increase is coming from National PTA, you do not need to submit a bylaws update through channels or have association approval to make these changes, provided you are not increasing dues more than $1.00. Simply write these changes into your bylaws effective July 1, 2025.
  • If you change your dues, you’ll need to update your membership materials and Totem, if used.

That’s it! More details and resources may be found below.

Questions? Contact your council or district officers.

IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS

OPTION 1: Increase your membership dues by $1.00**

Increase your membership dues by $1.00** in conjunction with the National PTA dues increase effective July 1, 2025

  • Motion to make at an association meeting with a 10-day notice: “I move to pass the National PTA dues increase onto the <<Name of PTA>> membership by increasing membership dues by $1.00”
  • This motion will require an update to Article IV, Section 4a. On July 1, strike the current amount of dues, and insert the current amount plus $1.00.

OPTION 2: Absorb the additional $1.00**

Absorb the additional $1.00 ** charged by National PTA (do not increase your membership dues)

  • Motion to make at an association meeting with a 10-day notice: “I move to absorb the National PTA dues increase into the existing dues with no increase in membership dues.”

**These options do not require a full bylaws update through channels. This is considered routine business that may be adopted by the association through a motion at a meeting with a 10-day notice. These are the easiest, fastest and recommended National PTA dues increase implementation methods.

OPTION 3: Increase membership dues more than $1.00

Increase membership dues more than $1.00 and/or make additional changes to bylaws through a full bylaws update through channels.

  • Follow the Bylaws Update Process and work with your council or district to submit your bylaws through channels.
  • Changes to the bylaws may not be implemented until they are returned through channels and adopted by the association at a meeting with a 30-day notice.
  • Because a bylaws update takes time, may not be returned through channels and adopted by your association by the end of the school year, it’s recommended that you implement one of the choices above in combination with your bylaws update.

UPDATE BYLAWS

Make changes to bylaws to reflect the National PTA dues increase effective July 1, 2025

These changes are handwritten into the bylaws and do not require a bylaws submittal through channels or association approval.

  • Article IV, Section 4b, strike “Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25)” and insert “Three dollars and twenty-five cents ($3.25)”.
  • Article IV, Section 4.b.5, increase the per capita pass-through by $1.00.

UPDATE MEMBERSHIP MATERIALS AND TOTEM

  • If you change the dues that your PTA charges, update your membership envelope, flyers, website, social media, and Totem (if used).

A few notes about Totem:

  • Totem will not process 2025-2026 pre-registration memberships.
  • June 1 – 30, 2025:
    • Totem will not accept 2024-2025 new or renewal memberships.
    • Totem will be accessible June 1 to 30 to update unit membership dues, Leaders or the Bank Owner for Stripe.
    • Totem will not process membership for PTAs that charge insufficient dues to cover the minimum pass-through per capita ($5.25) effective July 1, 2025.
    • PTAs that increase or change their dues must update membership dues in Totem. Totem will not automatically update unit membership dues on July 1. Here is a video with instructions to update dues in Totem.
  • July 1, 2025:
    • Totem will begin selling 2025-2026 memberships.
    • Totem will automatically forward the increased National PTA per capita dues through channels.

For more details on Totem and the National PTA dues increase implementation, see the National PTA Dues Increase Frequently Asked Questions.

RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Questions? Contact your council or district officers.