Membership in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Instiitute, at various levels, supports the work of the Institute, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, and, most important, the presence of rwe.org on the Internet as a global outreach. The mission of the Institute is to make available to anyone with access to its web site the Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, plus all relevant information to promote greater understanding of America's Founding Thinker.

Membership levels

Basic: $40.00 per year
         Provides access to all Emerson materials, plus Search capabilities, Queries to the Site Advisor, Notes, Journals, the Emerson Concordance.  A gift item of an inscribed pen. LAter features will include free email and a web page.
Student:  $20.00 per year with proof of school status, to include all the above.
Senior:  $30.00 per year, with proof of age (65 and over), to include all the above

Founding:  $120.00 and Basic Membership after Year One.
         Provides automatic membership in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society and the above features.

The Emerson Circle:  $360  
         Provides the above plus choice of inscribed gift books.
                  A Year With Emerson, edited by Richard Grossman
                  God In Concord, by Richard Geldard

Membership and Donations are tax deductible. Payments can be made by credit card or checks made out to the  Ralph Waldo Emerson Institute,  and sent to 680 Lexington Ave, Third Floor, New York, NY 10022.