Many NS count on membership fees as the most reliable and regular source of income for their work although in most cases the revenues from fees are quite minor compared to their outgoings. In many sections, there are different categories of membership fee. In IBBY Canada, for example, ‘patrons’ who are effectively sponsors pay the highest member fee. The same is true for the United States. Indonesian IBBY only has membership fees for their individual members. In general, membership fees are not high.
For some Sections, such as IBBY South Africa, membership fees constitute the large part of budget (90%) or the totality of the budget as in the case of IBBY Turkey.
