What is the OrigamiUSA Mission Statement?

What are the benefits of joining?

What does it cost to join?

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What is OrigamiUSA?

Origami is alive and well in America.

Thanks to the dedication of Lillian Oppenheimer, founder of The Origami Center of America, for over 30 years there has been a place to share origami experiences and purchase origami supplies.

OrigamiUSA formerly The Friends of The Origami Center of America is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational and cultural arts organization which is dedicated to the sharing of paperfolding in America and around the world. There are over 2000 members in 49 states and 19 countries and there are local-area OrigamiUSA Groups in cities all over the United States and Canada.

OrigamiUSA is headquartered autonomously in New York City's American Museum of Natural History through the generosity of the Museum Trustees. It is staffed primarily by volunteers and maintains the largest origami library in the world, as well as hundreds of diagrams of unpublished models.

OrigamiUSA holds classes, workshops and an annual convention. It publishes a quarterly magazine, instruction booklets and the Annual Collection (a 300 page compilation of original models), and maintains a lending library which is available to OrigamiUSA members.

OrigamiUSA is an excellent source for origami books and supplies. Its mail-order-only supply center, The Origami Source, located at another address, sells a tremendous variety of origami books, papers, and videos.

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What is the Mission Statement of OrigamiUSA?

What are the benefits of joining?

• The quarterly magazine, The Paper, features articles on activities, folding, and folders, along with fine origami diagrams, some not available elsewhere.
• The mail-order Origami Source stocks a wide variety of origami books, folding paper, supplies, and novelty items, all at a 10% members discount.
• The Lending Library offers a unique opportunity to borrow origami books by mail to members residing in the continental USA or Canada.
• The Annual Convention, open only to members, is a memorable meeting of many folders, creators, and origami enthusiasts.
• The Annual Collection book, which all Convention attendees receive, is a valuable addition to your origami library.
• Special Sessions and Folding Fun Fests are teaching events we hold at various times of the year. A wide variety of classes are offered, and some models are taught by their creators.
• Members are invited to attend Folding Free For Alls, informal monthly gatherings held at the American Museum of Natural History.

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What does it cost to join?

J - $20 / JUNIOR: (18 years and younger)
I - $30 / INDIVIDUAL: (US resident)
N - $40 / NEIGHBOR: (Canada & Mexico)
O - $45 / OVERSEAS: (Overseas)

These categories are for one individual member. Benefits include The Paper (quarterly magazine), use of the Lending Library (continental USA & Canada), attendance at Folding Free For All, attendance at the annual Convention at the current price, a discount on Special Sessions and Folding Fun Fests, and a 10% discount on most Origami Source purchases.

Total amount is tax deductible

F - $50 / FAMILY: (Family is defined as two adults and four children age 18 and under, mailings only to one address). Benefits are the same as the individual category but for all family members.

Total amount is tax deductible

C - $100 / CONTRIBUTING: Benefits are the same as the Family category, plus one Specialty Paper of our choosing.

$63 is tax deductible

S - $125 / SPONSOR: Benefits are the same as the Family category, plus one Origami Book from a selected list, and the member's name will be published in the Annual Report (member may request no publication).

$100 is tax deductible

P - $250 / PATRON: Benefits are the same as the Family category, plus one Specialty Paper of our choosing, one Origami Book from a selected list, and the member's name will be published in the Annual Report (member may request no publication).

$213 is tax deductible

B - $500 / BENEFACTOR: Benefits are the same as the Family category, plus one Specialty Paper of our choosing, one Origami Book from a selected list, and the member's name will be published in the Annual Report (member may request no publication). In addition, one member may attend convention free, or may assign this benefit to another member or may allocate the benefit to be put into an OrigamiUSA scholarship fund, to be distributed to a member in need at the Board's discretion.

$400 is tax deductible

G - $1000 / GUARDIAN: Members at the Guardian level will receive all benefits of the Benefactor level, plus one of the following: 1) special priority ticketing at the Annual Convention, or 2) a special book or package of paper not available in the US, or 3) an exquisite floral corsage pin created by OrigamiUSA Board Member June Sakamoto.

$850 is tax deductible

Remember that we are a not-for-profit organization and your membership contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Where can I get a copy of the bylaws?