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True - POCI finances are completely transparent. An organization this size has expenses most people don't even consider. Part of each membership dollar goes to the following:
Smoke Signals magazine - one of (if not THE) highest quality auto club publications on the planet (credit to Don Keefe).
Insurance - a blanket policy to cover all the shows put on by regional & specialty Chapters, underwriting their financial liability.
Staff - a small office staff of one or two, I think. All officers are unpaid volunteers.
Office expenses
Postage (a considerable amount to mail the magazines)
Website
Generous contributions of money and time to the founding and ongoing operations of the Pontiac Museum.

Having personally participated in Board meetings, I can vouch for the conscientious deliberations that determine how carefully the members' money is spent.