How to Become a Member


Fill out the Statement of Intent form and fax it to the California Registry. This is a voluntary, non-binding statement of intent to measure, verify and publicly report your organization’s emissions. Within 30 days of receiving your statement we will invoice your organization for your annual fee.



Costs of Participation


There are three costs associated with California Registry participation:

  1. The California Registry annual fee: see below for figures
  2. Third party verification cost: contact approved verifiers directly for an estimate. See approved verifiers page under tools tab for a list.
  3. Member organization’s internal staff time to gather necessary data.


California Registry Annual Fee Schedule


Commercial and Industrial Organizations with Revenues:
Over $2 billion$10,000
From $500 million - $2 billion$6,000
From $100 million - $500 million$3,500
From $20 million - $100 million$1,700
Under $20 million$600

Non-profit, Government and Academic Organizations with Budgets:
Over $2 billion$5,000
From $500 million - $2 billion$3,500
From $100 million - $500 million$2,500
From $20 million - $100 million$850
Under $20 million$450



Sliding Scale:

To qualify for fees based on the sliding scale above, financial documentation is required.

Non-profit, government and academic organizations:
Shall provide a copy of their most recently audited financial statements and proof of exempt status (IRS tax exemption letter or State tax exemption letter).

Commercial and industrial organizations:
Shall provide a copy of their most recently audited financial statement. If this is not available, a statement from an owner or officer stating annual revenues is acceptable.

Pro-rated annual fee:
Members who do not report for the year they join will be assessed a pro-rated annual fee based upon the month in which they join. A new member reporting data for the calendar year in which it joins will be assessed the full fee for that year.

Historic data:
If a member wishes to register historic data, they will be charged 50% of the current annual fee for each year of historic data registered.