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AGMA Initiation Fee Installment Plan

Initiation Fee

$1,000

Payment Plan Option

$50 Per Month
(i.e 5% of your initiation fee per month)

AGMA members pay a one-time Initiation Fee of $1,000, one of the lowest among performing arts unions. This Initiation Fee will be reduced by 50% for artists joining AGMA who are working in a newly organized company or who are members in good standing of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) or the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). For further details on AGMA’s dues structure, visit the main Dues Page.

In accordance with AGMA’s Initiation Fee Installment Plan Policy (adopted by the Board of Governors in September 2023), an Initiation Fee of $1,000 is due upon joining the Union. A new member may choose to pay this fee in minimum installments of $50 per month (i.e. 5% of your initiation fee per month). Please note that Initiation Fee installment payments are only required during months in which the member is working under an AGMA contract, and as long as the member remains current on payment of annual Basic Dues, and as long as the Initiation Fee is paid in full within four (4) years of joining AGMA, they remain a member of AGMA in good standing.

If you want to set up an Installment Plan to pay off your Initiation Fee, please read the policy and administrative procedures linked here. By scheduling recurring payments with AGMA, you agree to comply with the policies and procedures outlined in this document.  

How To Set up an Installment Plan

    As A New Member

    The minimum initial cost to join AGMA and become a member in good standing is $150.00 – which represents the $100.00 Basic Dues for the current year plus the first installment of a minimum of $50.00 toward AGMA’s Initiation Fee. To immediately get in good standing as a New Member on an Installment Plan, take the following steps under “Make a Payment” in the MyAGMA Portal:

    • TRANSACTION 1: Select “Pay New Member Minimum Now” from the Payment Details menu. Proceed through the payment screen prompts and enter your credit card information, which will be saved for future transactions.

    [***When this payment has been completed, once again select the “Make a Payment” button from the “My Payments” webpage.***]

    • TRANSACTION 2: Select “Set up an installment plan for my Initiation Fee” from the Payment Details menu, enter an amount of no less than $50.00 as the “Schedule Amount” and select a future “Start Date” for which your first installment should be charged to your credit card. (Your credit card information should always be saved/populated based on your initial transaction.)

    Need further assistance? Check out the “Processing New Member Payments” section in the “MyAGMA Virtual Tour” Video.

    *You will not be able to make payment through the MyAGMA Portal until the AGMA Membership Department has vetted/approved your application – at which time they will send you an email with MyAGMA account registration details.

    As An Existing Member

    Payment of the Initiation Fee or registration for an Installment Plan should be arranged within one week of the first rehearsal of the first AGMA job.

    • OPTION 1: Log into the MyAGMA Portal, and select “Make a Payment” from the “My Payments” dropdown menu toward the top of your screen. Select the “Set up an installment plan for my Initiation Fee” option under “Payment Details,” and proceed through the prompts to self-schedule your recurring monthly payments (of at least $50/month) on a start date of your choosing.
    • OPTION 2: Complete the Installment Plan Registration Form linked here, and submit the completed for to installments@musicalartists.org. If you prefer to speak to someone over the phone, please contact (212) 265-3687 ext. 450.  

    Changing, Stopping, or Pausing Your Installment Plan

    Through the MyAGMA Portal, you have the ability to STOP recurring payments, change the recurring payments, or to update the recurring payments under a different debit/credit card or bank account.

    Please note that STOPPING your Installment Plan will put you out of compliance with AGMA’s Initiation Fee Installment Plan Policy.  

    In order to comply with AGMA Policy, you should only PAUSE installment payments if you are not working under an AGMA contract. This PAUSE can only be facilitated by AGMA Staff. It is your responsibility to notify AGMA to pause payment at least three (3) business days before the installment payment is due, and it is your responsibility to notify AGMA to restart your plan once you start working again under an AGMA contract. Requests to pause and restart your Installment Plan can be directed via email to installments@musicalartists.org, or by calling 212-265-3687 ext. 450.

    Important Terms of AGMA’s Initiation Fee Installment Plan Policy

    1. All AGMA members must pay their Initiation Fee in full within four (4) years of joining AGMA. In accordance with AGMA’s Bylaws, members who fail to pay their full initiation fee within four (4) years will be expelled, and all monies paid toward the Initiation Fee shall be forfeited unless the member cures the delinquency within thirty (30) days. Should the member reapply for membership, the full Initiation Fee will be due at the time of re-application.
    1. When a member has an Installment Payment Plan on pause, it is the member’s responsibility to notify AGMA when they have resumed working under an AGMA contract and to resume installment payments at that time. If the member fails to notify AGMA and AGMA receives evidence that the member has resumed working under an AGMA collective bargaining agreement, AGMA may, with notice to the member, restart installment payments retroactive to the date when the member resumed work and the member will be charged a late payment fee.
    1. Late payments will be subject to a late payment fee of $35.