2009-2010 Retention Analysis

	SOCIETY	JANUARY 1, 2010 MEMBERSHP	ACTUAL LOSS 1	NET CHANGE FROM JANUARY 1, 2009 2	RETENTION RATE *3, 4*
1	Mexico	7	0	0	100.00
2	Nevada	155	6	20	98.14
3	Vermont	53	4	1	96.49
4	Alaska	25	1	1	96.15
5	Dakotas	92	5	4	95.83
6	District of Columbia	291	31	8	95.00
7	Minnesota	128	10	0	94.96
8	Colorado	266	23	18	93.40
9	Louisiana	512	44	23	93.32
10	Massachusetts	327	33	1	93.09
11	Ohio	1,380	141	(26)	92.75
12	Pennsylvania	1,562	160	26	92.69
13	Kentucky	686	64	31	92.27
14	Wisconsin	146	18	9	92.02
15	Washington	272	33	5	91.75
16	Maryland	699	85	8	91.54
17	Arkansas	205	21	5	91.52
18	Illinois	727	77	55	91.92
19	Rhode Island	145	19	(6)	91.41
20	New Jersey	463	48	7	91.03
21	North Carolina	694	82	29	90.72
22	South Carolina	684	90	17	90.59
23	Tennessee	818	108	15	90.14
24	California	1,425	191	59	90.03
25	Nebraska	84	11	(3)	89.36
26	Virginia	1,529	230	(34)	88.90
27	United Kingdom	21	5	(2)	88.55
	NSSAR	24,783	3,804	10	88.55
28	Florida	1,510	263	(13)	88.23
29	Texas	2,251	384	(27)	88.04
30	Arizona	368	54	12	87.74
31	West Virginia	261	38	8	87.67
32	Wyoming	70	11	(2)	87.50
33	Montana	39	8	(1)	87.23
34	Oklahoma	206	41	(7)	86.59
35	Kansas	569	107	(17)	86.58
36	Delaware	244	44	(20)	86.51
37	Oregon	136	26	(11)	86.42
38	Maine	189	35	(26)	86.04
39	Hawaii	26	7	(7)	85.29
40	Missouri	508	98	17	84.77
41	Alabama	830	168	15	84.77
42	New York	944	188	(49)	84.73
43	New Mexico	92	19	8	84.68
44	Iowa	166	35	(9)	84.58
45	Georgia	1,256	262	2	84.06
46	Michigan	275	59	13	83.58
47	Connecticut	476	100	(19)	83.56
48	New Hampshire	114	25	(6)	82.73
49	Indiana	491	163	(76)	77.71
50	Idaho	40	12	(10)	76.92
51	Mississippi	253	90	(44)	75.80
52	Utah	53	25	13	69.23
53	Canada	20	13	(5)	60.61

Notes

Actual Loss counts only Drops and Resignations since Transfers Out are not Actual Losses in overall SAR membership.
Net Change is the sum of Actual Growth (new members and reinstatements) minus Actual Loss
Retention Rate is derived from taking Actual Loss and dividing by the sum of Beginning Membership plus Actual Growth.
Deaths are not included as a factor in Retention Rate. Deaths accounted for a loss of 2.15% in the year reported above.

Observations

53 Societies are reported with 26 falling below the national retention rate of 88.55% and 27 falling above. The Germany, International and Switzerland Societies did not furnish a reconciliation report. The Spanish Society formed during the year and thus a retention rate is not applicable.
23 of the 53 Societies reported a Net Loss for the year.
Each Society can determine the money that it is losing and thus does not have available for the next calendar year by multiplying the Actual Losses number by the amount of Society dues. For example, while the National Society had an Actual Growth of 3,813 members for total new revenue of $114,390 throughout the year, this was offset by the loss $114,120 due to Actual Losses of 3,804.

Conclusion

The size of the Society does not have a bearing on the reported retention rate.