The Executive Committee of the OA Board of Trustees has approved changing the suggested Seventh Tradition contribution split for groups from 60/10/30 to 50/10/40 starting January 1, 2025. The numbers refer to the respective percentages of total contributions that groups pass on to their their intergroup, their region, and the World Service Office.
For many years, our Seventh Tradition of OA pamphlet has suggested that, from the total contributions that groups receive from their meeting attendees, each group pass on 60- percent of the contribution to their intergroup or service board, 10 percent to their region, and 30 percent to the World Service Office. In 2025, these percentages will shift so that 50 percent goes to the intergroup or service board, 10 percent to the region, and 40 percent to the World Service Office.
This change was approved by OA trustees to ensure our Tradition of self-support keeps up with future budget demands at the world service level, where the OA board, World Service Business Conference, and the World Service Office have seen both an increased need for services expressed by the Fellowship and rising costs for supplies, technology, and labor.
OA will post a revised version of the Seventh Tradition of OA pamphlet that reflects the new 50/10/40 contribution split by January 1, 2025. Registered OA groups and service bodies may translate and distribute this publication without seeking permission from the World Service Office
We encourage all OA groups to address this change at their next group conscience meeting. Thank you for supporting our Seventh Tradition!