Tiered Equity Pricing

We have switched to tiered equity pricing in order to be accessible to people of various financial capacities. Please read below to understand more about how to choose your tier and why we use this system.

• Our intention is to make our programs available to anyone who is called to participate, as well as to run a viable, healthy organization.
• We use an equity-based pricing system that recognizes that we don’t all start from the same place when it comes to money, and that a fixed program fee that is easily affordable to one person is a barrier to participation for another.
• We ask that you thoughtfully determine the amount you pay for our programs based on your access to money. We offer some guiding questions to ask yourself (see below) to help you locate yourself on the pricing tier.
• We trust that individuals who can pay more without enduring hardship, will pay more.
• It’s okay not to have a lot of money; it’s okay to be wealthy. We just ask that the price you pay is consistent with your financial reality.

Reflections Before Deciding How Much To Pay

• Do I have difficulty meeting my basic needs for food and/or shelter?
• What is my annual income and what other financial resources are available to me?
• Am I in debt? Can I afford the debt that I am in?
• If I have discretionary money, how do I currently choose to spend it?
• What is my relationship to how I choose to spend my money?
• What amount would be a bit of a stretch for my current financial situation, so I feel it, but not so much that I will suffer longer term consequences for having paid more than is within my means?

Choosing Your Tier

Identify which of the statements below best reflects your financial reality then choose the corresponding tier.

Tier 0: It is important for me to attend, yet paying Tier 1 will undermine our household’s ability to pay our rent, clothe ourselves, buy medicine, and otherwise meet our basic needs for survival.

*If this is your situation, please  email us (Admin@BreathworkNorthwest.org) to explore whether our work exchange program could be a viable option for you.

Tier 1: This expense does not jeopardize my ability to meet my basic needs. Rather, this amount will cause me to weigh between this and other discretionary spending as I choose how to spend my limited income and savings.

Tier 2: I am sufficiently financially secure to pay this amount. It does not jeopardize my ability to meet my basic needs nor significantly limit my activities and purchases. I may have to account for it, but I can afford it.

*This tier represents the average needed to support BNW’s basic health and maintenance.

Tier 3: I can pay this with relative ease. I have freedom when it comes to choosing how I spend my money. I rarely have to consider the price tag on something that I want, besides large ticket items. I am in a position to be generous with my money.

*This tier supports BNW’s basic health and maintenance while creating opportunities for other participants as well as our organization’s growth.