The RitL 7th Tradition reads:

"Every Recovery group ought to be fully self-supporting,

declining outside contributions." 

We are overjoyed to say that RitL has grown significantly since our inception in July of 2005! We have gone from one monthly meeting to over a dozen groups throughout the country!

As with any growing group a prudent reserve is critical. The prudent reserve serves to cover the basic RitL operating costs, as well as enabling us to support our fellowship.

General Services is now taking 7th tradition donations in a few formats: a check in the mail, or a secured online payment. Please email us for information if you prefer to send a check. 

RitL.org is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit public charity. If you'd like a receipt for your donation please reach out to Treasurer.RitL@gmail.com

Like many other peer-to-peer recovery programs, recovery in the Lifestyle (RitL) functions through donation-based giving.  RitL believes that access to recovery support should be free and accessible to all.

We are transparent in our use of fellowship funds and document the use of these funds in our meeting minutes. 

Our most significant financial needs are paying to maintain a Zoom account so we can host meetings and web maintenance. 

We maintain a very small prudent reserve for our expenses.

As we are an AA World Services approved 12-Step fellowship, we often model our actions after their experiences. Though because the RitL fellowship includes membership from multiple programs that also influences the changes we are experiencing in our growth.

For a general overview about how AA elaborates on the 7th tradition and finances in the pamphlet called "Self-Support: Where Money and Spirituality Mix".