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The number of women who are finding help in A.A. for their drinking problem increases daily. Approximately 38 percent of present-day members are…
Email archives@aa.org and we can assist in compiling a history of your group. Please note that the amount of information the GSO Archives holds on…
Individual A.A. members and A.A. groups may make a contribution to benefit GSO online or by mail. In keeping with A.A.’s tradition of self-support,…
Learn more about the GSO Archives Policies and Procedures for conducting onsite research by visiting our page on information for researchers.
Yes. That limit is $7,500 a year.
GSO New Group Listing Guidelines / Form
GSO Group Information Change Form
GSO DCM & DCMC Information Change Form
If you need a form that is…
Individuals may download a single copy of a book or pamphlet from aa.org for their personal use. Single copies of some pamphlets may be printed, and…
Please see the A.A. Finance Guidelines (publication MG-15) section entitled "Bank Accounts & Tax ID numbers" (page 4). This publication is…
A few people have stopped drinking after reading Alcoholics Anonymous, the A.A. “Big Book,” which sets forth the basic principles of the recovery…
This is a personal matter. However, the spirit of the program is one of sharing, and a recent study of A.A. members shows that a high proportion of…
Anonymity is and always has been the basis of the A.A. program. Most members, after they have been in A.A. awhile, have no particular objection if…
There are no “A.A. rehabs" or hospitals. Traditionally, no professional services or facilities are ever offered or performed under A.A. sponsorship.…