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==Membership and finances== As of 2022, the organization had over 1,500 members, over 600 of whom live in or near the organization's 1200-acre (48 ha) compound named "Apollo" in [[Oregon House, California|Oregon House]], [[California]], United States.{{ r | NYT_2022-06-16 | p=1 | q=It claims 1,500 members across the globe, with about 500 to 600 in and around its compound in Oregon House. }}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://livingpresence.com/apollo/|title=Apollo β Living Presence|date=6 June 2017 }}</ref> Members also reside in North and South America, Europe and Asia.<ref name=LAT_1996-11-04/> Members are generally expected to [[tithe]] 10% of their income to the organization.{{ r | NYT_2022-06-16 | LAT_1996-11-04 }} In 1994, the organization's chief financial officer stated that the organization had a yearly income of greater than $5 million.{{ r | LAT_1996-11-04 }} Their total assets were estimated at around $26 million in 1996.{{ r | LAT_1996-11-04 }} In 1996, the organization auctioned its collection of over 100 pieces of antique Chinese furniture, held under the [[Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture]], at [[Christie's]], and received $11.2 million for it.{{ r | LAT_1996-11-04 }}<ref name=NYT_1996-09-20 >{{ cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/20/arts/11.2-million-for-chinese-furniture.html | title=$11.2 Million for Chinese Furniture | last= | first= | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=1996-09-06 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/arts/learning-to-love-furniture-from-china.html | title=Learning to Love Furniture From China | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=1996-10-06 }}</ref>
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