§ 12244 Patronage Distribution Definition

• •Patronage distribution is like a reward for using a group's services.
• •The more you use the services, the bigger your reward might be.
• •This usually happens in places like co-ops where members are also owners.

Imagine you shop a lot at a local food co-op.

At the end of the year, the co-op might give you some money back based on how much you spent there. That money back is called a 'patronage distribution'.