Re: Whether or not a person may be a member of a non-stock corporation without making any monetary contribution.

No Statute requires each and every member of a non-stock corporation to make capital contributions. What appears is that whoever the non-stock corporation wants to admit as members depends on the non-stock corporations by-laws, hence, if the by-laws allow admission of members without contribution, it is possible to have non-contributing members in non-stock corporations. SEC Opinion 09-03-1984 states that Membership in a non-stock corporation is acquired by complying with the particular manner or mode of acquiring membership therein as provided in its valid by-laws (12 Fletcher 583-584). In SEC Opinion 10-01-1981:
It is worthy to note that the CB, after invoking Section 11 of the Revised Rules and Regulations for Non-Stock Savings and Loan Association (Cir. No. 692) to the effect that no person shall be eligible as director of a non-stock savings and loan association unless he is a member of good standing of such non-stock corporation", opined that a director of a non-stock savings and loan association who withdrew her capital contribution ceases to be a member of said association and since she is no longer a member, she cannot perform the duties and responsibilities of a director". xxx As to who are members of non-stock corporations and who are qualified to vote and be voted for are usually prescribed in the by-laws of non-stock corporations. In your case, the by-laws are explicit that: SECTION 4. Any person or organization eligible for membership shall become a member of the Association only after approval of his/its application for membership by the Board of Directors; by paying a membership fee of One Peso (P1.00) which shall not be refundable; and by pledging to abide by the By-Laws, rules and regulations and policies of the Association. SECTION 5. Upon admission to the Association, each regular member shall make a monthly contribution of not less than two (2%) per cent of his monthly salary which shall be treated as capital contribution. SECTION 16. Any member in good standing shall be eligible for election as a director. Members in good standing are those who are up-to-date in their required monthly regular contributions and installments on loans previously granted. It could be gleaned from all the aforecited provisions that a member who withdrew his capital contribution ceased to be a member in good standing

 This rule on non-interference on the right of the corporation to determine qualifications for admission of members is confirmed by the case of CHINESE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, vs. VICTOR CHING (G.R. No. L-36929 June 18, 1976):
Well established right of a corporation to determine its membership, as announced by Fletcher, as follows: Compliance with provisions of charter, constitution or by-laws. In order that membership may be acquired in a non-stock corporation and valid by-laws must be complied with, except in so far as they may be and are waived . . . But provisions in the by-laws as to formal steps to be taken to acquire membership may be waived be the corporation, or it may be estopped to assert that they have no been taken. [12A Fletcher Cyclopedia Corporations, Perm. ed., pp. 583-585; emphasis supplied.]

Moreover, SEC Opinion (10-10-1989) implies that there may be donor members and non-donor members in a non-stock corporation, which may be the basis of their voting rights in the corporation as determined in the by-laws:
"Can a non-stock, non-profit foundation operate on a cumulative voting depending on the amount of donation or contribution by donor members vis-a-vis the "one member, one vote rule" for non-stock corporation?" In relation to the foregoing query, can the Philippine Coconut Research and Development Foundation, Inc. amend its by-laws, the amendment to read as follows: "All members are entitled to vote but donor members shall be entitled to such number of votes in proportion to their donations at the rate of one vote for every P1,000 or P10,000 as the case may be." by-laws may provide for the desired voting rights of the members of a non-stock corporation. Accordingly, your query is answered in the affirmative.