While some organizations charge the full $15 allowed, others have chosen to continue to charge the previous $14 fee.
And there is at least one organization I know of that charges nothing.
The fees don't really get anyone rich. It's not like VEs go out and have steak and lobster dinners with their families
with this money. It is used to defray gas and travel expenses, postage, printing costs.
As a VE I am often called to fill out the 3rd VE slot for other teams i surrounding areas. I travel 40 or 50 miles for this,
one way. When I am the Contact VE (guy in charge) I have also printed the question and answer sheets, averaging 9
pages per test subject. And I buy pens and pencils.
When the wannabe ham passes the Tech test, he is allowed to take the General at no additional charge. If he passes
the General, he can take the Extra at no additional charge. It is fully possible to take all three for just the single $14
or $15 fee. Many pass Tech and General both in one sitting.
Half of the money I collect goes to the testing organization, in my case, W5YI.
And sometimes I pay the fee for an eager young wannabe ham.
Just so you know where the money goes.