Every year our members meet in early June and pass a balanced budget. This is our opportunity as members to ensure that our spending is in line with our values and goals.
Expenses, $780,974
• The first $135,000 gives us a roof over our head - 17% • The next $514,000 gives us the people who support our lives within this place - 66% • $26,000 ensures social justice action - 3.3% • $29,000 connections to a larger faith community (UUA/OMD)
Expense Detail The first $135,000 gives us a roof over our head. -Mortgage, maintenance, repairs, and utilities. 17% of budget The next $514,000 gives us the people who support our lives within this place. - 2 Ministers, Director of Religious Education, Church Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Facilities Assistant. Part-time staff: Bookkeeper, Music Staff, Events Coordinator and other support staff. - 66% Religious Education Programming receives .7% of our budget. Sunday School, Coming of Age and Our Whole Lives programs, Adult programming. Social Justice Outreach – 3.3% of the total budget. Unitarian Universalist Association and Ohio Meadville District contributions: These organizations set “Fair Share” yearly contribution amounts to cover the cost of services provided to member congregations.
Highlights from Projected FY 2010-11 Budget Fair Compensation – Gives our fantastic staff long-overdue raises, and goes a long way towards paying them fair rates of compensation, as defined by the OMD and UUA.
UUA Fair Share – Brings us back to paying our full fair share to UUA (Denominational Support). Beyond just being the right thing to do as a leading church, we can apply for any grants or other programs that the UUA provides to fair share congregations. These include grants for volunteer coordinators, funding for youth social justice projects or intern ministers! In the past our church has been a proud and full member of this national community, and we look forward to returning to that position
Holiday Appeal – Use the Holiday Appeal for outreach & social justice rather than the operating budget
Income Pledges (net) - $610,000. 78% Collection Basket – $15,000. 1.9% put in basket over and above pledges and for Social Justice. School for Young Children space rental - .5% Auction- 3.5% Religious Education Adult Enrichment fees, and Income from Social & Contra dances – 2%
The congregation will continue to evaluate and communicate how we attempt to align our money and our values. We not only welcome, but need your input as we grow and change. We will always have more dreams and ideas than dollars. Because this is the case, we must be prudent and intentional about the choices we make in establishing our budgets.
