Hi All
For the TL/DR folks:
We should get $6279 from the city and around $6000 from other sources.
I currently project our 2020-2021 expenses at around $17,900.
That leaves us with around a $5600 projected deficit.
For the detail people:
Right now our funding allocation from the city is $6279. That is pending
approval of City Council. This is about what I was expecting. Our income
from other sources was also down considerably this past year and as things
stand now, that should be an indication of our income from other sources
for the coming year. It could be lower too. Our other income generally
consists of dues, donations and corporate matching. All of that is
affected by us not actively rehearsing and performing.
For 2020-2021 I am estimating our total income at around $12,300. We
normally operate on double that or more, typically around $24,000 to
$28,000.
These are our expected expenses for 2020-2021:
Fixed Expenses (mainly library storage and insurance) $5400
Stipends :
Music Director $2500
Business Manager $1500
TCMF Director $500
Guests for virtual masterclasses $2000
Total Stipends $6500
Covenant $1500
Fed Ex (music copies, programs, fliers) $1500
TCMF Expenses $1000
Publicity and Marketing $2000
Total projected expenses: $17,900
That puts us at around a $5600 deficit. We can certainly look at bringing
down any of the expenses that are not fixed. We could also look into some
fundraising options. I am not sure where our savings stands now, but we
could probably draw on some of that. As bad as this past year was, we did
have a $1500 surplus. However, we had an approximately $6000 deficit the
previous year.
Assumed expenses we won’t have this year include:
No music purchases
No other venue rental
No instrument/equipment purchase or repair
No money toward social events or gifts
The city will be wanting a proposed 2020-2021 budget from us in a few
weeks. We also want to be looking at this in general to make sure we keep
our finances stable.
mike
