ELEA’s membership and fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. The National ELEA Board has approved the following budget for the current July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 fiscal year. You will notice how tight this budget is, which emphasizes the importance of membership dues and annual fund gifts. As membership continues to grow, we are able to offer more and more services, such as the newly available Video Resource Library, the ELEA Member Benefits Program, and increased member mailings of resources. We would like to hear from you, our members and potential members, regarding your wants and needs from ELEA.

Annual Fund 6,000.00
Resource Income 5,000.00
Membership Dues 63,000.00

Grants
ELCA General Grant 9,000.00
ELCA Views & Vision 7,000.00
Other Grant Income 18,000.00

Interest Income 500.00
Advertising Income 4,000.00
Miscellaneous Income 8,680.00

Administrative
Bookkeeping/Bank 1,250.00
D&O/Casualty Insurance 1,685.00
Membership Dues 350.00

Office Expenses
Supplies 2,200.00
Equipment 9,192.00
Staff Mileage 1,000.00

Grant Expenditures 15,000.00
Continuing Education 1,200.00
Resource Postage 1,000.00
Member Mailing Postage 3,500.00
Resource Acquisition 1,150.00
Resource Printing 2,000.00
Gifts 250.00

Publications

Views & Vision
Printing 8,000.00
Postage 4,000.00
V & V Inserts 2,000.00

Yearbook 4,200.00
On Board 2,000.00

Office Rent 1,200.00
Utilities/Phone 3,300.00
Payroll 56,462.99

More detailed information on this budget is available for ELEA members either by contacting the ELEA National Office at 800-500-7644 or by email at ELEANational@cs.com, or by contacting Kathy House, ELEA National Board Treasurer, at khouse@trinitymarysville.org.

ELEA ended its 2001-2002 fiscal year with a negative balance of $2,715.46. Although our expenses were under budget for the year, our under was also significantly under budget, due primarily to having received only $6,180.50 in annual fund gifts during that fiscal year compared to a budgeted $10,000.00.

Also, Resource Income (primarily the sale of printed resources and fees from Accreditation and Certification Programs) ended the year at $4,737.20, compared to a budgeted $8,000.00.

We believe that the projections made in the 2002-2003 budget are more realistic, and should be achievable; however, it does not address the issue of making up the negative balance from 2001-2002. We are growing, however, and feel confident that increased membership will allow us to become more financial stable.

ELEA ended the 2001-2002 year with 443 members. This is exciting! Membership grew from 406 members in 2000-2001, and 338 in 1999-2000! The 2002-2003 budget is based on a projection of 450 members, and based on the number of new member applications, in addition to renewals, which have arrived so far, we’ll pass 450!

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