An Update From Your Finance Team

Operating Fund

The 2023 Working Budget was prepared by Session using estimated pledges and loose offerings from the congregation based on past history and anticipated expenditures. After careful planning, we were left with an approximate deficit of $57,000 to fund our activities that we would like to make up. The Operating Budget is composed of two categories that comprise 79% of the budget. They are Buildings and Grounds and Staff and are basically fixed costs. Only 21% of the Operating Budget is flexible and can be cut and continue to effectively carry out the existing and “new to 2023” programs and ministries of Desert Hills Presbyterian Church. We are fortunate that gifts to personnel from the house sale and Neighbors in Need have helped keep the staff costs to that level. But in the future, we will need to fund them from our normal contributions.

WHERE DOES IT ALL GO?

2023 PROPOSED BUDGET EXPENSES

STAFF* BUILDINGS & GROUNDS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OUTREACH MINISTRIES DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES LEADERSHIP MINISTRY WORSHIP MINISTRIES MUSIC & ARTS MINISTRIES CONGREGATIONAL LIFE DEACONS MINISTRIES

2022 2023 2023

Budget Budget % of Budget

803,167.00 942,710.00 69.04% 133,250.00 135,850.00 9.95% 58,000.00 65,250.00 4.78% 125,000.00 144,825.00 10.61% 27,725.00 30,945.00 2.27% 13,000.00 13,000.00 0.95% 11,350.00 15,850.00 1.16% 9,800.00 9,800.00 0.72% 6,250.00 6,250.00 0.46% 640.00 900.00 0.07%

TOTAL: 1,188,182.00 1,365,380.00 100.00%

* Staff cost for 2023 shown above, is reduced by 2 gifts to $846,710. One is from the house sale and is for $66,000 to cover the cost of a full time audio-visual employee. The other is from Neighbors in Need and provides $30,000 for health and fitness. The 2023 staff budget also includes a staff cost of living increase of 6%.