Pledge receipts for June were an extraordinary $52,203! Current year pledge receipts of $14,703  continued to be significantly less than our monthly budgeted amount. The remaining $37,500 came as prepaid pledges. Total current year pledges received, including prepaid pledges, comes to 92.7% of the annual pledge budget. Total prepaid pledges received is $62,545. Other recurring income of $363 was received in June. Total budgeted income for June of $52,567 resulted in exceeding our annual budgeted income by 3.4%. 

Year-to-date expenses for Religious Exploration and Buildings and Grounds ranged from 2.4% to 3.7% below their targets of 100.0%. Music was 13.7% below target and Committees were 19.4% below target. Administration was 0.2% over target. June budgeted expenses totaled $22,380, or 90% of  monthly budget. The total of all year-to-date budgeted expenses was 96.1% of annual budget, or 3.9% below target. Total budgeted income for the month exceeded budgeted expenses by $30,186. Total  budgeted expenses for the FY exceed budgeted income by $23,674. 

The Endowment Fund balance decreased by $2.9K in June and the rounded balance remained at  $1.82 million. The $23,674 shortfall mentioned above will be offset by the transfer of the same amount from the Endowment Fund after the Finance Committee’s annual report to the congregation is delivered and approved by the board. This amount is $20,200 less than the amount authorized in the 2025-26 budget. 

In June disbursements totaling $1,144 were distributed among ten Share the Plate recipients and disbursements totaling $1,028 were made from the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. 

In addition to the operating budget, June collections of at least $100 were: 

Church funds 

∙ Minister’s Discretionary Fund $138.48 

∙ Harmony Camp Fund $230.00 

Outreach charity 

∙ ReThink Energy $104.46 

∙ Tallahassee Food Network $147.96 

∙ Big Bend After ReEntry Coalition $138.46 

Respectfully submitted,
Ron Clark
Disbursing Treasurer