September pledge income of $14,091 fell short of our monthly budget by about $6,300. Prior year  pledges of $150 were received, leaving us only $863 short of the FY 2022-23 pledge total. The total of  current year pledges received is 32.7% of budget when prepaid pledges are included or 17.1% of  budget considering only collections received this FY. Other recurring income was $1,139 in September. On September 8 UUCT sponsored a musical performance by Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones. Ticket  sales totaled $1,050, with 75% going to the performers and 25% to UUCT’s Community Connections  Event Fund. Total budgeted income for the fiscal year was at 20.6% of budget, or 4.4% below target. 

Year-to-date all major categories of expenses are under budget. Religious Exploration and Minister  expenses were only about 50.0% of budget since the DRE and minister positions were both vacant for  half of the last three months. The remaining major expense categories were 0.4% to 1.9% under their  annual budgets. Total budgeted expenses of $28,992 were about $1,800 above the budgeted monthly  amount due to September’s semi-annual contribution of $7,885 to UUA APF. Budgeted expenses  exceeded income by $13,762 for September and $6,955 year-to-date.  

The Endowment Fund decreased about $48,200 in value over the month of September and ended the  month with a $1.15 million balance. 

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

Church funds 

• Community Connections Event Fund (ticket sales) $1,050.00 

Outreach charity 

• ReThink Energy Florida $207.14 

• Humanists of Tallahassee $167.00 

• City Walk Urban Mission $105.00 

• Indaba Theatre of Florida $173.50