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arXiv Summary Budget | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Revenue | ||||||
Member contributions | $400,000 | $500,400 | $500,400 | $500,400 | $500,400 | $500,400 |
Simons Foundation Annual Commitment | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
Simons Foundation Matching Fund | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 |
CUL Direct Contribution & Leadership 1 | $75,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $175,000 | $175,000 | $180,000 |
Online donation program & gifts | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Total Revenue | $925,000 | $1,120,400 | $1,120,400 | $1,125,400 | $1,125,400 | $1,130,400 |
Expenses | ||||||
Direct Expenses | $925,000 | $1,044,600 | $1,066,103 | $1,097,551 | $1,124,792 | $1,157,851 |
Indirect Expenses | ||||||
College and dept administration and staff support 2 | $240,500 | $271,596 | $277,187 | $285,363 | $292,446 | $301,041 |
Facilities 3 | $101,750 | $114,906 | $117,271 | $120,731 | $123,727 | $127,364 |
Total Indirect Expenses | $342,250 | $386,502 | $394,458 | $406,094 | $416,173 | $428,405 |
Contribution to Reserve | $0 | $75,800 | $54,298 | $27,849 | $608 | -$27,451 |
Notes:
- In 2018, CUL’s direct financial contribution will increase from $75,000 to $170,000, including the salary of Program Director (.40 FTE) as a bridging strategy until we identify additional revenue sources. The MAB recommended that the Program Director salary is not considered an indirect cost due to its prominent role and included in the budget as a direct expense line
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- 's salary be considered a direct cost due to its prominent and necessary role. Prior to 2018 this position has been included with indirect costs.
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- University-negotiated indirect cost rate for administration & staff support (HR, finance, facility & IT); based on direct costs (less CUL in-kind staff contribution) at 26%. Includes McLaren (0.2 FTE), Steinhart (0.1 FTE), Bolduc (0.15 FTE).
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- University-negotiated indirect cost rate for maintenance, custodial & other facility-related costs; based on direct costs (less CUL in-kind staff contribution) at 11%
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