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== Current financial situation ==
== Current financial status ==


'''We need our members to pledge monthly donations ranging from $5.80 per month to $11.60 per month, as shown just below:
Please '''[[CZ:Donate|make your donations here]]'''.
 
:20 members pledging $5.80 per month would raise $116.00 (which would be $112 after deducting PayPal's fee, sufficient for hosting cost) or
:15 members pledging $7.74 per month would raise $116.00 (which would be $112 after deducting PayPal's fee, sufficient for hosting cost) or
:10 members pledging $11.60 per month would raise $116.00 (which would be $112 after deducting PayPal's fee, sufficient for hosting cost)'''
 
In Southern California, the cost of seeing a movie at the cinema is $15.  Please '''[[CZ:Donate|make your donations here]]'''.


{| class = "wikitable" style="border: 3px solid gray;"
{| class = "wikitable" style="border: 3px solid gray;"
|+ Financial history as of June 30, 2012
|+ Financial history since Jan. 1, 2019
! Month!!Donations<br/>during month, $!!Total donations<br/>at month end, $!!Monthly<br/>hosting cost, $!!Paid by!!Funds on hand<br/>at month end, $
! Month!!Donations<br/>during month, $!! !!Monthly<br/>expense, $!!Paid by!!Funds on hand<br/>at month's end, $
|- align=center
|January 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;30.00||25,968.92||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,967.82
|- align=center
|February 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||25,973.92||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,872.87
|- align=center
|- align=center
|March 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||25,978.92||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,777.92
|Mar 2022||&nbsp; &nbsp;1005.00|| ||442.48 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3581.02
|- align=center
|- align=center
|April 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||25,983.92||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,682.97
|Feb 2022||&nbsp; &nbsp;52.31|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3018.50
|- align=center
|- align=center
|May 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;123.48||26,107.40||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,706.50
|Jan 2022||&nbsp; &nbsp;408.83|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3041.14
|- align=center
|- align=center
|June 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,112.40||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,611.55
|Dec 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;7.42|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2707.26
|- align=center
|- align=center
|July 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,117.40||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,516.60
|Nov 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;53.06|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2774.79
|- align=center
|- align=center
|August 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;19.04||26,136.44||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,435.69
|Oct 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;28.79|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2796.68
|- align=center
|- align=center
|September 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,141.44||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,340.74
|Sept 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;28.79|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2842.84
|- align=center
|- align=center
|October 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,146.44||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,245.79
|Aug 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;14.07|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2889.00
|- align=center
|- align=center
|November 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,151.44||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,150.84
|Jul 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;9.55|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2949.88
|- align=center
|- align=center
|December 2019||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,156.44||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,055.89
|Jun 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;364.83|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3015.28
|- align=center
|- align=center
|January 2020||&nbsp; &nbsp;138.85||26,295.29||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,094.79
|May 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,829.23
|- align=center
|- align=center
|February 2020||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,300.29||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,999.84
|April 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,968.05
|- align=center
|- align=center
|March 2020||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,305.29||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,904.89
|March 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,038.00
|- align=center
|- align=center
|April 2020||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,310.29||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,809.94
|February 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,107.95
|- align=center
|- align=center
|May 2020||&nbsp; &nbsp;5.00||26,315.29||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,714.99
|January 2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;134.75|| ||74.95 <sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,177.90
|- align=left
|- align=left


|colspan=6|Notes:<br/>
|colspan=6|Notes:<br/>
(a) A number of donations are made towards the end of the month, generally via PayPal. Because it takes several days for our bank account to process PayPal transfers, it is easier for me to do the bookkeeping if I wait until the 4th or 5th of the following month to process the accounts—this way my figures of money in and money out jibe with the bank figures of what is actually in our account.<br/>
 
(b) The migration to a cheaper service is now complete. The monthly charge by the service provider will be $99.95. This month also includes a $12.00 bank charge for having a monthly balance below the minimum required.<br/>
The above chart reflects the financial situation as of the last calendar day of that month.
(c) Our bank account was over the average minimum balance for the first time in a couple of years, hence there was no service charge.
<br>&nbsp;<br>
<br/>
(a) As of Mar. 2022, the server underwent hardware and software upgrades.  The new server is $99 per month. The old server will stay up while transition work continues.  The old server costs $74.95/mo. In March, we paid all server costs ahead through May 21 (so likely no server charge in April).  In March and April, here were also charges for a domain name for the old server and the purchase of some necessary software for technical staff.
(d) The bank requires a balance of $1500 in order to avoid monthly fees.
<br>&nbsp;<br>
<br/>
(b) Prior to 6/4/2021, donations via Paypal were not moved into the Citizendium bank account but languished in Paypal and were not in this report; thus, donations made between Feb. and May 2021 were shown in the Jun 2021 report.
(e) The above charts reflect a calendar month and not the fiscal month. The figures shown reflect the financial situation as of the last calendar day of that month.
<br/>&nbsp;<br>
(c) There was an incorrect payment of $103.83 made in June 2021.  That amount will be reimbursed to The Citizendium in Jan 2022.
<hr/>&nbsp;<br>
NOTE 1: Only server hosting expenses shown here.  Occasionally, there are other expenses such as email hosting et al.
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NOTE 2: Thanks to our generous donors in 2021, including M. Audrius, G. Corder, A. Dedman, P. Hayes, D. MacQuigg, R. Merriam, J. McIntire, A. Naugler, P. Palmer, J. Shields, G. Swan, and M. Widmer.
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| style="padding: 0.25em;"|'''Archive 1, 6-26-2020:''' [[Financial_report/Archive1]] ''(pre-2019)''
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| style="padding: 0.25em;"|'''Archive 2, 1-11-2021:''' [[Financial_report/Archive2]] ''(2019-20)''
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== Donations prior to 2019 ==
== Regular donations appreciated ==
'''We would appreciate it if our members could make regular donations, starting with as little as $3.90 per month, as shown just below:


The following information will remain available, but we plan to move it to an archive page soon.
:20 members pledging $3.90 per month ($46.80/year) would be enough to keep the wiki going or
:15 members pledging $5.20 per month ($62.40/year) would be enough to keep the wiki going or
:10 members pledging $7.80 per month (93.60/year) would be enough to keep the wiki going'''


In late October 2010, when the Management Council (MC) came into being and began getting organized, it was found that there were no longer any funds available to us for paying the cost of hosting our services, as was explained in an announcement made in the forum on November 12, 2010. Therefore, the MC began a donation drive in early November. Our financial history from November 2010 to date is shown in the table below:
In Southern California, the cost of seeing a movie at the cinema is $15.  Please '''[[CZ:Donate|make your donations here]]'''.
 
{| class = "wikitable" style="border: 3px solid gray;"
|+ Financial history as of June 30, 2012
! Month!!Donations<br/>during month, $!!Total donations<br/>at month end, $!!Monthly<br/>hosting cost, $!!Paid by!!Funds on hand<br/>at month end, $
|- align=center
| November 2010 ||2,776.09||2,776.09||709.85||Tides Foundation<sup>(a)</sup>||2,776.09
|- align=center
| December 2010 ||&nbsp; 934.33||3,710.42||&nbsp; 559.85<sup>(b)</sup>||Donation funds||3,150.57
|- align=center
| January 2011 ||&nbsp; 101.55||3,811.97||&nbsp; 611.45<sup>(c)</sup>||Donation funds||2,640.67
|- align=center
| February 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;48.41||3,860.38||&nbsp; 319.90<sup>(d)</sup>||Donation funds||2,369.18
|- align=center
| March 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;42.89||3,903.27||319.90||Donation funds||2,092.17
|- align=center
| April 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;134.88||4,038.15 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,907.15
|- align=center
| May 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;72.22||4,110.37 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,659.47
|- align=center
| June 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;33.68||4,144.05 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,373.25
|- align=center
| July 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;216.57||4,360.02 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,269.92
|- align=center
|August 2011 ||&nbsp; &nbsp;143.55||4,503.57 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,093.57
|- align=center
|September 2011||&nbsp; &nbsp;602.64||5,106.21 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,056.41
|- align=center
|October 2011||&nbsp; &nbsp;1,388.87||6,495.08 ||319.90||Donation funds||2,125.38
|- align=center
|November 2011||&nbsp; &nbsp;764.56||7,259.64 ||319.90||Donation funds||2,570.04
|- align=center
|December 2011||&nbsp; &nbsp;9.68||7,269.32 ||319.90||Donation funds||2,259.82
|- align=center
|January 2012 #1||&nbsp; &nbsp;133.63||7,402.95 ||319.90||Donation funds<sup>(e)</sup>||2,073.55
|- align=center
|January 2012 #2||&nbsp; &nbsp;243.74(f)||7,646.69 || -- ||Donation funds<sup>(g)</sup>||2,317.29
|- align=center
|February 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;167.37||7,814.06 ||319.90||Donation funds<sup>(h)</sup>||2,164.76
|- align=center
|March 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;14.26||7,828.32 ||319.90||Donation funds||1,859.12
|- align=center
|April 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;206.86||8,035.18||319.90||Donation funds||1,746.08
|- align=center
|May 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;28.52||8,063.70||319.90||Donation funds||1,454.70
|- align=center
|June 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;81.53||8,145.23||331.90<sup>(i)</sup>||Donation funds||1,204.33
|- align=center
|July 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;121.97||8,267.20||331.90<sup>(i)</sup>||Donation funds||994.40
|- align=center
|August 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;1,133.31||9,400.50||331.90<sup>(i)</sup>||Donation funds||1,795.81
|- align=center
|September 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;442.98||9,843.48||319.90||Donation funds||1,918.89
|- align=center
|October 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;404.84||10,248.32||319.90||Donation funds||2,003.83
|- align=center
|November 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;242.39||10,490.71||319.90||Donation funds||1,926.32
|- align=center
|December 2012||&nbsp; &nbsp;408.09||10,898.48||319.90||Donation funds||2,014.51
|- align=center
|January 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;379.55||11,278.03||319.90||Donation funds||2,074.16
|- align=center
|February 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;197.87||11,475.90||319.90||Donation funds||1,952.13
|- align=center
|March 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;586.18||12,062.08||319.90||Donation funds||2,218.41
|- align=center
|April 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;134.51||12,196.59||319.90||Donation funds||2,033.02
|- align=center
|May 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;376.21||12,572.80||319.90||Donation funds||2,089.33
|- align=center
|June 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;212.44||12,785.20||319.90||Donation funds||1,981.87
|- align=center
|July 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;221.82||13,007.02||319.90||Donation funds||1,883.79
|- align=center
|August 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;227.52||13,219.46||319.90||Donation funds||1,791.41
|- align=center
|September 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;97.35||13,316.81||369.87<sup>(j)</sup>||Donation funds||1,518.84
|- align=center
|October 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;398.99<sup>(k)</sup>||13,715.80||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,486.03
|- align=center
|November 2013<sup>(m)</sup>||&nbsp; &nbsp;356.51<sup>(k)</sup>||14,072.31||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,410.69
|- align=center
|December 2013||&nbsp; &nbsp;505.06<sup>(k)</sup>||14,577.37||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,483.90
|- align=center
|January 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;433.65<sup>(k)</sup>||15,011.02||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,485.70
|- align=center
|February 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;520.56<sup>(k)</sup>||15,531.58||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,574.41
|- align=center
|March 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;424.76<sup>(k)</sup>||15,956.34||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,567.32
|- align=center
|April 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;361.43<sup>(k)</sup>||16,317.77||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,496.90
|- align=center
|May 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;438.51<sup>(k)</sup>||16,756.28||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,503.56
|- align=center
|June 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;476.29<sup>(k)</sup>||17,232.57||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,548.00
|- align=center
|July 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;448.92<sup>(k)</sup>||17,681.49||419.85<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,577,07
|- align=center
|August 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;400.37<sup>(k)</sup>||18,081.86||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,545.59
|- align=center
|September 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;433.15<sup>(k)</sup>||18,515.01||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,546.89
|- align=center
|October 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;79.00||18,594.01||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||1,194.04
|- align=center
|November 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;117.22||18,639.01||431.85<sup>(l)</sup>||Donation funds||879.41
|- align=center
|December 2014||&nbsp; &nbsp;160.62||18,799.63||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||928.08
|- align=center
|January 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;80.08||18,879.71||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||896.21
|- align=center
|February 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;210.56||19,090.27||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||994.82
|- align=center
|March 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;98.10||19,188.37||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||980.97
|- align=center
|April 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;45.00||19,233.37||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||914.02
|- align=center
|May 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;139.79||19,373.16||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||941.86
|- align=center
|June 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;98.10||19,471.26||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||928.01
|- align=center
|July 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;108.33||19,579.59||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||924.39
|- align=center
|August 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;108.33||19,687.92||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||920.77
|- align=center
|September 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;118.25||19,805.17||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||927.07
|- align=center
|October 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;96.16||19,901.33||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||911.28
|- align=center
|November 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;124.36||20,025.69||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||923.69
|- align=center
|December 2015||&nbsp; &nbsp;145.55||20,171.24||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||957.29
|- align=center
|January 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;120.82||20,292.06||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||966.16
|- align=center
|February 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;119.86||20,411.92||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||974.07
|- align=center
|March 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;45.00||20,456.92||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||907.12
|- align=center
|April 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;45.00||20,506.92||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||840.17
|- align=center
|May 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;141.80||20,648.72||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||870.02
|- align=center
|June 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;136.44||20,785.16||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||894.51
|- align=center
|July 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;93.25||20,878.41||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||875.81
|- align=center
|August 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;106.40||20,984.81||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||870.26
|- align=center
|September 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;54.31||21,039.12||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||812.62
|- align=center
|October 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;253.28||21,292.40||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||953.95
|- align=center
|November 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;117.52||21,409.92||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||959.52
|- align=center
|December 2016||&nbsp; &nbsp;587.56||21,997.48||111.95<sup>(n)</sup>||Donation funds||1,435.13
|- align=center
|January 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;284.85||22,282.33||99.95<sup>(o)</sup>||Donation funds||1,620.03
|- align=center
|February 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;199.36||22,481.69||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,719.44
|- align=center
|March 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;117.22||22,598.91||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,736.71
|- align=center
|April 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;93.25||22,692.16||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,730.01
|- align=center
|May 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;164.72||22,856.88||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,794.78
|- align=center
|June 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;117.22||22,974.10||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,812.05
|- align=center
|July 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;93.25||23,067.35||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,805.35
|- align=center
|August 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;221.41||23,288,76||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,926.81
|- align=center
|September 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;84.55||23,373.31||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,911.41
|- align=center
|October 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;142.16||23,515.47||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||1,953.62
|- align=center
|November 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;252.34||23,767.81||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||2,106.01
|- align=center
|December 2017||&nbsp; &nbsp;1,015.70||24,783.51||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,021.76
|- align=center
|January 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;125.76||24,909.27||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,047.57
|- align=center
|February 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;215.05||25,124.32||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,162.67
|- align=center
|March 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;30.00||25,154.32||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,092.72
|- align=center
|April 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;126.80||25,281.12||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,119.57
|- align=center
|May 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;175.05||25,456.17||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,194.67
|- align=center
|June 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;129.62||25,585.79||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,224.34
|- align=center
|July 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;56.79||25,642.58||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,181.18
|- align=center
|August 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;129.62||25,772.20||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,210.85
|- align=center
|September 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;30.00||25,802.20||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,140.90
|- align=center
|October 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;126.80||25,929.00||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,167.75
|- align=center
|November 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;39.92||25,938.92||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,107.72
|- align=center
|December 2018||&nbsp; &nbsp;30.00||25,968.92||99.95<sup></sup>||Donation funds||3,037.77
|- align=center
 
 
|colspan=6|Notes:<br/>(a) Donations via the Tides Foundation paid for all costs while Larry Sanger was Editor-in-Chief of Citizendium.<br/>
(b) Lower cost negotiated by Dan Nessett.<br/>
(c) Includes $51.60 additional cost for time spent moving  Citizendium to new 3-server configuration.<br/>
(d) Further cost lowering for 3-server configuration negotiated by Dan Nessett.<br/>
(e) See Larry Sanger's [[/Sanger notes|notes]] for details concerning Sept. 2011 through January 2012.<br/>
(f) PayPal apparently charges approximately a 4.12% fee on donations made to the Citizendium account. The gross sum of donations during this period was actually $250.00.<br/>
(g) Hayford Peirce replaced Larry Sanger as Treasurer in late January of 2012. Additional donations were received but the previous balance of funds had not yet, as of January 31st, been transferred to Hayford's dedicated bank account at Chase maintained solely for the Citizendium account.<br/>
(h) Balance shown includes a donation of 48.25 that was not yet credited by the bank on Feb. 29, 2012.<br/>
(i) Includes a $12.00 bank service charge for having a monthly balance below the minimum required.<br/>
(j) Includes an extra $49.97 for a half-month by the service provider as we begin the migration to a cheaper service. While this is being worked on by the technical staff, we are temporarily paying two monthly charges.<br/>
(k) $319.90 of this total has been contributed by one of our techs as a special extra donation to cover the cost of the old servers while he works to migrate us to a cheaper service. To see the actual normal donations, deduct this amount.
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(l) Includes an extra $99.95 for a full month by the service provider as we continue the migration to a cheaper service. While this is being worked on by the technical staff, we are temporarily paying two monthly charges, the original $319.90 plus the extra $99.95.  As stated in Footnote (k), one of our techs is making a special donation to cover the $319.90.  It also includes a $12.00 bank charge for having a monthly balance below the minimum required.<br/>
(m) A number of donations are made towards the end of the month, generally via PayPal. Because it takes several days for our bank account to process PayPal transfers, it is easier for me to do the bookkeeping if I wait until the 4th or 5th of the following month to process the accounts—this way my figures of money in and money out jibe with the bank figures of what is actually in our account.<br/>
(n) The migration to a cheaper service is now complete. The monthly charge by the service provider will be $99.95. This month also includes a $12.00 bank charge for having a monthly balance below the minimum required.<br/>
(o) Our bank account was over the average minimum balance for the first time in a couple of years, hence there was no service charge.
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Our fiscal months start and end on the 20th (until Sept. 2011, the 16th) of each month because that is when we pay server costs for the coming month. Beginning with February 2012, however, with a new Treasurer in place, the above charts will reflect a calendar month and not the fiscal month. The figures shown will henceforth reflect the financial situation as of the last calendar day of that month.
 
The MC is making every effort to find some university, or philanthropist or charitable non-profit organization to help us with free server facilities or with additional funds. However, we have had no success to date. It appears that we must continue to raise our own funds by donations.
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'''What we will urgently need is for a small number of our members to pledge  monthly donations ranging from $5.80 per month to $11.60 per month, as shown just below:
 
:20 members pledging $5.80 per month would raise $116.00 (which would be $112 after deducting PayPal's fee, sufficient for hosting cost) or
:15 members pledging $7.74 per month would raise $116.00 (which would be $112 after deducting PayPal's fee, sufficient for hosting cost) or
:10 members pledging $11.60 per month would raise $116.00 (which would be $112 after deducting PayPal's fee, sufficient for hosting cost)'''
 
In Southern California, the cost of seeing a movie at the cinema is $15.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[CZ:Donate|Donate]]
*[[CZ:Donate|Donate]]

Revision as of 09:23, 7 April 2022

Current financial status

Please make your donations here.

Financial history since Jan. 1, 2019
Month Donations
during month, $		 Monthly
expense, $		 Paid by Funds on hand
at month's end, $
Mar 2022    1005.00 442.48 Donation funds 3581.02
Feb 2022    52.31 74.95 Donation funds 3018.50
Jan 2022    408.83 74.95 Donation funds 3041.14
Dec 2021    7.42 74.95 Donation funds 2707.26
Nov 2021    53.06 74.95 Donation funds 2774.79
Oct 2021    28.79 74.95 Donation funds 2796.68
Sept 2021    28.79 74.95 Donation funds 2842.84
Aug 2021    14.07 74.95 Donation funds 2889.00
Jul 2021    9.55 74.95 Donation funds 2949.88
Jun 2021    364.83 74.95 Donation funds 3015.28
May 2021    5.00 74.95 Donation funds 2,829.23
April 2021    5.00 74.95 Donation funds 2,968.05
March 2021    5.00 74.95 Donation funds 3,038.00
February 2021    5.00 74.95 Donation funds 3,107.95
January 2021    134.75 74.95 Donation funds 3,177.90
Notes:

The above chart reflects the financial situation as of the last calendar day of that month.
 
(a) As of Mar. 2022, the server underwent hardware and software upgrades. The new server is $99 per month. The old server will stay up while transition work continues. The old server costs $74.95/mo. In March, we paid all server costs ahead through May 21 (so likely no server charge in April). In March and April, here were also charges for a domain name for the old server and the purchase of some necessary software for technical staff.
 
(b) Prior to 6/4/2021, donations via Paypal were not moved into the Citizendium bank account but languished in Paypal and were not in this report; thus, donations made between Feb. and May 2021 were shown in the Jun 2021 report.
 
(c) There was an incorrect payment of $103.83 made in June 2021. That amount will be reimbursed to The Citizendium in Jan 2022.

 

NOTE 1: Only server hosting expenses shown here. Occasionally, there are other expenses such as email hosting et al.
 
NOTE 2: Thanks to our generous donors in 2021, including M. Audrius, G. Corder, A. Dedman, P. Hayes, D. MacQuigg, R. Merriam, J. McIntire, A. Naugler, P. Palmer, J. Shields, G. Swan, and M. Widmer.


Financial Report Archives
Archive 1, 6-26-2020: Financial_report/Archive1 (pre-2019)
Archive 2, 1-11-2021: Financial_report/Archive2 (2019-20)

Regular donations appreciated

We would appreciate it if our members could make regular donations, starting with as little as $3.90 per month, as shown just below:

20 members pledging $3.90 per month ($46.80/year) would be enough to keep the wiki going or
15 members pledging $5.20 per month ($62.40/year) would be enough to keep the wiki going or
10 members pledging $7.80 per month (93.60/year) would be enough to keep the wiki going

In Southern California, the cost of seeing a movie at the cinema is $15. Please make your donations here.

See also

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