Finances and budgets

Treasurers kept handwritten ledgers from October 1959, opening with a $17.25 deposit. The board adopted a tentative annual budget on February 17, 1971, and from December 1980 required prior approval for spending over $25. By June 1984 treasurer's reports carried the operating account and the Belasco memorial fund on separate schedules. From 2012 the treasurer issued quarterly reports comparing actual results with the budget. The 1980 budget balanced at $2,600, the 1998 budget set $15,100 in income against $10,075 in expenses, and the 2015 plan projected $22,200 in revenue against $18,705 in expenses.

Drawn from: Treasurer’s ledger, October 1959–January 1961; Tentative annual budget with handwritten revisions; Board minutes on memorial sale and spending approval; Treasurer's report — June 27, 1984; Final first-quarter report through March 31; Approved 1980 budget; Board reports Belasco fully funded and elects Al Valdes; 2015 annual budget and historical comparisons.