ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 389 ACRL 1981/1982 Budget ACRL Summary Budgets ACRL 1980/81 1981/82 Revenue* $333,881 $769,494 Expense 391,922 768,920 (58,041) 574 Amount carried forward” 74,952 78,746 Balance $16,911 $79,320 Choice Revenue $708,814 $810,580 Expense 698,749 810,570 10,065 10 Amount carried forward** 36,171 36,000 Balance $46,236 $36,010 *This figure does not include the allocation of $40,892 to C&RL News in 1980/81 and $19,741 in 1981/82. These figures rep resen t a transfer of funds within the ACRL budget. **Estimates provided by the ALA Controller. Highlights At the annual meeting in San Francisco, the ACRL Board of Directors adopted the 1981/82 ACRL b u d g et, w ith th e provision th a t this budget would be used only if the membership dues increase ballot passed. The membership did subsequently adopt the increase in dues. High­ lights of the budget include: • An increase in membership dues income of $70,000. • A decrease in the allocation to C&RL News of $21,000 as a result of increases in C&RL News revenue. • An increase in College and Research Librar­ ies revenue as a result of raising journal subscrip­ tion rates for non-members. • An increase in revenues from the ACRL continuing education program , reflecting the growth of that program. • The continuation of funding for the Biblio­ graphic Instruction Liaison Project. • The addition of a staff position to support the ACRL national conference activity, preconfer­ ences, sections and committees. • A $14,000 increase in support to commit­ tees. • A $13,212 increase in support of section ac­ tivities. • A $2,611 increase in support to chapters. • The allocation of a $30,000 operational re­ serve for the Association. • The budget for a proposal, subsequently fu n d ed by th e N ational E n dow m ent for th e Humanities, was approved. This grant provides funding for two workshops on “Programming in the Humanities.” • A cost-of-living increase of 6% to staff. This increase is an ALA-wide staff cost-of-living in­ crease. Income and Expenditures The pie chart on the next page shows the ma­ jor projected sources of revenue and expendi­ tures for ACRL, excluding Choice, the Min­ neapolis Conference (other than allocations), and th e NEH grant. The la tte r two are excluded since they are not annual events and would make comparisons with last year’s budget difficult (see C&RL News, October 1980). A compilation indicating where ACRL funds (including staff time) are specifically derived from and expanded is shown on the next page. Com­ parisons with the previous year are also shown. This compilation reflects ACRL’s continuing move toward program budgeting. This year it has been refined to show section preconferences and the Association’s continuing education program as separate activities. 390 With the increase in the membership dues, the trend towards a shrinking proportion of revenue coming from that source has been halted for this year. The impact of the dues increase on mem­ bership retention is hard to predict. This past year ACRL membership increased by 5 per cent. Inflation continues to increase th e su p p o rt needed for those programs which do not directly produce revenues, such as the Board, sections, committees, discussion groups, and chapters. The support of these programs is essential for the con­ tinuing renewal and growth of the Association. The Budget and Finance Committee is examin­ ing questions related to how fixed costs will be charged, and to which programs should overhead costs be assessed in determining the long-term viability of the programs. The committee expects to make recommendations to the Board on these issues in the next year. 3 9 1 INCOME % of % of Activity 1980/81 1981/82 Difference 1980/81 1981/82 Membership $121,445 $192,500 $71,055 36.4 37.4 C&RL 88,814 108,078 19,264 26.6 21.0 C&RL News* 37,448 64,023 26,575 11.2 12.4 Preconferences 37,710 58,075 20,365 11.3 11.9Continuing Education 1,875 44,600 36,725 8.6 Seattle Allocation — 20,622 20,622 — 4.0 Choice Allocation 5,246 8,300 3,054 1.6 1.6 Publications 7,100 7,500 400 2.1 1.4 Fast Job Listing Service — 4,100 4,100 — .8 Jobline — 4,000 4,000 — .8 Minneapolis Conf. Allocation 33,143 1,857 (31,286) 9.9 .3 ACRL 100 Libraries — 800 800 — .2 Contributions & Gifts 1,100 800 (300) .3 .2 333,881* 515,255* 100% 100% Minneapolis Conference — 189,690 NEH Project — 64,549 TOTAL $333,881 $769,494 *This figure does not include the allocation of $40,892 to C&RL News in 1980/81 and $19,741 in 1981/82. These figures represent a transfer of ACRL funds within the ACRL budgets. EXPENDITURES % of % of Activity 1980/81 1981/82 Difference 1980/81 1981/82 C&RL News $102,309 $91,511 $(10,798) 26.1 17.8 C&RL 85,441 85,683 242 21.8 16.6 Preconferences 60,075 11.785,473 9E Program 44,889 19,4 1 21.8C 8.7 ACRL Reserve — 30,000 30,000 — 5.8 Committees 12,486 26,452 13,966 3.2 5.2 Publications 7,638 25,436 17,798 1.9 4.9 Sections 10,013 23,225 13.212 2.6 4.5 Member Services 13,680 20,294 6,614 3.5 3.9 Seattle Conference 2,388 20,622 18,234 .6 4.0 RI Project — 18,645 18,645 — 3.6 Chapters 15,905 18,516 2,611 4.1 3.6 Advisory 7,126 13,056 5,930 1.8 2.5 Choice 4,217 10,659 6,442 1.1 2.1 Minneapolis Conf. Allocation 33,143 9,000 (24,143) 8.5 1.8 Fast Job Listing Service 4,039 6,443 2,404 1.0 1.3 Jobline — 3,496 3,496 — .7 Discussion Groups 428 3,146 2,718 .1 .6 ACRL 100 1,786 1,681 (105) .5 .3 University Library Statistics 3,639 — (3,639) .9 SCMAI 1,236 — (1,236) .3 — Other 975 1,852 877 .2 .4 391,922 514,681 122,759 100% 100% Minneapolis Conference 189,690 189,690 NEH Project 64,549 64,549 TOTAL $391,922 $768,920 $376,998 The Minneapolis conference and NEH project budgets are excluded from the percentage calcula­ tions in both tables since they would significantly distort comparisons made with the previous year. —