Treasurer Report

Greetings, all -

I've been experimenting with report designs and I think the attached is the most informative presentation that can be fit onto a single page. (If anyone would like to see a report that answers a particular question, let me know.) The columns represent "departments" with -FP GENERAL sorted into the first position by using that "-" as a prefix. Income lines at the top, combined in a Gross Profit line, then Expenses, and Net Income down at the bottom. Some things to consider:

· The Minstrel report that Mike circulates differs from this one slightly, because he doesn't consider dues collected at the Minstrel to be departmental revenue. As far as Minstrel operations, his committee report is the one to look at.

· You will see that we have booked the donation discussed at the last meeting, and I've opted to give it its own department so we can easily track and report on expenses. The Spring 2015 Getaway has also received a donation toward its scholarship fund.

· I'm showing only the rent expense in the Swingin' Tern column because I have not yet received any information about the January dances.

I'd be happy to answer any questions at the meeting. I'd also encourage everyone to think about viewing these reports on line. Every number can be clicked to show the individual transactions that produced it. It's really pretty cool, and coaching is available at no extra charge!

I will print a couple of these to bring to the meeting, but I don't want to print enough copies for everybody. Most of them just get thrown out, in my experience. So if you want to ask a question, please bring your own copy for reference.

Thanks,

Chris

Chris Riemer

Treasurer

The Folk Project

www.folkproject.org