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== '''PLEASE DONATE TO OUR FUND RAISING DRIVE''' ==
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== Current financial status ==


We are in urgent and serious need of funds to pay for hosting our servers. We have set up a PayPal account to receive and accumulate your donations. That account already has $203  donated by myself and other members of our Management Council. '''Please join us with your donations'''.<ref>Your donations will '''not''' be income tax deductible because we are not registered (as yet) as a non-profit organization.</ref>
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|+ Financial history (see archives for details of prior years)
! Year!!Donations<br/>during year, $!!Expenses<br/>during year, $!!Funds on hand<br/>at years's end, $


Here is how to donate:
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|2023||&nbsp; <big>'''$1,713.39'''</big>||
$539.38 - server<br />
$1,167.18 - system administration<br />
$227.74 - domains and email<br />
<hr>
<big>'''$1,934.30'''</big> - total expenses
||&nbsp;<big>'''$2,981.68'''</big>


*Go to [http://www.paypal.com '''www.paypal.com'''] and click on the '''Send Money''' link at the top of the page.
|- align=center
|2022||&nbsp; <big>'''$3,433.66'''</big>||
$1,875.08 - server hosting (overpaid, see below)<br />
$669.23 - programmer<br />
$285.02 - software<br />
$34.05 - temp domain name<br />
<hr>
<big>'''$2,863.38'''</big> - total expenses
||&nbsp;<big>'''$3202.59'''</big>


* In the '''To:''' section, enter '''citizendium@)hotmail.com''' all in lower case letters
|- align=center
|2021||&nbsp; &nbsp;-||- ||&nbsp;$2707.26


*In the '''From:''' section, enter your email address
|- align=center
|2020||&nbsp; &nbsp;-||- ||&nbsp;$3247.85


* In the '''Amount:''' section, enter the amount of your donation in whatever currency you select from the drop-down menu.
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|colspan=5|&nbsp;<br/>
* As of April 2024, the monthly server cost is $103.95.  This will go up annually adjusted for cost-of-living increases.  The bank account balance currently stands at around $4100.
* In March of 2022, there was a major hardware and software upgrade, and we paid for two servers through May.  The old server cost $74.95/mo, and the newer one $99/mo.  This major upgrade was generously supported by free technical work by Sergei Chekanov.
* We were overcharged for about six months of server costs during 2022.  '''This overpayment will be used in 2023 to pay for the first six months of server costs.'''
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* Click on the '''Personal''' tab and select '''Gift
== Regular donations appreciated ==
'''We would appreciate it if our members could make regular donations, starting with as little as $5 per month, as shown just below:


* Click on '''Continue'''
:20 members pledging $5 per month ($60/year) would be enough to keep the servers running for a year, or
:15 members pledging $6.77 per month ($81/year) would be enough to keep the servers running for a year, or
:10 members pledging $10 per month (100/year) would be enough to keep the servers running for a year'''


* You will then be instructed to fill out a form to create a free PayPal account. Please do so and then follow all of the subsequent instructions.
In Southern California, the cost of seeing a movie at the cinema is $15. Please '''[[CZ:Donate|make your donations here]]'''.


This article will be expanded as soon as possible. But right now, we need your donations urgently!
== Archives ==


==References==
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''<big>[[Financial Report Archives]]</big>'''
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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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| style="padding: 0.25em;"|'''Archive 3, 12-31-2022:''' [[Financial_report/Archive3]] ''(2021-22 partial)''
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<References/>
== See also ==
*[[CZ:Donate|Donate]]

Latest revision as of 12:20, 17 March 2024

Current financial status

Financial history (see archives for details of prior years)
Year Donations
during year, $		 Expenses
during year, $		 Funds on hand
at years's end, $
2023   $1,713.39

$539.38 - server
$1,167.18 - system administration
$227.74 - domains and email

$1,934.30 - total expenses

 $2,981.68
2022   $3,433.66

$1,875.08 - server hosting (overpaid, see below)
$669.23 - programmer
$285.02 - software
$34.05 - temp domain name

$2,863.38 - total expenses

 $3202.59
2021    - -  $2707.26
2020    - -  $3247.85
 
  • As of April 2024, the monthly server cost is $103.95. This will go up annually adjusted for cost-of-living increases. The bank account balance currently stands at around $4100.
  • In March of 2022, there was a major hardware and software upgrade, and we paid for two servers through May. The old server cost $74.95/mo, and the newer one $99/mo. This major upgrade was generously supported by free technical work by Sergei Chekanov.
  • We were overcharged for about six months of server costs during 2022. This overpayment will be used in 2023 to pay for the first six months of server costs.


Regular donations appreciated

We would appreciate it if our members could make regular donations, starting with as little as $5 per month, as shown just below:

20 members pledging $5 per month ($60/year) would be enough to keep the servers running for a year, or
15 members pledging $6.77 per month ($81/year) would be enough to keep the servers running for a year, or
10 members pledging $10 per month (100/year) would be enough to keep the servers running for a year

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

Archives

Financial Report Archives
Archive 1, 6-26-2020: Financial_report/Archive1 (pre-2019)
Archive 2, 1-11-2021: Financial_report/Archive2 (2019-20)
Archive 3, 12-31-2022: Financial_report/Archive3 (2021-22 partial)

See also

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