By the Numbers

Budget for 2026-27

pdf26-27_Budget_for_Annual_Meeting.pdf

2026-27 Budget Summary (Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship)

 

Pledge Drive Status

The thank you card team is responding to pledges. Reminder calls and emails are complete. Many thanks to Co-Chairs Sara Terry and Mel Downey-Piper (plus the thank you and reminder teams) for making the pledge drive a success!

Trends (as of May 2026)

405 pledges       $1,005,000

25 new (6%), 129 increased (32%), 33 decreased (8%)

Budget planning pledge income total = $1,005,000 (projected total)

With 4% pledge incompletion factored in, that leaves $965,000 as pledge income figure for the budget.

Other income factors:

Rental increase ($4K), distribution from the Foundation General Fund ($5K), interest income decrease, all result in an income increase of $52,000, compared to last year.

Budget Highlights for FY 2026-27

Along with an increase in pledge income from the ongoing pledge drive, the DRAFT budget addresses several priorities:

  • Balance program and staffing needs for our $1.3 million+ budget, appropriate for a congregation of our size.
  • Seek to address Fair Compensation guidelines as we seek to support and grow our staff in an equitable manner.
    • 2% COLA for staff (per UUA recommendation)
    • This year we are unable to adjust positions towards new UUA guidelines.
    • We are unable to adjust a key staff position to full-time as originally planned.
  • Additions to budgets:
    • Sabbatical support
    • Pianist, sound engineer for Worship
    • Marginal Program budget increases: Justice, Membership, Music, Adult Programs, Small Groups, 20/30s
  • Meet cost of doing business/inflation increases:
    • Health insurance (significant increase of $37,000 – this is not a typo)
    • Utilities

Strategic Initiatives Fund ($155,000 planned transfer for 2026-27 budget)

We are seeking to balance, in a sustainable way, the growing budget needs with present and expected resources from all income streams, including the Strategic Initiatives Fund. The budget has relied on reserve funds in the past few years to support a growth budget. There will be sufficient reserve funds to provide support for the operating budget and campus maintenance for the next several years.

 

 

Please refer questions on financial details to the Lead Minister, Executive Minister or the Board Finance Advisory Committee. 

(document by Daniel Trollinger, Executive Minister)