Annual Program Fund
Significant financial support for the Unitarian Universalist movement comes directly from our 1,042 member congregations. Congregational contributions to the Unitarian Universalist Association Annual Program Fund (APF) provide almost half of the Association's unrestricted income.
These contributions fund Association programs, services and resources that directly benefit and strengthen the congregations themselves and Unitarian Universalism as a whole. By joining together, we can create religious education curricula and social justice programs. We can also provide support for ministry, growth, extension and outreach. Each independent congregation has the opportunity as a group to help fund the work of the Association and to be part of an interdependent religious community.
Member congregations are asked to make a financial contribution each fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). The requested contribution (Fair Share) is calculated on the basis of the number of members your congregation certified for General Assembly the previous February.
The Fair Share for the following fiscal years (July 1 - June 30) is:
2004/05: $50 per certified member
2005/06: $51 per certified member
2006/07: $53 per certified member
2007/08: $54 per certified member
2008/09: $56 per certified member
2009/10: $58 per certified member
Congregations with 550 or more members have the option of calculating their contribution based on the number of members or at 4.2% of total budgeted expenses.
The UUA Board of Trustees determines each year's Fair Share assessment for our member congregations and the overall APF Goal. Member congregations elect their District Trustee, and thus have input through the political process. They can also express their opinions directly to the UUA Finance Committee.
Increases in Fair Share from one year to the next allow the Association to keep up with inflation and still provide the programs and services congregations expect to receive.
For more information contact apf @ uua.org.
Last updated on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
