The Unitarian Universalist Association’s Annual Program Fund  (APF) is the way UU congregations financially support the work of our larger faith community. 

Every year in July, each congregation is asked to make a minimum contribution to the Association based on the number of members certified to the Association for General Assembly the previous February. 

If voting membership, based on the congregation’s bylaws, is at least 550, 4.2% of the total of the current year’s operating budget may be used to calculate the minimum contribution in lieu of basing it on active membership. Visit the UUA's Annual Program Fund web page for additional details. 

When a congregation contributes the suggested minimum, it earns the designation of a Fair Share Congregation.

The Annual Program Fund is the principal opportunity for congregations to financially support the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in its efforts to provide services, promote our faith in the public square, and to further our growth. The UUA Board of Trustees appoints "APF District Chairs" - one from each district.

 Contacts and Links -

• APF-District Chair for TJD: Pat Griggs, PatGriggs@aol.com.
  The APF-District Chair works in concert with the UUA Stewardship and Development Department to bring the message of UUA programs and services to congregations, encourage APF Fair-Share support and answer questions about the APF.
  
  
• Making APF Contributions:  Mailing Address and Instructions (PDF)

• APF email: apf@uua.org 
• UUA's Annual Fund Program home page 
  (www.uua.org/aboutus/governance/board-appointedcommittees/annualprogram)
• UUA's APF meeting minutes 

 Timeline - 

You will be hearing from the Annual Program Fund contacts several times each year:

• May: Estimate of Giving Form mailed to congregations
• June: Estimate of Giving Form to be returned to the UUA
• Sept:  Contact with new treasurers. Follow up on Estimate of Giving Form
• October: Ribbons of Fair Share and Merit Congregations at Fall Conference
• February: Projected ability to fulfill financial commitment to Association for the year
• April: Recognition of Fair Share and Merit Congregations at District Annual Meeting
• May: “Pay by May” to assure final contribution arrives through lock box to APF office in time to be counted at General Assembly.
• June:  THANK YOU!!! 
  

Annual Program Fund - quarterly newsletter (PDF)