Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. U—tio.
OMAHA, -NEBRASKA, FJUIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1972
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What Will Tentative Budget is 'Realistic, Feasible1
iohliahts of the Tentative Operating Budget for the New Omaha Jewish Community Center
I Omaha—"The cost of providing the ma'ny new . * programs and services to meet the varied needs . Of the Omaha Jewish community through the new The following Information was excerpted from the material Jewish Community Center will be within the developed by the New Center Planning Committee relating to the - realistic capabilities of the community to fi- operation of the new Jewish Community Center. • • nance," Charles Monasee said this week. It compares current" Center Services (limited programs) with " Mr. Monasee, chairman of the New Center Planning Committee, reported this week on the the first full year of operation of an enlarged program in the new . refinements of the tentative budget projections building (1974) and the further extension of services projected , developed by his committee in planning for the for the secondyear (1975). , new building. • •,* Tentative in nature and not yet adopted by the Federation "It is likely," said Mr. Monasee, "that in the Executive Committee, it is presented here as reflecting the best • .first full year of operation of the new facility, thinking of Center and community leadership in order to provide ' fees paid by Center members and program users our readers with important current information. , will provide the bulk of added income needed. 1972 1974 1975 This will be within a framework of a tqtal budget INCOME Membership Dues ' : / $112,000 $132,000 which will be less than twice that which Is now : , •,': .1 $111,900 being spent oh the outmoded Center building Program Fees , ( 154,000 220,600 . with limited programs. Air this," Monasee said, "can be done without adding a-heavy burden o n / ••>•• . ; (Current bookkeeping patterns combine these two. anyone, and will come as a result of people's re-^ items/Theywffl be"divided in 1973. Detailed explanvisions of the use of their recreational and edu-/ "•••-.•• ation of membership fees is offered below.) cation dollars." ••-'>'/.:••' v :-i = Program fee income' includes fees for the Health In designing the first several years' budget . * Club, Nursery School and Day Camp as well as indiprojections Mr. Monasee explained "there has vidual class or course charges. In each case fees will been a conscious effort made to finance the Cenbe related to the direct expense for each activity. ter's operations without asking for any significant Central Funds increase in allocations from Omaha's Jewish 90,000 100,000 110,000 Jewish Philanthropies ' • Philanthropies." 64,000 - 64,000 64,000 U.C.SEndowment A key factor In this design," Monasee said, is Other our plan to use the proceeds of the sale of the . Endowment Fund 35,000 35,000 20th and Dodge Streets Center building as^an en- This refers to a conservative estimate of investment dowment, with the income-assigned for operating . -.income, frorn the proceeds, of the sale of our old buildpurposes. ing "which" lias Been planned to provide continuous " "The use of this hioneyT which represents, the support for the new Center program. gifts of our forebearers, to continue vital Jewish 265,000 • 465,000 561,600 - community services for the present and future TOTAL ANTICIPATED INCOME ' generations, is the most meaningful way to keep \ the faith with those who earlier helped make the EXPENSE Center concept a reality in Omaha," Monasee" 254,200. 317,800 Program Service 140,500 - s a i d . "There is no better way to recognize their Includes staff, materials and other related costs for ; gift to,us than through continuing their involveall the programs the Center will provide. This is the : ment in serving our community through the use area of greatest change reflecting the greatly inof these funds," he said. creased cost of expanded programming. Membership - i' "It will cost more to run the new building," dues and additional fees for some programs will more j Monasee said, "but-at the same time the exthan cover the costs of programs to be offered. ' panded services will provide additional sources ' of income. The cost of running a Nursery School, Administrative, . 75,400 112,800 125,800 I for instance, will be offset, by the income from Includes such items as bookkeeping services, mem, fees charged to those participating'in the nursery bership, reception and clerical personnel as. well as | school program/The samel will be true for most general office expenses and supplies. >' of the large projected new programs." ! Monasee noted that the projected income from 'Building and Grounds Upkeep . 50,000 98,000 118,000 \ membership fees "is a conservative estimate of TOTAL ANTICIPATED EXPENSE 265,900 . 465,000 561,600 '* what we can expect, based on the experience of <' other communities. „-. ' Variables 1 "The largest variables Jn the costs of running ' the* new building will actually reflect our degree ., of success in meeting community needs," Mo. The following categories and fees illustrate the patterns and ' naseer said. "If our program Is successful, we will costs found in full service Jewish Community Centers in cities of • ' need to offer more activities, hire more group our size. : • and class leaders arid buy more materials. This They are tentative and of a pattern which Omaha will prob* will produce more expenses. However, a success-. ful program will bring added membership and ably adopt. The figures are conservatively designed in that they .. added programs fee income which will meet . under-anticipate the numbers of people who are likely to become ' most of the costs. If a program should not be members in the Center and over-estimate the amount of reduced ; »-acceptable, it will not be conducted and mo3t of fee memberships we are likely to provide. , • * its costs will be saved." y ^ Category. Number anticipated in 1974 Possible Rate ' Monasee also pointed out that the budget pro: '."•. ~ '' 80O " $125 to $150 jections include the total income and expenses Family (The. family membership will include all members of the . '* of some large programs .we now conduct and household including children away at college.) , which will become larger, such as the Health - . Club, Day Camp and Nursery School. These fig- Single Adult 100 _ $70 \ tires must be included in the budget to provide a (Unmarried adults or single parent families) complete picture of the scope of services which Yoiifig Adult 100 $50 are offered. (Unmarriedi college-age persons living away from homo.) ,- ' "The, Planning Committee made every effort to project realistic budget expectations,"- Mo- Senior Citizen 150 $15 -' nasee said, "and in terms of the increased scr(Special Senior Citizen category-for participants inJSenlor ' vices to be provided by the new building, the Citizen Club activities.) ;. increase of subvention through Philanthropies Sustaining .50 " ' funds is negligable," Mr. Monasee said. "From (An opportunity for some to provide for a membership for - a n operating standpoint, the'new Jewish Comothers in,addition to their own.) 1 • munity Center will not place'a financial burden ANTICipApir>'MEMBERSHIP ,1,200 unlts-to provide »112,000 :- on the community. On the other hand, there is ,'.?}iio' limit to, the potential enrichment of'Jewlih / ' ( l a 1975:iifejWould anticipate an additional 150 familyor sus• . \ JJfe offered. ^by.tbe.ne.wiCenter programs.'.') > -. •, w • taining] memberships with a total income of4132,000.) .'!>..
Proposed Center Membership Data
Membership Dues Carefully Planned Omaha—"Membership dues in Omaha's new . Jewish Community Center should be within the capability of almost all families in this Jewish Community," Mortimer Greenberg announced recently at a public meeting sponsored by B'nal B'rith. "The projections of membership categories and fees are now being developed," he said, "and s h o u l d be_iormally approved by the Center Committee andthen ratified by the Federation's Executive Committee later this year of early in 1973. These recommendations will flow from careful study of local needs and the experiences of comparable communities across the country." Family Memberships Reporting to the public at the July 27 meeting at Westside High School, the Federation's Executive Director indicated "the current thinking of our committee suggests the basic membership unit in our new center will be the family and it is likely that their annual dues rate will be established at a point between $125 and $150, ; which should be acceptable to the bulk of thisJewish community. As pur Center will-provide varied services for all members of the family," ho noted, "it is reasonable to use the family as the unit for identification with the Center, a practice which is common to cities our size and larger across the country. "Ther_e will undoubtedly be separate categoEditor's note: In the interest of providing our readers with pertinent information about the new Jewish Community Center project, the Jewish Press Will welcome questions readers may have about the project. Please address questions to: The Jewish-Press, 101 North 20th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. ries for unmarried a'dults, single young adults and some older adults,' he continued, "each with its own membership rate, and there will be opportunity provided for larger membership fees for those people who would like to finance their own participation and at the same time provide for the participation of others who could not meet the full cost of membership. "No family will be excluded from membership in the new Center due to financial inability," • Greenberg announced. "It has been agreed that, in keeping with the concept 'It's Everybody's Center,' reduced membership fees will be pro* vlded where appropriate, with sensitive and con* fldentlal handling to be the rule for such situ* atlons." • - : • : , Greenberg reported that current thinking by Center leadership would require membership in the Center in order to participate in any and all of the continuing services which will be offered. . "Not only does the membership fee provide important income for operating the basic program but it serves as a positive means of personal identification with a Jewish service of direct value to the member,' he said. "Membership will permit the participant to enjoy a large number of activities, without additional charge," .the Director continued.-; ' "Membership is an ingredient that all parti/•cipants will ; have in common even though their specific interests may vary; Membership fees will not only be important in financing the dayto-day operation but will give members the dignity of paying their own way and a sense of being a part of this unique Jewish facility," ha said. "Health Club memberships, which really are program service fees for that department, will require Center membership as a prerequisite," Greenberg said. "The-committees have agreed * that each Health Club member will become a Center member first, and then will have tho opportunity to register for his Health Clulwnembership. It is anticipated that these two' fees, Center membership and Health Club, will ap* proximate the costs of the better health clubs In Omaha while still providing other valuable • Center services to all members of the .family,'*'} -lit! ho concluded. < Lv*- i... i !..'.:- .'.. ^•utiii-j.i,..,