Evening star., 1932-11-13
S1,62,214 NEEDED
FOR RELIEF UNITS
Analysis of Chest Budget Fig
ures 1888 Expenses at
$4,927, ,654.

The Community Chest will need
S1.o62.214.95 in gifts from the Washing
ton public for family welfare and relief
work by agencies devoted to those
tasks. it was revealed yesterday in an
ANALYSIS of the 1888 budget, made public
by Joshua Evans, ir., president OF the
District National Bank and chairman OF
the Chests budget committee.
The 1888 expenses Of the Cnest
organizations will total, according to
Mr.. Evans figures, S4,927, ,654.42, OF
which S2507, ,867.42 is to be covered Dy
earnings, leaving the goal OF $2,4ls,T0I
to be covered by gifts during the COM
ing campaign. III.
OF the amount needed from gl1ts,
S156. .684.95 is allotted in the budget 70
child welfare. s37.8265l to the care OF
tine aged. S512.55862 for care of sick
and health work; $278,122. for
Character building, $155,92292 for
central services, and S2l6,456.68 for
emergency funds, unexpected neeoS,
Commenting on the 1888 Chest
budget yesterday, Mr.. Evans said:
Each member of the Community
Chest is required to submit in advance
of the campaign each year detailed
budget covering, in the case OF some
agencies. hundreds Of items OF expense:
This budget includes statement OF
the budget of the previous year ana
the experience of the previous year.
Every phase of the organizations work
is anaiyzed in the budget. 1t Is ac-
companied by an audited financial re-
port of the organization and by COM
YoIete statistical report
Service Reports Analysed.
"These budgets are checked by the
accounting staff of the Community
Chest and the service reports are an
alyzed by the research department OF
the Council of Social Agencies. The
budget proposals of previous years are
carefully compared with these budgets
as are the minutes Of the Budget Com
mittee, so that all available informa-
ton is brought to bear on the proposals
of each agency. The questions sug-
gested by this material are then pre-
pared and sent to the agency concerned
as we'll as held for consideration by the
Budget Committee. This work OF
ANALYSIS is under the direction OF a
volunteer. Clarence Phelps Dodge, l645
Thirty-first street, who has been living
in washington for several years past
and at one time was the president OF
the Community Chest Of Colorado
Springs. He is being assisted by E. E.
Gallahue, another volunteer.
"These budgets are then considered
BY the appropriate subcommittee Of
the Budget Committee. The Budget
Committee consists Of 80 or more peo-
pie of whom a majority Of the group
are from the board of trustees Of the
Community Chest, which represents
member organizations. These are all,
of course, volunteers. The Budget
Committee is divided as four subcom-
mittees, according to type Of agency to
be considered, as follows:
81. Personal service to needy families
and individuals.
90. Institutional care Of dependent
children and adults.
SO. Hospital care, home care Of the
sick and injured and health promotion.
'4. Character building and leisure
time agencies.
Each of these committees has a
chairman and vice chairman. They,
together with the chairman Of the
Budget Committee, serve as an Ex-
ecutive Committee for the Budget Com
nlittee.
"a careful statement OF policies Is
worked out in advance Of the meetings
of any of these subcommittee and the
Budget Committee as whole goes over
these policies so that uniform treatment
Is given to all budgets,
Advice on Each Situation.
"The subcommittee then have their
meetings with the agencies. To each
of these subcommittee is attached a
competent secretary, member of the
-tal s.- -
an advisor, specialist in the particular
field of service which is to be considered
from the staff of the Council of Social
Agencies. Thus the best possible lay
and professional advice Is brought to
bear upon each situation. The agencies
appear in turn before these Subcommit-
tees answering the questions which have
already been prepared regarding theil
budgets and answering any other ques-
tionS which may come to the minds OF
the Budget Committee during the dis
cussion. So far as possible modtdca-
tiolls which seem desirable in budgetry
proposals are agreed upon in conference
with the agency representatives. Fol
lowing these conferences and the rec
concentrations by the Budget Commit.
Eee, the recommendations Of the sub
committees are sent to the agencie;
concerned. If they are not satisfied
with the recommendations they may
have further conference with the sub
committee. If agreement then is MOI
possible the agency may appeal to thu
Budget Committee as whole, If still
dissatisfied to the Executive COMMITTEES
lof the Chest, and finally to the BoarC
of Trustees. In this way assurance IL
given that the best possible judgment
is given to the proposals Of the agencies
but al mi i1IcfiRa ic dOna through
arbitrary action.
when all of the subcommittee havl
made their recommendations they ar
presented to the Budget Committee a
a whole. 1t may make modification
or approve them as they stand. Tht
Budget Committees recommendation
are then submitted to the Executiv,
COMMITTEE Of the Chest and finally i
presented to the Board of Trustees TO
ratification.
Budgets are being analyZed at tn
present time. They will be presented
to the Budget Committee immediatel.
after the close Of the present Com
munity Chest campaign. The commit
tee plans to complete its work b.
Christmas and to have budgets read.
for shape for the operation of tn
member agencies in the calendar yea
beginning January /. This is an i'm
provement over the procedure in pre-
vious years when, because the campaign
was not held until January, budget
were often not finished for a month o
two after that. With the campaigl
moved up to November. this year. it WI
be possible to start agencies on thei
new budgets with the new year.
During the year, members OF tn
Budget Committee are expected to visi
the agencies which fall within thei
group, so that they may all understan
what the agencies are doing.
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