Bengali Association of Minnesota

Financial Report for Year 2002

Saraswati Puja – 2002..........................

Collection:...............................…………………………...........Expenses:

Subscription...................…………...........$848.00…………....Cooking Cost Reimbursement ...….. $ 73.00

Donation from Bengali CD/Video Sale...... 142.00..…………...Grocery and Puja Supplies........….. 254.46

___________________________________________……......Pizza for Children.....……......... 60.00

Total...........................…………….........$990.00.……………....Hindu Mandir Donation…......……. 150.00

................................…………………………………................‘Pranami’ paid to Hindu Mandir.…….... 15.00

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...........................................………………………………………………………..Total.............................. $552.46

............Net............(+)......$437.54

Bengali New Year – April 2002..............................

Collection:..............................$991.00………..……......Expenses:

......................................…………………………..........Dinner, Pizza, Snacks & Dessert ......$1,136.80

......................................………………………………..........Community Center Rental............ 437.50

...........................…………………………………….............Paper Products & Table Cover ...... 24.83

...........................………………………………...................Cleaning and Other Supplies...... ...... 16.42

.................................………………………………………..............Stage Decoration.................. 36.20

.....................................…………………………………..........Program Flier Duplication............ 11.21

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................................…………………………………………..............Total.................…...........$1,662.96

…………............Net............(-)......$671.96

Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Newsletter (‘Jogajoge’) and Magazine (‘Sannikat) – 2002..................

Collection:.........…………………................................Expenses:

Subscription........................ ......$6,858.00………........Durga Puja Venue (PCHS) Rental ......$2,068.71

‘Sannikat’ Sale (@ $1)............…..... 81.00…………....Transportation of Deities....………........ 124.26

Advertisements in ‘Sannikat’......... 450.00……………........Decoration and Set-up.………........ 80.71

Corporate Donation........................ 175.00.………………...Cooking Cost Reimbursement ...... 175.00

Personal Donation..................…..... 371.51.………………....Outside Food and Snacks.......... 2,470.00

Miscellaneous Cash Collection......... 61.00……………......Grocery and Puja Supplies...... ...... 547.00

_________________________________________...Paper Products and Paper Rolls...... 302.67

Total............................………..........$7,996.51………………………....Plastic Sheet........................ 24.50

....................................………………………………...…….......Utensils and Containers Rental...... 131.48

.....................................………………………………………..………......Priest Expenses.................. 453.25

...................…………………………………..............……...........Cleaning Services and Tips............ 75.00

......................……………………………..............……..........‘Sannikat’ Production (90 copies)...... 385.79

............................…………………………...……..............Newsletter Printing & Misc. Postage...... 136.64

.........................………………………………………….....................Drama Script Duplication............ 13.72

....................................……………………………………............Puja Utensils bought in Kolkata...... 22.00

...................................……………………….....………......Lakshmi Puja Venue (Hindu Mandir)...... 100.00

..............................…………………………......……….........Lakshmi Puja Supplies and Grocery...... 37.52

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.....................................………………………………………..………...........Total..............................$7,148.25

............Net............(+)......$848.26

 

Other Income – 2002..............................

51 Annual Memberships................…........$1,018.00......

Interest earned from CD.............................. 32.71

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Total................................................$1,050.71......

............Net............(+)......$1050.71

Other Expenses – 2002..............................

Liability Insurance Yearly Premium................…... $207.00......

Outside Food and Groceries for ‘Satsang’ ............... 62.84

Non-profit Organization Address Update .............. 35.00

Funeral Bouquet................……………............ ...... 42.60

General Body Meeting 1/13/02 Snacks............ ...... 35.04

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Total................................................ $382.48......

............Net............(-)......$382.48

Activities in Disaster Relief Account - 2002..............................

Collection: Nil...................……...............Expenses: Nil

Opening Balance........................………...........$101.05

Transfer to Main Checking Account................$101.05

Closing Balance (account closed)........................Nil

ANNUAL SUMMARY – 2002..............................

Income:...................................……………..….....Expenses:

Saraswati Puja...................... $437.54………….....Bengali New Year............ ...... $671.96

Durga Puja.............................. 848.26...………….Others......(as above)............... 382.48

Others......(as above).............1,050.71......

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Total.............................. $2,336.51......Total..............................$1,054.44

............Net Income in 2002:............(+)......$1,282.07

FINAL SUMMARY AS OF 01/01/2003..............................

Previous Balance as of 01/06/02...... $5,018.74......Closing Balance in Checking Acct......$6,300.81......

Net Income in 2002.................. $1,282.07......(CD Account closed and merged)......

................................................(Disaster Relief Account closed and merged)

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Total.............................. $6,300.81......Total Balance in Bank Accounts......$6,300.81

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We thankfully acknowledge the generous food donation made by our community members worth several hundreds of dollars during the Pujas and the ‘Satsang’ sponsored by us, as well as personal and corporate cash donations we received during the Durga Puja...................*** ......HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! ......***

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