After months of hard work defining goals, getting price quotes, setting priorities and building working teams the Association is ready to announce our 2009 budget. The Association is an all volunteer ran organization made up of and supported by the Drupal community and is excited to share our budget with the community. We want to keep you informed as to how your donations are being used.
Download the PDF, read the summary below and if you see a project or area that you are interested in contact us and get involved. The Association is always looking for talented community members to help us with managing the hardware infrastructure of *.drupal.org, legal issues, accounting items, marketing, copyright and trademark issues, and many other tasks.
Budget Summary
For the calendar year 2009 the Associations expects the following in revenue and expenses.
| Project revenues | USD | EURO |
|---|---|---|
| Recurring annual revenues | 133,314 | 99,541 |
| Current unexpected revenue (mainly Drupalcon) | 161,875 | 120,776 |
| Cash in bank | 119,798 | 89,382 |
| Total Revenues & Assets | 415,087 | 309,699 |
| Expected recurring expenses | ||
| Infrastructure | 26,264 | 19,596 |
| Administrative | 16,892 | 12,604 |
| Drupalcamp sponsorship | 10,800 | 8,058 |
| Drupalcon | 80,000 | 59,689 |
| Drupal store | 5,000 | 3,731 |
| Drupal meetup support | 5,000 | 3,731 |
| Legal | 27,000 | 20,145 |
| Public Relations | 14,525 | 10,387 |
| One-time expenses | ||
| Completion of d.o redesign | 39,337 | 29,349 |
| Drupal.org upgrades | 40,250 | 30,031 |
| Capacity upgrades to d.o | 28,200 | 21,040 |
| Creation of a Drupal store | 8,500 | 6,342 |
| U.S non-profit exploration | 5,000 | 3,731 |
| Conference collateral | 8,254 | 6,158 |
| Total one-time expenses | 129,541 | 96,651 |
| Total Expenses | 315,022 | 235,040 |
Questions? Want more detail?
Download the PDF for more information.
You may be wondering the following...
Why is the budget being released in June?
The Association's fiscal year end is December 31st so this budget is a bit strange and you could say that it is released late. As this is our first official budget we started the process late in the year after the new permanent and board members were elected and officially accepted in their roles. The budget process started at Drupalcon D.C in March, 2009 and ended in June, 2009. This budget is a based on a full calendar year as if it had been created in January. In late October the Association will begin the second budgeting process for the full calendar year of 2010. As this budget covers a full year it is highly probable and expected that many of these initiatives will be carried over into the 2010 budget. Ongoing the Association will maintain a year long budget released near the beginning of each year.
It should be noted that some of the items outlined in this budget have already been raised/spent.
How should you interpret this budget?
The budget is the guide for the Association. It helps to determine the goals, priorities and sets guidelines to gauge the effectiveness of the Association's efforts. This budget is a reflection of how the Associations intends to accomplish its mission.
Infrastructure purchases such as new database and mail servers to support the growth across *.drupal.org, hiring of lawyers to protect the Drupal trademark/copyright and to pursue GPL violations, and attendance at conferences to help spread the word about Drupal are just some of the initiatives of the Association. If you don't see something in this budget that you believe the Association should be addressing get involved by contacting the Association and consider becoming a member or joining one of the working groups.
Accounting, purchases and financial transparency
The Association is working hard to provide financial transparency. This budget is a list of expectations but not the actual purchases, expenses or revenue generations. Of course it is expected that revenues and expenses closely follow the budget but this is not always the case. We are working with our accountants to provide periodic updates of our accounting so that it is clear how the money is actually raised and spent. When these are available they will be posted.
Still have questions?
Post in the comments or contact us for more information.
