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Where The Money Goes... Doesn't everyone always want to know?  Well here it is!  Most of our funding through donations, grant awards, and fundraising proceeds have been allocated to and concentrated on achieving the $140,000 of cash and in-kind donations needed to install new playgrounds at both the  Swift River Elementary (Phase I) and Cold Springs School (Phase 2). To  see why these playgrounds are so necessary go to our Playground Project Info Page.

In addition to the playground efforts, we have funded the supplies, program, and requests as outlined below.  Our goal in future years once the playgrounds have been successful completed will be to  financially support enrichment programming and supplies on a larger scale.    

Please note that the following are actual cash expenditures.  These figures do not account for the thousands of dollars in goods and services donated by our sponsors, members, community members, and donations through our Wish List Program,  nor does it account for the more than 1500 hours that the Executive Board and members donate each year to operate the organization and its programing. 

These in-kind donations conservatively have an estimated
value of $35,000 in addition to what is listed below.   

2006-2007  Restricted Funds

$82,910   which was used toward purchase and installation of new playground   equipment and ground cover at Swift River Elementary

$28,575
   in approximate value on In-kind that were received as donations as services of playground site prep, site-survey ground analysis, project engineering, installation supervision, volunteer labor, installation equipment usage, and food and beverages, tents, tables, chairs, craft materials for the childcare area, and more! 
                 
$111,135 Total

2006-2007 Direct Funding to Benefit Students and Schools

 
$424   Teacher & Staff Appreciation contribution to events 

$200   Parent Resource Library & recess toys for the guidance office

$200   All Grade 3 Classroom for Jacobs Ladder project supplies

$150   Recess Toys for SRE 

$150   Recess Toys for CSS

$126   Popsicle Party for ALL 900+ students at their Field Day! 

$112   Cash contributions to A Beautiful Future Family Fun Event 

$112   2 cases of colored copy paper for SRE office

$100   2 sets of Motorola 2 way radios for Cold Spring School

$100   Help to purchase learning center SRE 

$100   Printing of Posters to promote Character Campaign 

$94     Cash contribution to Family Sweetheart Valentine Dance 

$93      Magnetic White Erase board for SRE Special Ed Classroom

$87     Cash Contribution Family Fun Event, Trevor the Games Man       

$50     Shredder for SRE office to help protect confidentiality

$45     Xacto Paper Trimmer for Pre K  

$42     Adding machine with tape for Cold Spring School office 

$34     Cash contribution to Back to School Party August 2006

$25     Teachers Helper Magazine renewal–SRE Grade 1 

$25     Lexmark printer ink cartridge

$25     Sponsorship of "Happy Feet" safety contest, Nurse Janas

$25
    The Mailbox teacher helper magazine subscription renewal
 

$2,319 Total 
            
Attention Teachers and Support Staff 
Cold Spring and Swift River School...

If you need supply items that cost less than $25 ea, please visit our Wish List Page
to request your supplies.

To request funding for item(s) with an individual cost of $25 or more,  click here contact@cssrpto.org.

Please include the following information in your request.

~ Name of item(s)
~ Description
~ Total cost (approximate is fine)
~ Where item(s) can be purchased
~ Reason for request
~ Who and how many the request will benefit
~ If request is for matching or partial funding
~ Date item(s) required by 

We review requests monthly and fund items based on need, overall benefit, fair and equitable distribution, and available funds.

2006-2007 Administrative Expenditures
 
$750   One time IRS application fee for 501(c)(3) charitable certification 

$525   Paper supplies & copy costs for the Playground Project Funding Request 
presentation packages, Newsletters, promotional materials, and Event Flyer's 

$127   Bank and Professional fees 

$120   Web site hosting plan (1 yr) and SSL Security Certificate

$60     Booth at Belchertown Fair Sep 2006 

$35     Filing fee for Division of Public Charities

$30     Expense for Childcare at General Meetings 

$17
     Postage for direct mailings


$1,664 Total



If you would like to help us continue to provide
supplies and programing, feel free to:
  


We appreciate every donation, large and small.
Thank You
for your support!