Love is an Orientation
Yesterday I posted The Marin Foundation’s 2010 donation and expense records. And here is our vision and budget for 2011, which totals $313,599 (if you want to financially join in our work, you can set up a reocurring donation here)
Five Sections in The Marin Foundation (TMF) Budget:
I. Bridge Building
II. New Way Activism
III. Dissemination
IV. Organizational
V. Overhead
VI. Summary
I. Bridge Building
A. Trainings
Includes the full TMF Bridge Building Framework:
Educational Classes, Living in the Tension Gatherings, Organizational Leadership, Staff, Member, and Community Training, Assistance with Strategic Bridge Building Partnerships, Regular In-Person Follow-Ups, Live Chats (online and over Skype) and On-Going Sustainability Consulting.
1. North America:
TMF gets more requests to implement our Bridge Building Framework than we can possibly accept due to a lack of funding. The following North American breakdown is to fund the entities that do not have the budget to cover the expenses.
Churches: $16,500
Universities (Secular and Christian): $16,500
Government and Partners: $9,000
NGOs: $9,000
Total: $51,000
(50% of this total, in each of the four target groups, is allocated specifically for minority populations)
2. International:
The following budgeted money funds the expenses international agencies cannot cover:
Government and Partners: $8,500
Churches: $8,500
Universities (Secular and Christian): $5,500
NGOs: $5,000
Total: $27,500
B. Education
1. Culture War Curriculum: Elevating the Conversation
Track #1 for LGBT: $2,750
Track #2 for Straight Christian (specifically for Conservatives): $2,750
Total: $5,500
These numbers are based on a total of 100 people going through TMF’s Culture War Curriculum, which would cost TMF $55/person. It includes the curriculum in hard copy, the book Love is an Orientation, and food throughout. After these 100 people, TMF will have to charge for the classes.
C. Bridge Building Summit 2011
This is a national gathering of LGBT secular, Christian and academics, as well as straight secular, Christian and academics, to engage lectures and Question and Response (Q&R) surrounding Bridge Building and Reconciliation between the LGBT and faith communities.
Total: $10,000
That covers facilities, and budgets $2,000/honorarium and flight for four unique presenters from the LGBT community and the conservative community.
D. Latino and African-American Youth
There is a homeless youth “problem” in Boystown. Gay African-American and Latino boys are getting kicked out of their homes by their strong believing Baptist and Catholic parents by the masses. With no where to go they come to Boystown seeking help. There is no help designated for them. In fact, the predominantly white Boystown neighborhood abuses these boys while calling the boys “the problem.” So quite a few of them end up prostituting themselves and turning tricks to get along. TMF’s vision is to rent and equip space and personnel that can be a 24/7 refuge and community center for these youth.
Our goal would be to rent an apartment with supervisors to house some of these kids:
1. 24/7 Community Center (Apartment): $24,000
($1,500/month rent and $500/month for food, utilities. We would have a permanent live-in host in one bedroom, and bunks in the other bedroom)
Bridge Building Total: $118,000
II. New Way Activism
A. Living in the Tension Gatherings
These gatherings form intentional, sustainable communities that bring together in one place all different shades of what is faith and sexuality in our culture today: non-Christian LGBT, Gay Christian, Celibate, ‘Ex-Gay’, Liberal and Conservative Straight Christians and non-Christian Straight people. Where else in our culture do these groups get together for a common goal of reconciliation? The point is to learn and struggle through what it means to peacefully and productively connect with ‘the other’ and then take that out into your own sphere of influence to affect the same change. These gatherings rotate locations between the oldest and most well known gay bar in Chicago, Roscoes, and a conservative church. The point is to get each group out of their comfort zones by taking them to places they usually wouldn’t go.
TMF has also had the opportunity to ‘plant’ Living in the Tension groups throughout the United States (mostly on college campuses) as well as throughout the United Kingdom.
Small Group Gatherings—Twice a Month $2,400 ($100/gathering)
-These small gatherings are the core group.
Large Group Gatherings—Once a Quarter $4,000 ($1,000/gathering)
These large gatherings are all of the core groups coming together, and involve a speaker. The last two large group gatherings, the speakers have been an Intersex person (anatomically male and female) as well as Tony Campolo (a Christian who was the spiritual advisor to President Clinton).
Total: $6,400
2. Leadership Roundtables: $6,000 (12 gatherings at $500)
These leadership roundtables are, in essence, private Living in the Tension Gatherings for executives from government, NGOs, universities and churches.
B. TMF Grant
In 2011 TMF will give out a grant to support a unique work of bridge building. Applications are due December 15th each year, and the award is given in January. 2011’s total grant is $1,000.
C. I’m Sorry Campaign
What was originally a small form of TMF’s understanding of a new way of activism, turned into national headlines. From 29,000 people ‘liking’ it on Facebook to spots on ABC to almost a million hits to our page in one month…
From all of the attention that followed, TMF has gotten a number of request to do the I’m Sorry Campaign in cities all over. We have narrowed the list down to these cities in which we have gotten the most support for the Campaign, and are planning on attending:
Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Atlanta, Cleveland, London and Brighton, UK
Domestic: $3,500
International: $2,000
Total costs include two plane tickets, lodging and material for up to twenty people: $5,500
New Way Activism Total: $18,900
III. Dissemination
1. Website/Blog: $0 ($12,000 in-kind work on the website and blog is donated each year by McLane Creative)
2. Email Newsletters: $600 (Cost $50/month to send out the ENews via MailChimp)
3. Postal Newsletters: $3,000 (Cost $250/month for printing, stamps and envelopes)
4. Bulk Love is an Orientation Books to Sell: $4,500 (TMF is able to buy 1,000 LIAO books for $4.50/book. After selling them for $15, TMF nets $6,000)
5. Swag: $1,500 (Includes wrist bands and t-shirts to sell for profit)
Dissemination Total: $9,600
IV. Organizational
1. Continuing Education and Staff Development: $10,000 (Includes books, seminars and certain college credits)
2. Board of Director Meetings: $2,000 (Two meetings annually)
3. Partner Meetings: $2,000 (Meetings around the country with partners and funders of the work of TMF)
4. TMF Savings Account: $2,500
Organizational Total: $16,500
V. Overhead
A. Salaries
1. Andrew Marin, President and Founder: $49,999
2. Kevin Harris, Assistant to Andrew Marin and Director of Community Relations: $18,000 (Kevin would have to raise $6,000 in personal support)
3. Nathan Albert, Director of Pastoral Care: $9,000 (Nathan would have to raise $15,000 in personal support)
4. Brenda Marin, MBA/MS Organizational Behavior, Director of Operations: $6,000
B. Insurance and Fees
5. Payroll taxes and Fees (including credit card fees for books and swag): $29,000
6. Health, Dental and Eye Insurance: $33,600
7. Offices: $0 ($30,000 worth of office space donated in-kind to TMF each year by First Evangelical Free Church & Community Center)
8. Supplies and Maintenance: $3,000
9. Utilities: $2,000
Overhead Total: $150,599
VI. Summary
$163,000 (programs) + $150,599 (overhead) = $313,599
If you want to financially join in our work, you can set up a one-time or reocurring monthly donation here!
If you have any questions, please ask and I will answer them.
Much love.
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