UUA Annual Program Fund The Unitarian Universalist Association's Annual Program Fund (APF) is the way UU congregations financially support the work of our larger faith community.
Every year in July, each congregation is asked to make a minimum contribution to the Association based on the number of members certified to the Association for General Assembly the previous February.
If voting membership, based on the congregation?s bylaws, is at least 550, 4.2% of the total of the current year?s operating budget may be used to calculate the minimum contribution in lieu of basing it on active membership. Visit the UUA's Annual Program Fund web page for additional details.
When a congregation contributes the suggested minimum, it earns the designation of a Fair Share Congregation.
The Annual Program Fund is the principal opportunity for congregations to financially support the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in its efforts to provide services, promote our faith in the public square, and to further our growth. The UUA Board of Trustees appoints "APF District Coordinators" - one from each district.
Making APF Payments
Make checks payable to "UUA Annual Program Fund" Send all APF checks to our bank lockbox: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Annual Program Fund P.O. Box 843153 Boston, MA 02284-3153
Include statement stubs with your check
Remember to write your congregation ID on each check
Keep correspondence separate and mail to our office location.
Mail checks for other UU entities to the addresses that correspond to those programs. This will prevent checks from being deposited into APF's account and will minimize paperwork and accounting errors.
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APF NOTES
For fiscal year 2011-2012, the Fair Share amount is $58.00 per certified member. This amount was increased $2.00 per member from the 2010-2011 amount.
For congregations with 550 or more members, there is an option of contributing at 4.2% of budget.
Fair Share Annual Program Fund contributions mailed by June 1, 2012 will help ensure delegates of your congregation receive ribbons at General Assembly.
APF Contacts and Links APF District Representative for Southeast District: Jeff Clark, jlbclark@comcast.net. The APF District Representative works in concert with the UUA Stewardship and Development Department to bring the message of UUA programs and services to congregations, encourage APF Fair-Share support and answer questions about the APF.
APF Timeline You will be hearing from the Annual Program Fund representatives several times each year:
May: Estimate of Giving Form mailed to congregations June: Estimate of Giving Form to be returned to the UUA
Sept: Contact with new treasurers. Follow up on Estimate of Giving Form
October: Ribbons of Fair Share and Merit Congregations at Fall Conference
February: Projected ability to fulfill financial commitment to Association for the year
April: Recognition of Fair Share and Merit Congregations at District Annual Meeting
May: "Pay by May" to assure final contribution arrives through lock box to APF office in time to be counted at General Assembly.
June: THANK YOU!!!
Southeast District Annual Dues Annual dues from Southeast District congregations help support the mission of the Unitarian Universalist Association in the Southeast District. Your congregation's participation in Southeast District's stewardship program helps to foster the spiritual and institutional health of Unitarian Universalism by providing professional staff who serve as leaders, consultants, advocates, and educators in our community of congregations.
Southeast District Dues are set by the Southeast District Board. The dues for 2011-2012 are $22 per member. Congregations are billed in July by the Southeast District. Quarterly statements are sent via email to each congregation's office. For more information about district dues, contact Southeast District Administrator, Glenn Johnson at tjd@uua.org.
Southeast District of the UUA ♦ 9704 Mallard Creek Road ♦ Charlotte, NC 28262 ♦ 800-549-0751 ♦ sed@uua.org
