Budgets, whether for your project or entire organization, can and should be used as a tool to monitor how you are doing financially.

One of the most significant challenges in preparing a grant proposal is developing an accurate and appropriate project budget.  Non-profit managers often wonder:

• What items can I include?

• How much is reasonable to spend on each type of expense?

• How do I figure out fringe benefits?

• How much overhead can I include?

• Where do I reflect other grants for the project?

This month, we will provide you with a sample budget for Learning More, a fictional Saturday academic enrichment program in rural New Hampshire.  Using this sample budget, we will answer the above questions and others, and provide you important suggestions as you develop your project budget.

View Learning More’s project budget.

View Learning More’s budget narrative.

Review key suggestions for developing a project budget.

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