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VSI Funding: A Surprising Mix
Of Community Support And Enterprise

Our benefactors include individuals and organizations.
Funding Sources:
2003 Funding Sources
Contract Sales $574,632
Missouri Department
of Elementary &
Secondary Education 444,270
Clay County 840,248
Platte county 134,076
Tri-County Mental Health Services 3,656
Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation 154,823
Total $2,272,836
2003 Financial Report:
Operations 2001 2002 2003
(Audited) (Audited) (Audited)
Workshop Sales $529,147 $556,900 $574,632
Government Agencies:
State Dept. of Education 474,974 459,900 444,270
Counties 816,400 931,947 947,983
Vocational Rehabilitation 66,782 63,365 121,131
Other 45,4679 22,445 29,997
Grants 0 39,125 121,542
Other Revenue (contributions,
rent, interest, etc.) 10,076 8,447 33,281
Total Income 1,942,848 2,082,109 2,272,836
Total Expenses 2,142,507 2,280,407 2,404,161
Excess (Deficiency) of Public
Support & Revenue (199,659) (198,298) (131,235)
Grants and Capital Purchases 199,548 147,848 166,239
Net Change in Fund Balance (111) (50,450) 34,914

State-Wide Funding Shows Missouri Workshops'
Bring Significant Return On Taxpayer's Investment

Like most of Missouri's more than 90 workshop operations, Vocational Services, Inc., returns far more to the economy than it receives in taxpayer supports. On the average, workshops generate $2 in sales and other service revenues for every $1 in state and county tax funding.


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