Attached is the budget proposal. It proposes expenditures totalling $208,920 on revenue of $185,200 and dividend income of $24,000, resulting in a nominal surplus of $280. A reminder that our board meeting is scheduled, Saturday, 6/20 at 1PM EDT. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83964540489?pwd=9E7atMjspJYNv5fSkfRbBiKkbl7xP7.1 Agenda items: Reappointment of Eric Hellman and Linda Hamilton to full terms as directors. Executive Director's update and 6 month summary (sent 6/19) 2026-2027 Budget Reappointment of the Executive Director. I don't think we'll have time for much more, we can discuss priorities for the coming year in July. Eric I think this layout is much clearer - I've spent 2 whole days making the current numbers (25-26) easily comparable to both the previous year (24-25) and the proposed budget for 26-27.  Note that since we've only spent a small amount of the grant, I've put most of it in next years budget so the revenue will properly match the committed expenditures. Here is the budget for the Manton Project:  Eric Hellman Executive Director Project Gutenberg If you appreciate the work we do, donations are always appreciated! https://www.gutenberg.org/donate/
On Jun 19, 2026, at 9:43 PM, John Guagliardo <john.worldlibrary@gmail.com> wrote:
I’m confused, in Eric‘s previous email he said his propose budget was $210,000 for 2026 and 2027. I’m not seeing how that adds up to what’s in the xls
I reiterate my last few requests and that is don’t show six-month budgets, which are partial year budgets and/or combine partial other years. Just one budget for the whole year and compared to the whole budget of the previous year. That’s the standard appropriate way to present a budget.
The year to date helps us identify if we’re on track, but we still need to be presented with the whole year together.
Best regards,
John
------------- John Guagliardo Ph.D Executive Director World Library Foundation (415) 237-3054 Skype: WorldLibrary John@WorldLibrary.org