I would think you'd want these costs in your regular operating budget.  It's
not a good idea to have salaries and ordinary operating funds dependent on
grants.  At my organization, grant money is used mostly to fund programs and
exhibits, with salaries and office overhead coming out of our regular budget.



>As my organization (The Dallas Arboretum) is reviewing my education
>department's budget, an issue has come up.  Should my salary as the sole
>education coordinator and any education overhead expenses (such as phone
>calls, general postage, etc) be allocated to grants OR should these costs be
>absorbed into the general operating fund?
>
>How do other organizations deal with this issue?  Any information on this
>subject would be appreciated by Wednesday, October 18th.  Thanks!
>
Janis Beth Wilkens
Curator of Collections
Museum of York County
4621 Mt. Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC  29732
803-329-2121  Fax: 803-329-5249
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