sdauditorium
Active Member
I'm an auditorium director at a community/school auditorium. I was just curious to see what other similar facilities had in terms of supply budgets.
The school district actually allocates $2500 a year from the general fund to be used towards any "supplies". This is use it or lose it money that we can't carry over year-to-year, so we have to spend it (which I have no qualms about doing). This is where I pull from for mics, sound equipment, stock gel, tape, etc.).
For musical productions through the school, I have it set up where any show-specific consummables (fog, pyro, streamers/confetti, gel, gobos) comes from their own separate activity account and not against my $2500.
However, we also have a separate community auditorium fund that is where profits from community shows and sponsorships and donations go. This balance carries forward year-to-year and we use this for procuring performers/shows, advertising, etc.).
It works out amazingly well, considering we don't have to pay for electricity, heating/cooling, and school maintenance takes care of daily cleaning and repairs.
What's everyone else's situation?
The school district actually allocates $2500 a year from the general fund to be used towards any "supplies". This is use it or lose it money that we can't carry over year-to-year, so we have to spend it (which I have no qualms about doing). This is where I pull from for mics, sound equipment, stock gel, tape, etc.).
For musical productions through the school, I have it set up where any show-specific consummables (fog, pyro, streamers/confetti, gel, gobos) comes from their own separate activity account and not against my $2500.
However, we also have a separate community auditorium fund that is where profits from community shows and sponsorships and donations go. This balance carries forward year-to-year and we use this for procuring performers/shows, advertising, etc.).
It works out amazingly well, considering we don't have to pay for electricity, heating/cooling, and school maintenance takes care of daily cleaning and repairs.
What's everyone else's situation?
