CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS 

 AND EXPENDITURES-CURRENT FUNDS 



FOR THE YEARS 1959 AND 1958 



GENERAL OPERATING FUND 



RECEIPTS: 1959 1958 



Endowment income — 



From investments in securities $ 386,590 $ 376,185 



From investments in real estate 406,801 428,280 



$ 793,391 $ 804,465 



Chicago Park District— tax collections $ 379,249 $ 232,406 



Annual and sustaining memberships 29,340 28,925 



Admissions 39,411 40,398 



Sundry receipts, including general purpose contri- 

 butions 80,574 69,573 



Restricted funds transferred to apply against 



Operating Fund expenditures (contra) 247,622 222,741 



$1,569,587 $1,398,508 



EXPENDITURES: 



Operating expenses — 



Departmental operating expenses $ 633,983 $ 548,329 



General operating expenses 493,319 438,007 



Building repairs and alterations _ 97,321 127,997 



$1,224,623 $1,114,333 



Collections — 



Purchases and expedition costs $ 81,873 $ 191,899 



Furniture, fixtures, and equipment 23,210 10,884 



Pension and employees' benefits 81,879 73,240 



Provision for mechanical plant depreciation 



(contra) 10,000 10,000 



Nonrecurring expenditures — 



Purchase and installation of boiler 



Amount paid in 1959 $ 99,452 



($20,000 additional to be paid in 1960) 

 Exterior lighting of Museum building 49,300 



$1,570,337 $1,400,356 



DEFICIT FOR YEAR $ 750 $ 1,848 



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