CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT 



OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES 



CURRENT FUNDS 



FOR THE YEARS 1956 AND 1955 



GENERAL OPERATING FUND 



RECEIPTS: 1956 1955 



Endowment income — 



From investments in securities $ 321,785 $ 299,048 



From investments in real estate 373,147 404,601 



$ 694,932 $ 703,649 



Chicago Park District— tax collections $ 241,832 $ 184,031 



Annual and sustaining memberships 28,680 26,670 



Admissions 32,371 32,288 



Sundry receipts, including general purpose con- 

 tributions 51,105 45,607 



Restricted funds transferred to apply against 



Operating Fund expenditures (contra) 90,659 69,305 



$1,139,579 $1,061,550 

 expenditures: 



Operating expenses — 



Departmental operating expenses $ 473,884 $ 454,910 



General operating expenses 396,910 373,961 



Building repairs and alterations 98,118 95,128 



$ 968,912 $ 923,999 



Collections — 



Purchases and expedition costs $ 64,441 $ 42,490 



Furniture, fixtures and equipment 24,927 5,253 



Pensions and employees' benefits 61,928 62,894 



Appropriations in lieu of premiums formerly 



payable on assigned life insurance 14,500 14,500 



Provision for mechanical plant depreciation 



(contra) 10,000 10,000 



Appropriated to cover operating deficit of the 



N. W. Harris Public School Extension (contra) 111 2,560 



$1,144,819 $1,061,696 



deficit FOR year before special contribution $ (5,240) $ (146) 



Special contribution to liquidate 1956 deficit 5,240 



NET DEFICIT FOR YEAR $ $ (146) 



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