CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 



COMPARATIVE STATEMENT 



OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES 



CURRENT FUNDS 



FOR THE YEARS 1957 AND 1956 



GENERAL OPERATING FUND 



RECEIPTS: 1957 1956 



Endowment income — 



From investments in securities $ 352,608 $ 321,785 



From investments in real estate 404,118 373,147 



$ 756,726 $ 694,932 



Chicago Park District— tax collections $ 238,704 $ 241,832 



Annual and sustaining memberships 30,825 28,680 



Admissions 34,959 32,371 



Sundry receipts, including general purpose contri- 

 butions 56,144 51,105 



Restricted funds transferred to apply against 



Operating Fund expenditures (contra) 107,831 90,659 



$1,225,189 $1,139,579 



EXPENDITURES: 



Operating expenses — 



Departmental operating expenses $ 521,157 $ 473,884 



General operating expenses 423,919 396,910 



Building repairs and alterations 116,628 98,118 



$1,061,704 $ 968,912 



Collections — 



Purchases and expedition costs $ 62,816 $ 64,441 



Furniture, fixtures and equipment 25,545 24,927 



Pensions and employees' benefits 69,301 61,928 



Appropriations in lieu of premiums formerly pay- 

 able on assigned life insurance 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 111 



$1,229,366 $1,144,819 



DEFICIT FOR YEAR before special contribution and 



appropriation $ 4,177 $ 5,240 



Special contribution to liquidate 1956 deficit 5,240 



Appropriation from restricted funds to cover 1957 



deficit $ 4,177 



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