2025 ANREP Treasury Report

• Expanded Scholarship Support: Increased scholarship award amounts compared to previous years and provided funding to 10 ANREP members in support of their professional development.
• Improved Banking Relations: Successfully transitioning our accounts to Chase’s non-profit division and closed accounts and a long-standing, stagnant CD at Bank of America.
• Strategic Financial Planning: Collaborating with our Chase account manager to identify and implement strategies for investing and growing ANREP’s financial reserves.
• Grant Acquisition: Secured a fifth year of ee360+ grant funding from the North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE) to bolster new membership recruitment efforts.
• Process Improvement: Worked with the scholarship committee to revamp the application process for the biennial conference and other professional development opportunities.
• Fiscal Strength: Concluded the fiscal year with total assets exceeding $220,000.

We came in under budget for 2025. The image below outlines our four major expense categories: Administration remains the largest area of ANREP’s budget and includes the Executive Secretary’s salary and other operatizing expenses including web hosting, software for membership tracking and other operations, and fees for additional work tools like Zoom and Google Workspace. Travel expenses are support ANREP representatives that serve on the Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) and attend the Extension Leadership Conference (ELC) in January and the Public Issues Leadership Development Conference (PILD) in April. The Board also covers the travel for the ANREP representative on the Journal of Extension (JOE) editorial board. Serving as an ANREP representative on these national level programs are open to any ANREP members, so please reach out to ANREP President, Leslie Boby, if interested in learning more. 

 











The image below demonstrates a shift in spending for 2026. The ANREP Board has approved a deficit budget for 2026, maintaining membership dues at a level consistent with 2025 while prioritizing strategic investments back into the organization. I will also be continuing conversations with our banking partner, Chase, to ensure ANREP’s assets are positioned for long-term growth in support future needs.


 










Key budgetary adjustments for 2026 include:

• Administration: An increase in the Executive Secretary’s salary and across the board price increases for all ANREP’s organizational tools. 
• Awards and Scholarship: Expanded funding for the ANREP scholarship program which includes the biennial conference and general professional development scholarships in the second half of 2026.
• Program Support: The Board will continue to evaluate and update policies regarding funding disbursements for ANREP initiatives and additional sponsorship requests.
• Travel: The travel budget has been increased to comply with the ANREP Policy and Procedure manual, which mandates coverage for the President’s and Treasurer’s travel to the biennial conference. Travel polices for ANREP representatives will be reviewed and revised in 2026.
• Program Support: The Board will continue to evaluate and update policies regarding funding disbursements for ANREP initiatives and supplemental sponsorship requests