Posts in Finance Committee
OTW Finance: 2026 Budget
Through the last year, the OTW Finance team has continued to ensure that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and standard accounting procedures met. Preparation for the 2025 audit of financial statements is currently ongoing! The team has also been diligently working to meet the OTW’s 2026 needs, and is proud to present to you this year’s budget (access the 2026 budget spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2026 Expenses Archive of Our Own (AO3) US$58,283.93 spent so far out of US$850,040.85 total this year, as of March 31, 2026. 71.2% of the OTW’s expenses go towards maintaining AO3. This includes the bulk of… Read more
OTW Finance: 2025 Budget Update
Through the last year, the OTW Finance team has continued to ensure that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and standard accounting procedures met. The 2024 audit is wrapping up so the focus will soon be on year-end reconciliations! The team has also been diligently working to meet the OTW’s 2025 needs, and is proud to present to you this year’s budget update (access the 2025 budget update spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2025 Expenses Archive of Our Own (AO3) US$560,321.01 spent so far out of US$669,120.53 total this year, as of September 30, 2025. 67.4% of the OTW’s expenses go towards maintaining… Read more
OTW Finance: 2025 Budget
Through the last year, the OTW Finance team has continued to ensure that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and standard accounting procedures met. Preparation for the 2024 audit of financial statements is currently ongoing! The team has also been diligently working to meet the OTW’s 2025 needs, and is proud to present to you this year’s budget (access the 2025 budget spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2025 Expenses Archive of Our Own (AO3) US$286,821.53 spent so far out of US$625,370.81 total this year, as of March 31, 2025. 67.7% of the OTW’s expenses go towards maintaining the AO3. This includes the bulk… Read more
Five Things Cesy Said
Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today’s post is with Cesy, who volunteers with the Finance Committee. How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does? Finance committee manages paying bills and keeping us legally compliant, publishing the accounts and getting them audited, filling in the right forms so we remain registered as a non-profit and can collect employer matching donations. We work… Read more
2024 Budget Update
Throughout the year, the OTW Finance team has continued its work of ensuring that the organization’s bills are paid, tax returns filed, and all standard accounting guidelines and financial compliance requirements met. Preparation for the audit of 2023 financial statements continues! The team has also been diligently working on the 2024 budget update and are happy to present it here: (access the 2024 budget spreadsheet for more detailed information): 2024 Expenses Archive of Our Own (AO3) US$250,381.02 spent so far out of US$416,441.01 total this year, as of September 30, 2024. 55.1% of the OTW’s expenses go towards maintaining the AO3. This includes the bulk… Read more