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Not surprisingly, the number of sources used is strongly related to the overall size of the agency’s
budget (Exhibit 5-3). As agency budgets increase above $100,000, agencies rely on a larger number
of sources of funds. Of agencies with budgets in the $100,000 to $249,000 range, 60 percent use 4 or
more types; of those with budgets over $250,000, 81 percent rely on 4 or more types and 45 percent
rely on 6 or more.
However, even when agencies rely on multiple sources of funding, for the most part two or three
types account for a large majority of their budget (Exhibit 5-4). Among the smallest agencies, the
primary funding type accounts for 81 percent of their budget. Among agencies with budgets of
$250,000 or more, the primary type only accounts for 53 percent of the overall budget. But even
these agencies have a large majority of their budget covered by just 3 types of funds—as secondary
types account for 22 percent of their budget and tertiary types account for 12 percent. Thus, even for
agencies in the highest budget category, on average they rely on 3 sources of funding for nearly 90
percent of their budget.
Exhibit 5-4.
Importance of Funding Sources by Size of Budget
Size of
Budget