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  • 1.  Budget Template

    Posted 03-14-2025 09:18 AM

    Hi,

    Does anyone have a a Budget template they could share or a free site for an easy to modify one?

    Thanks!



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    Sandra Hill
    Operation CatSnip of Kentucky, Inc
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  • 2.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 03-15-2025 01:39 AM

    I'm hoping to find this same thing!  Starting a new rescue and want to try to learn from other rescues. 



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    rosalie hathcock
    Founder & President
    Family Furst
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  • 3.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 03-17-2025 04:50 AM

    Please do message me your email address if you would like a copy of our excel file.



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    Bettina Vine
    Animal Health Director
    The Kitten Connection
    Peniche, Portugal
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  • 4.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 05-03-2025 08:03 AM

    I'd like a copy of the spreadsheet.  Am looking to see how we can have a better handle on our budget.  

    Gwen - gwen@pant.org



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    Gwen Harding-Peets
    Board Member, trapper, S/N certificate coordinator, adoption/foster coordinator
    PANT
    Dutchess County, NY
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  • 5.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 05-03-2025 05:30 PM

    I would love a copy! Hoping to start a senior dog rescue and sanctuary.

    Olivia - friendsoffelixxrescue@gmail.com



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    Olivia Wilhelm
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  • 6.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 08-11-2025 01:09 PM

    Would love a copy? We are very small and have no money. We need to show a budget for grants and such and would like better examples. Thank you



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    Melissa Wenenn
    Business Operations
    Rescue Garage
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  • 7.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 08-19-2025 09:34 AM

    Hi Melissa,

    Not sure if this is helpful or not - but I've attached some resources for you. 



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    Michelle Grimes | CPDT-KA, LVT, CVT, Elite FFCP-V, FFCP-T

    Animal Control Officer #275
    Keene Police Department
    Bureau of Special Services
    400 Marlboro Street
    Keene, NH 03431
    P: 603.357.9815
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    Attachment(s)

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    Animal shelter budget outline.docx   18 KB 1 version
    xlsx
    animal_rescue_budget_full.xlsx   24 KB 1 version
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  • 8.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 08-20-2025 03:59 PM

    Thanks for the examples - very nicely laid out and simple!  Outstanding! 

    Jean Harman 

    The Cat Sanctuary 
    Eugene, Oregon 



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    Jean Harman
    The Cat Sanctuary
    Eugene, Oregon

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  • 9.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 03-02-2026 05:51 AM

    We're a medium-small organization  started in 1970 that has completed it's annual budget process - so the experience is still very fresh in my mind. 

    Thought the budget structure was very complete and had no recommended additions. Thought the excel implementation is optimum for now - easy to use, amend & subsequently port into a professional system, like QuickBooks later on.

    The first budget is difficult - build a strawman budget then use to consult with others in your position. Subsequent budgets will be guided by historical data so record well & keep copies of all input - you'll be going back to them forever. I've wanted to view receipts, etc from over 20 years ago.

    Maybe 1st thing to expend for is a computer, mountable disk drive for backup/archive , & scanner - all on the inexpensive side. 



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    Robert Shendock
    Board Member
    SPCA Eastern Shore
    VA
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  • 10.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 03-15-2025 04:00 AM

    Hi Sandra

    Do you have cost centres already set up so you know what you spent in each category last year? And a workplan or idea what you will need in the next financial year?

    Our treasurer built a simple excel, basically we worked out what cost centres we wanted (vet, food, marketing/fundraising, supplies/equipment, accountant, etc), then looked at what we spent under those categories in more detail. Then to budget, we look at what we need - so food we raised 14% for 2025, supplies we raised 64% (as we know we need new cat traps), vet we increased by 25% (to fit our TNR increases on the workplan) marketing was doubled (because we have new items needing printing), etc.



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    Bettina Vine
    Animal Health Director
    The Kitten Connection
    Peniche, Portugal
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  • 11.  RE: Budget Template

    Posted 6 days ago
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    Hi Sandra (and anyone else starting fresh),

    We just built one we are happy to share. It is an Excel template put together for new and small rescues, and you can edit anything in the blue cells.

    Four tabs:

    • Annual Budget with revenue and four expense sections (Program, Operations, Fundraising, Administrative). Subtotals and percentages calculate automatically.
    • Monthly Cash Flow that spreads the year out and rolls beginning and ending cash month to month.
    • Actuals vs Budget tracker so you can see variance as the year goes on.
    • A Read Me tab with instructions and a color key.

    The cost centers follow what most rescues actually spend money on (vet care, spay/neuter, food, foster reimbursements, transport, crisis support, insurance, software, the usual). When you outgrow it, the categories port straight into QuickBooks without much rework.

    The advice already in this thread is solid. Build a strawman first, then refine. Keep every version. Your second budget will be ten times easier than your first because you will have real numbers to work from.



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    BJ Adkins
    Founder/Director
    Animal-Angels Foundation
    Pinson, AL
    bjadkins@animal-angels.org
    animal-angelsfoundation.org
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    AAF_Rescue_Startup_Budget_Template_V1.xlsx   15 KB 1 version
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