photo by Austin Vinar 2019 Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Department of Natural Resources Annual Report to MCV readers who supported this nonprofit magazine and its education and outreach initiatives from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019 Our mission is to encourage conservation, enjoyment, and sustainable use of Minnesota’s diverse natural resources. What You Support. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer is the only state conservation magazine Fiscal 2019 Financial Report that funds its entire operation through reader donations. This past year, readers covered the cost of publishing and mailing magazines every other month to about 120,000 subscribing MCV Gift Fund households, businesses, and organizations. Your contributions also supported the MCV website and social media. Our website presents Income current feature stories and insightful videos and slide shows. Our online archive of searchable Reader contributions 1,666,462 Credit-card service charges (7,558) PDFs allows easy access to every story published in the magazine since October 1940. MCV on Interest 45,110 Twitter has nearly 800 followers. Total MCV Gift Fund Income 1,704,014 Initiated with a bequest from Dale L. Charbonneau in 2012, the MCV Education Fund covered the cost of sending more than 4,260 magazines bimonthly to every public school and Expenses library in the state. It also made possible an education project with Cass Lake–Bena Middle Salaries and benefits 491,867 School in northern Minnesota. Six times during the 2018–2019 school year, participating Part-time salaries and benefits 24,628 Agency leadership salary 27,595 teachers received classroom sets. Each student in the school had a chance to read the issue, use Other employee cost 4,095 Young Naturalists study guides, and take Minnesota Conservation Volunteer home. Printing and postage 483,960 Fund raising 247,840 Welcome New Readers. A total of 6,370 new readers signed up for Minnesota Conservation Circulation fulfillment 118,706 Professional/technical services, photography 66,154 Volunteer this past year. Some 3,568 subscribers gave over 5,500 gift subscriptions. Others told Travel and training 6,736 their friends and neighbors how to join the readership. Whenever you introduce someone to Supplies and equipment 2,890 Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, you strengthen our conservation mission. Agency computer support 2,433 Statewide indirect costs 4,383 Paths for Contributing. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer asks every subscribing household, Total MCV Gift Fund Expenses 1,481,287 business, and organization to contribute. To donate, use the form that comes with each issue or Operating surplus 222,727 call or go online to give via credit card. You may sign up online to give monthly. Some readers 2018 Funds forwarded 1,807,824 choose to make a legacy gift through a bequest or a gift of retirement account assets. Total MCV Gift Fund Balance 2,030,551 The amount you give is always your choice. Unless otherwise requested, the name of each person who contributed between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, appears in this annual report. MCV Sales Fund Thank you for your vital support of Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. Income Royalties for books and posters 4,849 Total MCV Sales earned Income 4,849 Chris Clayton, Editor in chief Expenses State agency fees 485 Outreach (printing, displays) 129 Equipment 987 Total MCV Sales Expenses 1,601 Operating surplus 3,248 2018 funds forwarded 30,867 Total MCV Sales Fund Balance 34,115 2 Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Annual Report, July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019 Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Annual Report, July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019 3 Minnesota Conservation Volunteer MCV Education Fund Thank you to everyone who contributed from July 1, 2018, through Income Reader contributions 1,000 June 30, 2019. Your support makes this magazine possible. Interest 12,586 Total MCV Education Fund Income 13,586 Expenses Printing and mailing to all Minnesota public libraries and schools 43,215 Teachers guides 18,656 Contributors Statewide indirect cost 25 Anonymous (6518) Norby Achatz Kirk A. Affeldt Ellen Albertson Steve Allen Blaine & Emma Amann A & J Processing Charles J. 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