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[Donation Category] Budget [Charitable?] No [Automatically Transferred?] Varies by unit [Description] 
The budget allowance is from general Church funds and is used to pay for stake and ward activities. The administrative office allocates budget funds based upon the following: sacrament meeting attendance, youth attendance in Sunday meetings and young single adult enrollment[3]. Stakes provide budget allocations to wards based upon the criteria determined by the stake president through his budget committee and clerks. Stake presidents are encouraged to provide an annual budget allocation to wards to allow for activities planned for the coming year. Wards then provide budget allocations to the various quorums and auxiliary organizations. Budget allocations can be recorded in the Budget panel of MLS. Using the Budget Report from MLS regularly will assist the stake president, bishop, clerks, and organization leaders in monitoring their budgets. All budget expenses must be recorded using budget subcategories. Members are not authorized to contribute to stake or ward budgets but should instead be directed to contribute to the authorized charitable funds. When deposits are made to the Budget category for the return of unused funds from an advance, such payments are not considered to be charitable.
Donation categories - LDSTech
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