Financial Trends 2009

This is for showing financial trends in 2008 and 2009. I'll put graphs and explanations here.

Overview

The above chart shows Free Geek's Income, month by month, over the period of 2008 and 2009 (so far). This chart excludes one time income since its purpose is to show the overall trends. You can see that the largest income stream is Sales with Donations and Recycling coming in about tied for second place.

The above chart shows Free Geek's Income, month by month, over the period of 2008 and 2009 (so far). This chart excludes one time expenses since its purpose is to show the overall trends. You can see that Staffing expenses are the largest expense by far. Occupancy expenses are next, about a quarter of staffing.

This shows the results of subtracting expenses from income, that is the net income (or loss). This chart excludes one time income and expenses since its purpose is to show the overall trends.

Same chart, but this one includes one time income and expenses. You may note that net income is positive in the same months, regardless of the one time income and expenses.

Major Income Streams

Front Desk

Here are the income streams related to the Front Desk. You can see that Fees dropped dramatically at the beginning of 2009 (due to the e-waste legislation).

Recycling

This shows the basic recycling income stream, plus the reimbursements from NCER (which started at the beginning of 2009 along with the e-waste legislation. Also included is a related expense. Note that recycling expenses (the red line) were much larger in 2008 (before the legislation) compared to 2009 (after).

Major Expense Streams

Staffing

This is our biggest expense. This covers payroll and all benefits and associated costs.

Occupancy

This is our second biggest expense. This covers rent and utilities and associated costs.