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FINANCIAL REPORT REVENUES Total EHS Grant Total Cost EHS
Program
Total Revenues $883,722 $883,722
EXPENSES EHS Grant Total EHS Program
Salaries $571,370 $653,754
Benefits $245,655 $277,078
Cable/Internet $0 $1,796
Client Travel $0 $9,351
Contractual/Consultants $25,428 $25,428
Credit Card Purchases (Staff Travel) $7,312 $7,312
Equipment Rental $0 $4,744
Food $0 $3,775
Maintenance $0 $5,299
Memberships/Publications $0 $425
Miscellaneous $0 $3,484
Occupancy (Rent) $30,527 $126,238
Payroll Processing $0 $102
Real Estate Taxes $0 $2,278
Security $0 $1,034
Software $0 $2,257
Space Rental $0 $2,303
Special Client Services $0 $864
Staff Training $3,430 $4,171
Supplies $0 $16,091
Telephone $0 $4,752
Utilities $0 $13,451
Dollars Matched $282,265 $0
Total Expenses: $1,165,987 $1,165,987
Harlem Children’s Zone
GRADS Early Head Start
23 West 124th Street
New York, NY 10027
646‐668‐5880