Township government · Marion County, IL

Foster Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Foster Township took in $209 thousand and spent $117 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money20%Fines and other12%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Foster Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$139 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
20%$42 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs24%

What stands out

76%

of Foster Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Foster Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Foster Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.