Township government · Faribault County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Foster Township took in $166 thousand and spent $114 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%State tax money25%Federal tax money7.2%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

7.2%

of Foster Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
66%$109 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.2%$12 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$41 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals4.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

4.4%

of Foster Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$17 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$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 December 31, 2021. 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.