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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Foster took in $21.7 million and spent $19.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money25%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (school lunches)1.2%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
64%$14.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Other school charges$110 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • School lunches$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$229 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$5.4 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.8%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

65%

of Foster's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
65%$12.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$879 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$418 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$300 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$209 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$180 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$49 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$49 thousand
Social services
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Foster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Foster 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.