# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S292
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percent during this period, partially reflecting a shifting of
certain responsibilities from the Synod to the Districts.

Expenditures and Subsidy of the System

The total expenditures of the synodical institutions were
$12 million in 1963 and rose to $25.7 million in 1974. In that same
period expenditures for educational and general purposes (aca-
demic programing) rose from $8 million to $17.4 million. Synod-
ical subsidy went from $5.8 million to $8.9 million with virtually
no change in the dollar subsidy from 1970 through 1974 despite
rapidly rising inflation.

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Total subsidy dollars as a percent of educational and general
costs has declined from 73% in 1963 to 51.1% in 1974. Subsidy
as a percent of total expenditures has decreased to 34% in 1974
from 45.9% in 1963.

It is an understatement to say that synodical subsidy is the
“lifeblood” of all our institutions. Even though subsidy as a
percent of operations has been drastically reduced in the last
12 years, the dependence on subsidy as the foundation support
for the institutional operation is very evident indeed. Since the
institutions have by the nature of synodical control been largely
restricted from developing endowment funds and extensive
local support, synodical subsidy is very critical to the educational
programing.

Synodical subsidy as a percentage of educational and gen-
eral expenditures varies considerably by institution, ranging
from 37% at Bronxville to 74% at Selma in 1974. In dollar
amounts the synodical subsidy varies from $143,000 at Edmonton
to $1,608,000 at River Forest.

When college enrollments began to decline, the amount of
money available to the Board for Higher Education for subsidy
purposes became stable. At the same point in time also the high
school departments were beginning to be phased out. Because

HIGHER EDUCATION

SYNODICAL INSPITUT
AS OF EDUCATIO.

YEAR ives 1966 1467

1964 1965 1968 2969 1970 1971 1972 1973

= » Of Educational and General Expenditures

1974

. * Of Total Expenditures

SYMCOICAL INSTIZUTLIONS OF LEARNIM:

EDUCATIONAL AND . EXPENDITVRES ~

Junior College
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Milwaukeg
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Total
Senior College
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River Forest
St. Paul
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Fort wayne

Total
Seminaries
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Springfield
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Special
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