East Chatham Little League receives
ZERO funding from the county and schools. Our league pays for all field/building maintenance, mowing and utilities at 4 fields (2 at Pittsboro Elementary, 1 at North Chatham Elementary, and Horton Middle School). This is the partnership agreement we have with the school system in order to sustain our access to these facilities. Therefore, we feel it is important to keep league members informed of our finances and expenses.
Listed below are our yearly expenses broken down by category, and our league's operating cost per player for the spring season is
$191. The fall season is not included since it is designed to break even financially. Also not included are large capital purchases like scoreboards, concrete apron, mowers etc. As you can see, the league relies heavily on concession income, fundraising, sponsors and donations to not only make up this difference in cost, but to also achieve a surplus in order to fund continued field/facility maintenance and improvements. We are also in the process of renting/building more fields which will further add to our costs. We thank your for your continued support of our league.
ECLL PLAYER EXPENSE BREAKDOWN | |
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EXPENSES (2022) | |
Utilities | $8,907.90 |
Maintenance | $7,105.44 |
Equipment | $5,871.63 |
Mowing | $5188.55 |
Insurance | $2,656.00 |
League Fees + Accounting | $4,570.16 |
Trophies | $1,663.49 |
Uniforms (+ All-stars) | $16,689.33 |
Umpires | $17,770 |
Field Supplies/Baseballs | $11,648.01 |
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TOTAL | $82,070.51 |
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*429 players = $191.31 per player | |