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Tolleson Center says revenue nearly doubled; council presses for long‑term funding clarity
Summary
Dr. Brianna Allen told the Elkhart Common Council the Tolleson Center’s revenue nearly doubled and that city funding is about 13% of its operating budget; council members asked for more detail on when and how city support might taper and for clearer financial comparisons to prior years.
Dr. Brianna Allen, CEO of the Tolleson Center for Community Excellence, presented the center’s year‑end report and told the Elkhart Common Council on Feb. 2 that the organization’s revenue nearly doubled in the most recent fiscal year while city funding currently represents about 13% of operating revenue.
Allen said the center serves roughly 3,500 members annually and that grants, donations and partnerships made up about 84% of the operating budget; personnel costs accounted for roughly 40% of expenditures. She said the center opened its building in 2023, completed…
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