We receive our core grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Sudbury ACFO is the richest of all the ACFOs in the province: we receive $40,000. The other associations may receive between about $12,000 and $25,000, and that's about it. With the $40,000 from the Department of Canadian Heritage, we can secure projects and get initiatives going and thus leverage our budget up to $350,000 or $400,000.
The minuscule part of the budget that comes from the department is the part we want to have guaranteed. The magic number we have always suggested is $50,000 per association. That would allow us to hire qualified staff to be able to secure projects, do other things, and move forward.