Oaks Indian Mission receives no money from the Federal government… nor from the State of Oklahoma… nor from the Bureau of Indian Affairs… nor from the Cherokee Nation.
The Mission is 100% gift supported. Of the $853,750 annual operations budget for 2007…
- 5% comes from gifts given by the Synods of Region IV of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana)
- 26% from gifts given by congregations
- 7% from gifts given by foundations and corporations
- 42% from gifts given by individuals
- 16% from Organiztions
- 4% from Answered Prayers
Capital improvements and expansion is funded by generous gifts gathered in capital campaigns. The past campaign, the Bring Up A Child Appeal, gathered $1,400,000 and provided much needed improvements to buildings, including construction of a new cottage for the children.
The Endowment Fund has a corpus of $1.58 million. These funds are invested permanently with only the earnings used to provide childcare.
The cost to care for one child for one year is about $17,785. This is considerably less than childcare provided by similar agencies.
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