Financial Updates

This past year, Eden saw a lot of growth in giving, especially between July-December. With the installation of our Eden Council in July ‘25, we were able to increase our fundraising efforts, create a budget for the remainder of the year, and vote on a budget for 2026.

This year we were able to:

  • Support our staff more and bring on Caroline Solomon as the Director of Kids and Ministry Support

  • Purchase equipment and move into Warehouse242

  • Meet our goal of giving away 10% of every dollar towards our Justice Partners.

The Justice Partners we chose to support are doing incredible work among the unhoused, those affected by the SNAP crisis, incarcerated, the immigrant/refugee community, and among the economically disadvantaged in Wesley Heights Here is a list of those we supported in 2025:

  • Freedom Communities

  • Roof Above

  • Project658

  • Changed Choices

  • Second Harvest Food Bank

Our total budget for 2025 was $58,000.  Giving came in at a total of $61,445. Of that number, $8,578 came from support of individuals outside the community. Actual spending reached $51,948.  We ended up 2025 with around $10,000 of surplus in the bank to go towards the 2026 budget.

Thank you for your generosity. As we move into 2026, we want to be even more generous with our justice partners (increasing our giving to almost 15%), start some new hospitality and evangelism initiatives (like Alpha and Sunday.Meals), and start offering paid childcare to alleviate the volunteer load for kids ministry.

So we’re asking everyone who calls EDEN home to prayerfully consider giving. We desire to become a community marked by radical generosity, not reliant on surprise gifts, but fully supporting one another as we follow Jesus together.

Fiscal Year 2025 (January ‘25 - Dec ‘25)

Budget

$58,000

Annual Giving

$61,445

Actual Spending

$51,948

Annual Budget Breakdown

49% Staff

18% Gathering

13% Ministry

12% Justice

5% Operations

2% Marketing

1% Church Planting Partnerships

Operations: software, website, bookkeeping, etc.

Ministry: Pastoral Meetings, Conferences/ Continuing Education, etc.

Gathering: Hospitality + Kids supplies, Rent + Insurance, Equipment for Warehouse (~$5k in Assets)

CP Partnerships: Practicing the Way, Searock Sessions