Purpose/Use of This Document:
The San Francisco State University budget is intended primarily as an internal document, produced for use by members of the campus community. It also may be used to support grant applications, recruit senior administrators, and provide information in response to inquiries from the media, auditors, professional associations, and accreditation teams. The Office of Administration and Finance is confident this document is a reliable source of accurate and useful information.
Scope of Information:
Budget presentations in this document are primarily focused on specific Cabinet information for the current fiscal year. The budget document also provides information for departments, trusts and self-support units for each Cabinet.
Budget Comparison and Analysis:
Comparisons of the budget from one fiscal year to another are useful. In the budget presentation we have included prior fiscal year budgets compared to actual spending, as well as the current fiscal year plans. This reporting format provides some historical context for understanding variances of spending against the prior plan and changes reflected in the current plan.