(6-30-01)

まずは見てください。いったいいくらニューヨーク本部にキャシュがあるか、

A few financial figures that happen to have fallen into my sweaty palms.
While only a small piece of the WT's financial jigsaw puzzle, they
effectively illustrate the level of $ under the society's control.

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
Pensylvania Reg. # 11-1857820
Year Ended August 31, 1998

BALANCE SHEET...............................1998 / 1997

Assets

Cash and short-term investments........$296,522,535 / 209,383,368
Current receivables......................10,849,287 / 7,078,760
Long-term receivables...................277,421,320 / 267,435,970
Property and equipment..................120,697,680 / 120,547,679
TOTAL ..................................705,130,822 / 604,445,777

Liabilities

Accounts payable & accrued liabilities...$2,414,924 / 794,524
Conditional donations.....................7,489,654 / 8,743,636
Long-term payables.......................61,002,396 / 37,503,266
TOTAL LIABILITIES........................70,906,974 / 47,041,426

NET ASSETS.............................$634,223,848 / 604,445,777


COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

Revenues

Donations................................47,443,713 / 54,722,984
Interest.................................24,925,594 / 20,504,081
Kingdom Hall Assistance Fund..............3,218,791 / 3,900,595
Royalties, Rent and Other.................3,519,062 / 2,928,113
TOTAL REVENUES...........................79,107,160 / 82,055,773

Expenses

Kingdom Hall Assistance ..................2,123,945 / 2,485,514
Relief Fund..................................21,182 / 170,507
Convention Fund.................................430 / 0
Administrative Services.....................142,106 / 14,304
TOTAL EXPENSES............................2,287,663 / 2,670,325

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS.....................76,819,497 / 79,385,448

Net Assets At Beginning of Period.......557,404,351 / 469,616,477

Prior period adjustment...........................0 / 8,402,426

NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD............$634,223,848 / 557,404,351

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《編集者より》
これはjehovahs-witness.comのディスカッションボードに掲載されたものをコピーされたものと思います。ものみの塔協会がいかに潤沢な資金と財産を持っているかが良く分かる内容であると思います。