Support: Where Does the $16,262 Go?

Financial Breakdown…So, Where Does the $16,262 Go?

If you are interested in understanding where the money raised through AIM goes, please take a few minutes to go through this and know how your partnership with be put into action on the field.  If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and I'll make sure to get you an answer.

As a World Racer, the $16,262 is broken down by these categories…

This chart will show you, and here’s a further explanation:

• 2% ($310) Training Camp
  Cultural training before departure
• 4% ($620) Field Support
  Getting us supplies, supporting local contacts, etc.
• 12% ($1860) WR Development Program
  Improvements and developments
• 17% ($2635) Administration Fees
  Processing, paying the staff who literally take care of every detail of our travel, food, lodging, etc.
• 65% ($10,075) World Racer Budget
  See below for further breakdown

And here’s how that big 65% “World Racer” budget breaks down:

• 45% (4533.75) Intercontinental travel
• 13% (1309.75) Food
• 19% (1914.25) Lodging
• 11% (1108.25) Transportation
• 12% (1209) Long Distance Travel and Misc. Supplies

(Excluding the $762 travel insurance) the remaining $15,500 is broken down visually in this chart:

The 65% that goes to the World Racer is broken down in more detail like this…

Additional expenses (not covered in the $16,285)

• Vaccinations (Hep A & B, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Polio, Japanese Encephilitis) $1000
• Malaria Medicine – I will have to get it overseas due to cost
• Gear (backpack, tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, etc.) $1500+
• Flights to and from training camps: $725
• Flights to and from US launch/receiving city: $150+
• Personal field expenses: Suggested $200 a month=$2200