Follow the Money: A Tool for Mapping Funds for Out-of-School-Time Initiatives November 2009)
November 2009

This tool draws upon selected examples of fiscal mapping research by statewide afterschool networks that track funding for out-of-school time programs. The tool provides an overview of fiscal mapping – a research approach that identifies the current expenditures for services for children and youth and their families. Organized into three parts, the tool provides an overview of the six steps in completing a fiscal mapping process, considerations and strategies for data collection, and worksheets to help readers collect the data itself. 

This tool is part of a series of resources developed by The Finance Project to provide statewide afterschool networks, children and youth-serving initiatives and others with information and tools on how to finance and sustain effective out-of-school time programs that support the positive development of children and youth, and to develop systems that provide an infrastructure to help coordinate and guide investments in out-of-school time. The Finance Project appreciates the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for its support of this tool. We hope you find this and other TFP resources useful for your work.