During a recent State Directors meeting the question was posed: “Is there a document of some sort that we could share with donors, members and volunteers that would show where our money comes from and how it is spent?” MUFON is a 501 C (3) Non-Profit Organization. Our financial data is a matter of public record. MUFON was created and remains a VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. It has never paid its Field Investigators and never will. The same can be said about State and National Chapters. They have a multitude of ways to fund themselves. The Board of Directors, by law, cannot receive any pay.

MUFON receives its funding from a number of sources, the generosity of our donors, membership dues, book sales, the Annual Symposium’ Podcasts, MUFON TV, merchandise sales, State/National chapter fees, TV and movie production companies who pay for rights to use our materials. The income that MUFON receives is used to fund the myriad of factors that keep the ship in the air. There are three people who earn paid compensation: The Executive Director, the Office Director and a part time intern. There are also few key contractors who provide specialized services and are paid on an on-demand basis.

MUFON is expanding its CMS and when finished it will provide the largest searchable, translatable, data base of UFO knowledge on this planet. This is an expensive operation. The digitizing and transfer of files from around the globe alone can easily exceed $50,000. Providing the servers and platform to house the data are also substantial considerations. We are opening a MUFON Museum in New York which is fully funded. We are expanding the MUFON laboratory and we plan to put one on wheels and have it double as a mobile command center.

MUFON produces original TV productions, podcasts and a long list of content and other services to deliver knowledge and information concerning the rapidly evolving UFO phenomenon. MUFON publishes a top quality monthly journal. The monthly cost to produce it can easily cost upwards of $10 thousand dollars.

Because of our fund-raising efforts, donors, volunteers and frugal fiscal management, MUFON is poised to unquestionably establish itself as the world’s provider of UFO data, research and knowledge. And of course, our volunteers who give their time, skills, and knowledge without which MUFON would not be what it is today. We cannot quantify their contribution, but it is essential to the existence of this organization.