Individual Travel or Projects with Spiritual Purpose

Boulder Meeting encourages broad participation in gatherings such as Intermountain Yearly Meeting (IMYM), Colorado Regional Meeting, and the Quaker Women’s Retreat. Registration fees for these gatherings are based on a “pay as led” model, with the goal of including as many Friends as possible. Friends are asked to register for the gathering and for the room and board they need (as applicable) and then prayerfully consider how much they feel led to pay – whether that is less or more than the true cost. Monthly meetings are asked to support attendance at each Gathering by sending an appropriate lump sum. This way, no one needs to ask for help, and everyone will be provided for. Boulder Meeting’s contribution is included in our annual budget.

In addition, Boulder Meeting attempts to provide financial assistance to individuals for certain types of individual travel, study, or projects when funds are available. Two Committed Funds are available to assist individual members or attenders who feel strongly led towards spiritual seeking, service, or participation in Quaker-related activities not listed above. (Examples of such Quaker activities: FGC, FWCC, FCNL, QUIT, YAF, Pendle Hill, Ben Lomond Center, AFSC work-camps, Sister Cities projects, Peace Jam.)

See those fund descriptions for requirements and application procedures. An accounting of how the funds provided by the Meeting were spent is required. A Reimbursement Form with receipts for the actual expenditures should be presented to the Treasurer after the event.

All grants are subject to the General Financial Assistance Policy.

[Note: This policy does not refer to travel or training which is necessary to enable a Meeting officer or official representative to effectively fulfill his/her job responsibilities. Such costs are covered by the “Official travel and training” line item in the annual budget. See “Reimbursement for Official Travel and Training”.]

Approved by Finance Committee: February 2026

Responsible groups: Finance Committee

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