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Index Coop - March 2022 Budget Vs Actual Report

The F.Nest is pleased to present a review of the DAO’s Budget Vs Actual Report for March 2022.

Index Coop - Budget vs Actual - March 2022.pdf (178.7 KB)

The publication of the document will follow a trend of monthly budget reviews. The report breaks down spending per nest, with additional insights into specific spending also highlighted.

TLDR:

At the end of March, the Index Coop’s actual total spend for the month was $576,523.86, with the forecast total spend being $728,070.45. Since February there has been a slight increase in spend of 0.69%.

Key takeaways

  • March saw a variance of -26.29% between forecast spend and actual spend
  • Contributor rewards saw a 1% increase from last month.
  • Flexible contributor rewards were $26,625 up from February.
  • Other expenses saw a 1.51% decrease from last month
  • Product Nest were the largest spenders at $221,491
  • Engineering Pod came in 3.10% over budget on contributor rewards
  • The largest ‘other’ expense was for product sponsorships totalling $53,456
  • We are considering the distribution of product as a viable addition to INDEX and USDC for future month contributor reward payments, after the successful distribution of icETH to contributors this month

Please do drop a comment below and let us know what you think.

Authors: @Hammad1412, @ElliottWatts and @Matthew_Graham

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