Parishes Affected by $50,000 Cap

In establishing the formula to calculate the School Subsidy Assessment for all parishes, the diocese imposed a $50,000 Cap on the change in the School Subsidy Assessment from the amount actually paid in the 2005 -2006 base year, and the School Subsidy Assessment for the 2007 - 2008 year.  Of the 215 parishes in the diocese, 32 were affected by this cap.  The table below shows the affect of this cap on the 32 parishes.

Eighteen (18) parishes were adversely affected, in that there assessment increased above the standard 25% assessment rate.  Fourteen (14) parishes benefited from this cap, in that there assessment was reduced below the standard 25% assessment rate.

Of the parishes adversely affected, Sacred Heart - St. John Parish was hit the hardest.  It is charged the highest assessment rate (44.8%) of any parish in the diocese, and his paying the highest overcharge ($102,813) of any parish in the diocese.  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

 
     

  

    2005-  2006           Subsidy      2007-   2008  
         Operating     Income    Paid  Subsidy   Subsidy     2007-  2008       Subsidy           As  Capped   Subsidy   Subsidy   Variance  
PASTORAL  REGION   PARISH   CITY  2005-  2006   2005-  2006   % of  Income   Rate  2007-  2008   Change   $50,000    Cap   2007-   2008    % of  Income  (Overcharge) 
 CATEGORY D1: PARISHES PAYING MORE THAN 25%                   
 Central  Sacred Heart/St. John Parish  Wilkes-   Barre    517,323   282,144   54.54%  25.00%   129,331  (152,813)   (50,000)   232,144   44.87%   (102,813)
 Central  St. Paul Church  Scranton     634,135   308,567   48.66%   25.00%   158,534  (150,033)  (50,000)   258,567  40.77%   (100,033)
 Central  Holy Rosary Church  Scranton     544,936   265,290   48.68%   25.00%   136,234  (129,056)  (50,000)   215,290   39.51%     (79,056)
 Western  Annunciation Church  Williamsport     733,691   309,094   42.13%   25.00%   183,423  (125,671)  (50,000)   259,094  35.31%     (75,671)
 Central  St. Mary Church (Italian)  Old Forge     363,115   205,093   56.48%   25.00%     90,779  (114,314)  (50,000)   155,093  42.71%     (64,314)
 Central  St. Gregory Church  Clarks  Green     602,519   262,645   43.59%   25.00%   150,630  (112,015)  (50,000)   212,645  35.29%     (62,015)
 Western  St. Ann Church  Williamsport     507,505   234,996   46.30%   25.00%   126,876  (108,120)  (50,000)   184,996  36.45%     (58,120)
 Western  Immaculate Conception  Bastress     305,271   176,338   57.76%   25.00%     76,318  (100,020)  (50,000)   126,338  41.39%     (50,020)
 Central  St. Anthony of Padua Church  Dunmore     424,530   204,348   48.14%   25.00%   106,133    (98,216)  (50,000)   154,348  36.36%     (48,216)
 Central  Gate Of Heaven Church   Dallas     517,400   227,070   43.89%   25.00%   129,350    (97,720)  (50,000)    177,070  34.22%     (47,720)
 Central  St. Jude Church  Mountaintop   1,034,835   348,268   33.65%   25.00%   258,709    (89,559)  (50,000)    298,268  28.82%     (39,559)
 Central  Sacred Heart of Jesus Church  Dupont     542,714   197,585   36.41%   25.00%   135,679    (61,907)  (50,000)    147,585  27.19%     (11,907)
 Central  St. Patrick Church  Scranton     636,310   220,689   34.68%   25.00%   159,078    (61,612)  (50,000)    170,689  26.82%     (11,612)
 Central  St. Nicholas Church  Wilkes-   Barre     849,393   267,301   31.47%   25.00%   212,348    (54,953)  (50,000)    217,301  25.58%       (4,953)
 Central  St. Ann  Scranton     990,958   299,534   30.23%   25.00%   247,740    (51,795)  (50,000)    249,534  25.18%       (1,795)
 Central  St. Mary of the Assumption Church  Scranton     392,932   149,566   38.06%   25.00%     98,233    (51,333)  (50,000)      99,566  25.34%       (1,333)
 Central  St. Therese  Shavertown     750,932   238,500   31.76%   25.00%   187,733    (50,767)  (50,000)    188,500  25.10%         (767)
 Central  St, Hedwig Church (Polish)  Kingston     346,954   176,690   50.93%   25.00%     86,739    (89,952)  (50,000)      86,739  25.00%                 -  
                         
 CATEGORY D2: PARISHES PAYING LESS THAN 25%                   Abatement 
 Eastern  St. Luke Church  Stroudsburg     954,430   102,226   10.71%   25.00%   238,608   136,382   50,000    152,226  15.95%       86,382
 Eastern  Blessed Virgin Mary - Queen Of Peace  Hawley     590,565     55,044     9.32%   25.00%   147,641     92,597   50,000    105,044  17.79%       42,597
 Central  St. Peter's Cathedral  Scranton     517,721     37,382     7.22%   25.00%   129,430     92,048   50,000      87,382  16.88%       42,048
 Central  St. Theresa Church  Wilkes-Barre     332,140     94,923   28.58%   25.00%    83,035   (11,888) (50,000)      44,923  13.53%       38,112
 Eastern  St. Rita Church  Gouldboro     536,261     62,223   11.60%   25.00%  134,065     71,842   50,000    112,223  20.93%       21,842
 Eastern  St. Matthew Church  East Stroudsburg     622,880    90,516   14.53%   25.00%  155,720     65,204   50,000    140,516  22.56%       15,204
 Central  St. Catherine of Siena Church  Moscow     606,759    87,993   14.50%   25.00%  151,690     63,697   50,000    137,993  22.74%       13,697
 Central  Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Wilkes-Barre     535,737    71,337   13.32%   25.00%  133,934     62,597   50,000    121,337  22.65%       12,597
 Western  St. Basil Church  Dushore    272,155     8,016     2.95%   25.00%    68,039     60,023   50,000      58,016  21.32%       10,023
 Eastern  St. John Neuman  Hawley     250,181     5,123     2.05%   25.00%    62,545     57,422   50,000      55,123  22.03%         7,422
 Central  Corpus Christi Church  Montdale     297,260    16,906     5.69%   25.00%    74,315     57,409   50,000      66,906  22.51%         7,409
 Eastern  Good Shepherd Church  Drums     261,521    14,000     5.35%   25.00%    65,380     51,380   50,000      64,000  24.47%         1,380
 Western  Holy Child Church  Mansfield     213,454      2,000     0.94%  10.00%    21,345     19,345   50,000      52,000  24.36%         1,364
 Eastern  St. Vincent DePaul Church  Milford     349,103    27,020     7.74%  25.00%    87,276     60,256   50,000      87,276  25.00%                 -  

  

  

 

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