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ASSOCIATES PROGRAMS
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Founded in 1965 on the 200th birthday of James Smithson, the original Associates Program was designed especially for residents of Washington metropolitan area, drawing on the varied resources of the Institution to provide educational and cultural opportunities to individuals or families who chose to join. The larger institutional aims in public education, however, have always been to make Smithsonian resources increasingly accessible to people of all ages and without regard to their geographic distance from the National Mall. With the establishment of the [[underlined]]Smithsonian[[/underlined]] magazine in April 1970 as a major benefit and feature of a membership program, the original Smithsonian Associate Program has evolved now to include separate National and Resident organizations which offer educational and learning experiences geared to public constituencies in the Washington area, as well as across the country. 

This chapter covers recent performances, plans, changes in activities, and resource estimates for Associates program, including the National and resident Associate Programs, the Office of Membership and Development which coordinates these programs, and the Magazine which is part of the Office of Public Service. 

[[underlined]]Current Resources and Support[[/underlined]]

These trust-funded operations had FY 1982 auxiliary activity revenues totaling approximately $56,000,000 and 159 employees. Minor amounts were also available from special purpose funds and restricted gifts and grants As a group, they generated approximately $6,800,000 in unrestricted trust income for the Institution in FY 1982 after the cost of sales, payroll, and other operating expenses. Gross expenses for unrestricted trust auxiliary operations amounted to about $49,200,000. 

Unrestricted income and expenses for FY 1982 are summarized below:

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INCOME: | FY 1982 Full-Time Employment | FY 1982 Unrestricted Funds ($000)
Office of Membership and Development |  | $ -
Resident Associates |  | 2,399
National Associates |  | 8,223
Magazine |  | [[underlined]]45,372[[/underlined]]
Total | | $55,994