Established in 1946, the Student Budgeting Committee (SBC) is a longstanding non-political student institution. Our primary responsibility is to manage the finances of all Swarthmore College’s chartered student clubs and organizations in a way that is both fiscally responsible and in the best interest of the Swarthmore College student body. SBC’s budget is entirely funded by the Student Activities Fund (SAF) which consists of the annual student activities fee that is charged to each student as part of their tuition, room, and board fees. For this reason, our top priority is to allocate funds equitably that enrich the experiences of the broader Swarthmore student body.
We operate in compliance with the SBC Constitution, which outlines the responsibilities of Committee members including the allocation of the Student Activities Fund (SAF), advisory meetings with student organization leaders, hosting office hours, examining student spendings, and processing reimbursements requests.
AY 2022-2023, we established the official SBC Budgeting Guidelines in efforts to improve clarity of the budgeting process for student clubs and organizations and set important precedents for future SBC Boards.