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This Strategic Plan is an on-going process, updated annually, that in conjunction with a Board-approved annual budget, drives the creation of an internal work plan.</p> <p>For each fiscal year, the Board adopts a Strategic Plan and budget, based on recommendations from staff and input from the community.The budget includes categories for personnel, operations, general office/administration, and Internet support. ARIN staff performs its mission in accordance with the goals and principles found in its annual strategic plan based on guidance provided by the Board.</p> <p>After the end of each fiscal year, ARIN staff compiles and publishes an annual report that includes information on activities related to goals set by the Strategic Plan and a report from an independent auditor on ARIN’s financials. These reports are available on the <a href="/about/corporate/annual/">Annual Report page</a>.</p> <h2 id="strategic-plan">Strategic Plan</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/about/corporate/planning/ARIN_strategicdirection_2025.pdf">Strategic Direction Statement</a></li> <li><a href="/about/corporate/planning/ARIN_strategicdirection_2023.pdf">2023-2024 Strategic Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-2020-2022.pdf">2020-2022 Strategic Plan</a> <ul> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-changes-2019-2020.pdf">changes from 2019-2020 Strategic Plan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-2019-2020.pdf">2019-2020 Strategic Plan</a> <ul> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-changes-2018-2019.pdf">changes from 2017-18 Strategic Plan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-2018-2019.pdf">2018-2019 Strategic Plan</a> <ul> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-changes-2017-2018.pdf">changes from 2017-18 Strategic Plan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-2017-2018.pdf">2017-2018 Strategic Plan</a> <ul> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-changes-2016-2017.pdf">changes from 2016-17 Strategic Plan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/vault/about/corporate/documents/stratplan-2016-2017.pdf">2016-2017 Strategic Plan</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="budget">Budget</h2> <div class="card panel-secondary panel-table"> <table class='table table-striped table-bordered js-data-responsive'><caption>ARIN 2025 Budget (USD in thousands)</caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope='col'>Category</th> <th style="text-align: right">Approved Budget<a href="#seven"><sup>7</sup></a></th> <th style="text-align: right">Accounting Adjustments</th> <th style="text-align: right">U.S. GAAP Budget<a href="#nine"><sup>9</sup></a></th> <th scope='col'></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Operating revenue and support budget:</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Registration maintenance fees</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>28,115</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>(779)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>27,336</strong></td> <td><a href="#one"><sup>1</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Registration allocation and assignment fees</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>475</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>(7)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>468</strong></td> <td><a href="#one"><sup>1</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Network transfers</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,745</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,745</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Org create and recovery</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>185</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>185</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Contributions</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>20</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>400</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>420</strong></td> <td><a href="#two"><sup>2</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Other revenue</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>130</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>130</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total revenue and support</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$30,670</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>($386)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$30,284</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>聽</td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Operating expenses budget:</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Salaries, benefits and fringe</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>23,992</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>(917)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>23,075</strong></td> <td><a href="#three"><sup>3</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Travel and meetings</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,702</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,702</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Travel</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>1,050</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>1,050</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Meetings</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>652</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>652</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Engineering operations and infrastructure</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,910</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>2,273</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>4,183</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Data center colocation and data communications</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>687</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>687</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Hardware, software and other computer costs</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>1,223</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>1,051</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>2,274</em></td> <td><a href="#four"><sup>4</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Depreciation and amortization</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>1,222</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>1,222</em></td> <td><a href="#five"><sup>5</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Professional services</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,291</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,291</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Legal</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>359</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>359</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Consulting and other professional services</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>932</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>932</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Industry support</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>637</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>637</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>ICANN</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>234</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>234</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>NRO</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>240</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>240</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Grant Program</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>50</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>50</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Other industry support</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>113</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>113</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Community outreach</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>491</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>491</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>On-the-Road and other training</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Other outreach</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>491</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>491</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>General and administrative</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>2,124</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>(68)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>2,056</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Rent and occupancy</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>949</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>(315)</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>634</em></td> <td><a href="#six"><sup>6</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Insurance</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>201</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>201</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Banking and treasury fees</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>697</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>697</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Communications</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>99</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>99</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Other office expenses</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>177</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>177</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Depreciation and amortization</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>247</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>247</em></td> <td><a href="#five"><sup>5</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>聽</td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total operating expense budget</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$32,146</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$1,288</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$33,434</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Excess of operating revenues (under) over operating expenses</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>($1,476)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>($1,674)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>($3,150)</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>聽</td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Capital budget:</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total capital purchases</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>700</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>917</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,617</strong></td> <td><a href="#three"><sup>3</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Capital purchases - financed</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>(520)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>(520)</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Capital purchases - cash</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>180</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>180</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Principal payments</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>511</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>917</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>1,277</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Interest payments</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>52</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>52</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Total capital budget/equipment debt servicing</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$743</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$917</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$1,329</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>聽</td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Investment Reserves:</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Balance 1 January 2025</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>36,092</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>36,092</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Estimated earnings @7.3% (on long term reserve fund)</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>2,230</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>2,230</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Estimated earnings @4.0% (on operating reserve fund)</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>222</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>222</em></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Estimated withdraws</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>(3,500)</em></td> <td style="text-align: right"><em>(3,500)</em></td> <td><a href="#eight"><sup>8</sup></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Estimated balance at 31 December 2025</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$36,092</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$(1,048)</strong></td> <td style="text-align: right"><strong>$35,044</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>聽</td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td style="text-align: right"></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <hr> <p><a name="one" class="jump-anchor"></a> <strong>Note 1</strong>: Accounting adjustments for revenue relate to the deferred revenue recognition of certain registration 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