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City Budget Review

Human Services and Community Vitality budget, fiscal year 2026

Human Services and Community Vitality spent $21.3M in fiscal year 2026 — 4.7% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 8th-largest share.

Spending

$21.3M

4.7% of city spending · up 90% from 2025

Revenue

$17.2M

Salaries

$2.2M

Divisions

13

Where the money went

Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.

CategoryTotal
Cptl-Buldings and Structures$13.0M61% · 38 lines
Full-Time Salaries$1.9M9.1% · 267 lines
Professional_Outside Svc-Other$1.9M8.8% · 248 lines
Furn Fixture Equip Under 10K$1.3M5.9% · 19 lines
Cptl-Design Engineering$861K4.0% · 15 lines
Part-Time Employees Wages$292K1.4% · 178 lines
Benefits-ASRS$282K1.3% · 287 lines
Paid Time Off$205K1.0% · 183 lines
61 other categories$1.6M7.3%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Federal Grant Revenue$16.2M94% · 4 lines
Grant Revenue-Other$765K4.4% · 5 lines
Area Agency on Aging-Federal$84K0.5% · 1 line
Donations-Operating$57K0.3% · 5 lines
Sponsorships$57K0.3% · 1 line
Facility Use Revenue$27K0.2% · 2 lines
Program Fee Revenue$16Kless than 0.1% · 1 line
Meal Fee Revenue$15Kless than 0.1% · 1 line
4 other categories$7Kless than 0.1%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresJun 30, 2026The largest of 11 such lines among the top 15Grants$1,657,906.20
Furn Fixture Equip Under 10KSep 3, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15General Capital Projects Fund$584,804.05
Professional_Outside Svc-OtherAug 20, 2025Neighborhood Revitalization$383,477.91
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresOct 9, 2025General Capital Projects Fund$257,533.19

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Federal Grant RevenueThe largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Grants$14,058,763.47
Federal Grant RevenueNeighborhood Revitalization$1,075,611.98
Grant Revenue-OtherThe largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Grants$313,364.77
Area Agency on Aging-FederalGrants$84,326.00
SponsorshipsSponsorships$56,500.00
Facility Use RevenueGeneral Fund$25,956.94
Donations-OperatingThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Donations$25,000.00
Grant Revenue-OtherGeneral Fund$23,127.00
Program Fee RevenueGeneral Fund$15,922.00

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Salaries by division

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

DivisionPublished total
Community Resources$661,969.62
HSCV Administration$559,929.50
Housing & Community Services$283,389.60
Community Initiatives$270,517.26
Active Adult & Senior Services$226,336.76
Community & Resource Center$153,164.18

Published salary total by fiscal year: $751K in 2018, $2.2M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$751K
  2. 2019$1.1M
  3. 2020$1.3M
  4. 2021$1.7M
  5. 2022$1.2M
  6. 2023$1.6M
  7. 2024$1.9M
  8. 2025$2.2M
  9. 2026$2.2M

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.