1.  Down the street is a new Boys and Girls Club that Carter helped design and for which he raised much of the operating money.

2.  That left schools spending operating money to renovate and maintain buildings rather than to pay teachers or buy books.

3.  The agency is facing a serious budget crisis, in large part, many transportation experts say, because the state has not given it enough operating money.

4.  The grants come from the Institute of Museum Services, a federal agency that awards operating money to museums throughout the country.

5.  The school district, unlike its suburban counterparts, does not have its own taxing authority and must rely on city, state and federal money for operating money.

6.  UD officials said student organizations raise their own operating money but can apply for grants to pay for seminars, speakers, newsletters and similar activities.

7.  The state gets most of its operating money from taxes and royalties on oil production, while Alaskans pay no state income tax and no state sales tax.