Chicago Budget Transfer Report Data with Appropriation and Cost Center Details

Quarterly financial data detailing appropriation transfers extracted from the City of Chicago's Financial Management and Purchasing System (FMPS). The dataset is published by the Office of Budget and Management as a companion to the Quarterly Transfer Report and is updated on the first business day of every third month. Data includes columns for FUND TYPE, APPROPRIATION SERIES, PARENT COST CENTER, DEPARTMENT, TRANSFER AMOUNT, and TRANSFER DATE.

Use Cases

• Analyzing transfer patterns between departments using DEPARTMENT, PARENT COST CENTER (FROM), and PARENT COST CENTER (TO).
• Tracking appropriation changes over time using BFY, TRANSFER DATE, APPROPRIATION SERIES (FROM), and APPROPRIATION SERIES (TO).
• Summarizing transfer justifications by department function using TRANSFER JUSTIFICATION NOTE and DEPARTMENT FUNCTION.
• Aggregating financial impact by fund using FUND, FUND TYPE, and TRANSFER AMOUNT.

Strengths

• Data is extracted from the official City of Chicago Financial Management and Purchasing System (FMPS).
• Includes 16 detailed columns covering financial, departmental, and temporal aspects of transfers.
• Update schedule is defined as quarterly on the first business day of every third month.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is a point-in-time extract and may not reflect real-time information.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of Chicago's Office of Budget and Management via data.cityofchicago.org.

Collection Method

Extracted from the City's Financial Management and Purchasing System (FMPS).

Time Range

Likely covers the current budget fiscal year (BFY) and recent quarters.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 20:51:30; updated quarterly.

Geography

City of Chicago, Illinois, USA.