[#1, #2, #17] Site acquisition/purchase and closing/legal structuring, construction/renovation of Area 6053 (3,000–8,000 ft² hardened facility with decon/quarters), and holding/interrogation suite upgrades; summed median estimates for purchase + buildout + holding-suite upgrades.

[#25] Recommended one-time contingency / reserves for major emergency construction, rapid mobilization, or large-scale retrieval operations.

[#9, #18, #19] BSL-2/3 upgrades and negative-pressure/HEPA/sterilization infrastructure, autoclave(s), initial forensic/research instrumentation (imaging, sequencing access), and initial R&D start for replacing SCP-217-derived parts (prototype seed funding).

[#3, #4, #8, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #22] Perimeter hardware (fences, gates), remote camera hardware/NVR, refrigerated/cryogenic storage units, initial PPE stock, secure comms hardware, secure archive vault/digitization hardware, purchase of transport vehicles (2–4 vans), backup generator/UPS, and environmental sensor network (initial install).

[#16] Initial establishment and training for an emergency extraction/rapid-response hazmat-capable team (equipment, initial exercises, training courses).

[#1] One-time legal/structuring/closing costs to conceal Foundation ownership / establish covert lease/purchase arrangements.

[#5, #6, #7] 24/7 security staffing (guards/response team with supervisors), on-site researcher/field staff roster to maintain 3 present at all times (rostered researchers), and medical/psych services (physician/nurse + psychologist/contract services).

[#4, #9, #10, #13, #18, #19, #22] Off-site encrypted data backup and camera monitoring staffing, lab/BSL maintenance and certification, hazardous waste disposal contracts, archival storage/maintenance, annual forensic consumables and contracts (histology/sequencing/imaging), ongoing R&D program funding until alternatives to SCP-217 parts are developed, and environmental sensor calibration/data analysis.

[#20, #21, #26] Legal counsel retainer and PR/cover-story expenditures, insurance/audits/compliance budgets, and costs to operate the public-facing cover organization (payroll, taxes, utilities) to maintain plausible cemetery operations.

[#23] Recruitment pipeline, onboarding, recurrent training and bench staff overhead to ensure rotation and redundancy for 3 personnel inside at all times.

[#16] Ongoing training/exercises for the rapid-response/extraction unit and drills for blindfold transit protocols and emergency psychology extraction.

[#3, #8, #15] Perimeter/fencing maintenance and repairs, refrigerated storage power/maintenance, backup generator fuel and maintenance and general site facility upkeep.

[#11, #27] Ongoing PPE resupply (blindfolds, gloves, suits, sealants), small tools, HVAC filters, janitorial and consumable replacement stock.

[#14] Fuel, maintenance, and operations for transport vehicles used to ferry staff and secure transfers of recovered items.

[#12] Secure communications service contracts, encrypted cellular/landline services, logging/audit services and periodic communications audits.

[#24] Secure shredding/incineration operations, controlled destruction of sensitive paper/journal entries, and governance of classified record destruction.