Śrīla Prabhupāda wrote another letter to Amarendra Prabhu.

"You may be knowing that we have formed one party of scientists under the leadership of Sriman Svarūpa Damodara Prabhu. Also we have formed the Bhaktivedanta Institute for organizing scientific presentations of Krishna Consciousness. This party is our most important preaching arm with which we will be able to destroy the bogus speculation and cheating which goes under the banner of scientific advancement. Therefore I have got great hope for Svarūpa Damodara and his colleagues. I want them to travel vigorously throughout the world to lecture in all universities and other institutions. There is no lack of financial resources, and we shall spare nothing to see to this party's success. Svarūpa Damodara has approached me that he likes to have you join him for making arrangements and engagements for his lectures. I know that you are intelligent and very energetic so kindly try to arrange things in consultation with your GBC so that you may be spared for this most important work. You may contact Svarūpa Damodara, who is returning to America, for more details."

These instructions highlight the great importance that Srila Prabhupada laid on the mission of scientific preaching. Whereas, most other projects were supposed to generate their own means of survival: especially men and money, for the Institute, Srila Prabhupada was prepared to meet these requirements through ISKCON.

On April 19, 1977 Srila Prabhupada spoke about the Institute finances.

Prabhupada: … I have asked to pay you for your department… What will be the savings?

Tamala Krsna: Well, Rasara said he could save half.

Prabhupada: Half. What is that half?

Tamala Krsna: Somewhere between fifteen... Around fifteen, twenty thousand dollars perhaps, like that.

Prabhupada: Fifteen, twenty thousand dollars per month.

Tamala Krsna: Yes.

Prabhupada: So we can pay you so much. What was your estimate? You made some estimate.

Svarūpa Damodara: Yeah. It is about six thousand, six thousand dollars.

Prabhupada: Six thousand dollars, but we are ready to spend fifteen to twenty thousand dollars. Make it nicely, everything. We shall spend. Make worldwide propaganda. And there will be no scarcity of money. Tour. Make extensive tour, especially in Russia. In Russia send this film group, the scientific group, and if the Doctor is seriously our friend, let him translate. And that translation, it shall be good.

Tamala Krsna: He said it's very good.

Prabhupada: And the person who is translating, encourage him. Do this.

Tamala Krsna: Yeah, Harikesa, we have to reply his letters, so I have noted down to tell him that.

Prabhupada: Yes. Let him translate as many as possible. And make this program. And that twenty thousand dollars should not be touched. It will be simply spent for this propaganda.

Tamala Krsna: So any money that's saved now...

Prabhupada: Yes.

Tamala Krsna: ...from the budget should be banked? Should it be saved in an account?

Prabhupada: Yes. Scientific propaganda.

Tamala Krsna: Let it be saved.

Prabhupada: Yes.

Tamala Krsna: Even if they don't use it, it can be saved?

Prabhupada: It should be... It must be saved. Why not?

Tamala Krsna: Is there...

Prabhupada: And you spend.

Giriraja: Yeah.

Tamala Krsna: They're feeling shortage of money now. They might want to...

Prabhupada: So that... That we have to...

Tamala Krsna: See otherwise.

Prabhupada: How it can be... This money must be reserved for scientific propaganda, twenty thousand rupees. They have agreed to save half, and half is twenty thousand. This must be saved.