CEO Peter Jackson said on Monday the club's "management restructure" included a $1 million grant and $450,000 from the AFL in matched club fundraising.
"That all went into 2013 to restructuring the club; we haven't got any change out of that, it all went in paying out contracts and undertaking a management restructure.
"The reality is, we haven't got anything from them for 2014, it was a one-off grant as we're back on our own again."
The Demons say they have closed the chapter on one of their worst seasons, and could look forward to better financial health alongside an improved on-field performance.
"2013's been pretty awful, we know about that ... we think we've got a good base going forward, something this club certainly didn't have at the start of last year," Jackson said.
"We'll be back in the black in my view in 2014."
Senior coach Mark Neeld was sacked midway through the season, while stand-in coach Neil Craig departed for Essendon at the end of a campaign in which the Demons won just two matches.
