1. Not-for-Profit Organizations
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2. Thoughts to Ponder
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” Mohammed Ali
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4. Learning Objectives
Identify the authoritative standards-setting bodies for establishing GAAP for Not-For-Profits (NFPs).
Division of Resources into:
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently
Reporting of Cash Flows by NFPs
Explain financial reporting and accounting for NFPs:
Contributions, contributions of services, pass through contributions
Pledges
Collection Items
Gains and losses on Investments
Fixed Assets
Special problems of determining the cost of fund-raising activities
Assessing the financial conditions of NFPs’
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5. How to determine whether it is a ‘Nongovernmental NFP’ or ‘Governmental Entity’
It was not created by a government, but rather by individuals.
It does not have the power to levy taxes.
It may not have the power to levy tax-exempt debt.
FASB is the authoritative standards-setting body for financial reporting, not the GASB.
Examples of not-for-profit organizations: March of Dimes, American Red Cross, etc.
March of Dimes’ mission is to improve the health of babies by
preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
American Red Cross works to provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
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6. Governments Vs. Non-profits
GASB: sets standards for all state and local governmental entities (including governmental nonprofits).
FASB: sets standards for non governmental non-profits except federal government.
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7. A wide variety of entities!
Some not-for-profits are like governments.
Funding derived from non-exchange transactions.
Some not-for-profits are comparable to business.
Funding derived from exchange transactions.
Ex. Hospitals, nursing homes, child care centers.
Some non-profits are hybrids:
Funding derived from both exchange & non- exchange transactions.
Ex. colleges and universities.
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Underlying purpose of financial accounting is to let donors know how their money was spent and whether the organization is accomplishing its mission.
However, not all charities rely on contributions – many are pretty “commercial” and charge fees for services pretty much like a business.

8. Importance of Not-For-Profit Accounting
Accounting is where the nonprofit buck stops. Accounting gives the nonprofit a key tool to run its business, plan its future, and show donors and regulators it is spending and tracking its funds the way it should (management tool for protection and efficient use of assets to accomplish mission)
Tax/regulatory compliance
Maintain tax exempt status
Reporting (Form 990, 990-PF, 990-T as well as state and local compliance)
Payroll
Grant compliance
Transparency
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9. What are the benefits of sound accounting policies and procedures?
Accountant and attorney fees saved Thousands of dollars Avoiding sanctions on officers Penalty up to 200% of excess benefit plus Repayment Keeping exempt status so you can accomplish your mission Priceless!
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10. GAAP for Nongovernmental NFPs
FASB Statement (SFAS) No. 93 — Depreciation
FASB Statement (SFAS) No. 95 — Stmt of cash flows
FASB Statement (SFAS) No. 116 — Contributions
FASB Statement (SFAS) No. 117 — Financial statement display
FASB Statement (SFAS) No. 124 — Investments
FASB Statement (SFAS) No Transfers of assets
FASB Statement (SFAS) No. 164 – NFP entities: Mergers & Acquisitions
AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Not-for-Profit Organizations (AAG-NPO, revised 2012)
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11. SFAS 117: Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Required
Statement of financial position
Statement of activities (change in net assets)
Statement of cash flows
Amounts of each of three classes of net assets - permanently restricted, temporarily restricted, and unrestricted – be displayed in statement of financial position
Amounts of change in each of the three classes of net assets be displayed in the statement of activities
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12. Financial Statements for NFPs
Statement of Activities (Table 12-2)
Statement of Functional Expenses (Table 12-3)
Statement of Cash Flows (Table 12-4 and 12-5)
Notes to the Financial Statements
Statement of Financial Position (Table 12-1)
Example on next slides: Christopher Reeve Foundation
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This note is taken as an illustration from the 2009 financial statements since there was not a similar note in the report

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20. Popular Reporting
Not all nonprofits include full financial statements in their annual report – Below are the condensed financial statements of March of Dimes Foundation
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21. FASB and GASB standards differ on these issues:
Financial statement display
Reporting entity
Investments
Cash flows
Pensions
Compensated absences
Operating leases
Risks and uncertainties
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22. I) Statement of Financial Position FASB Statement No.117
Reports on an aggregate view of the entity as a whole, rather than on disaggregated funds, as of a point in time.
Net Assets (assets less liabilities) must be classified as either:
1) unrestricted OR
2) temporarily restricted OR
3) permanently restricted
Classifications are based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions.
As long as net assets are classified, there is considerable flexibility in displaying information including showing disaggregated fund-based data
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23. March of Dimes
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24. Investments FAS125 (similar but simpler than FAS115)
More similar to GASB than to For-Profit rules!
Fair value accounting for all investments
Gains and losses always impact “bottom line”
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25. Investments GAAP: FASB Statement No. 124
Mark equity investments that have readily determinable values and all debt securities to fair value.
Similar to SFAS No. 115 for businesses and GASB Statement No. 31 for governments, but simpler.
SFAS No. 124 requires extensive disclosures regarding investments and related income.
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26. II) Statement of Activities FASB Statement No.117
Reports on changes in all classes of net assets for a period of time. Changes take the form of:
a) Revenues
b) Expenses
c) Gains/losses
d) Contributions (Support)
When net assets are released from restrictions (as restrictions are met), it causes both,
1) Decrease in temporarily restricted net assets AND
2) Increase in unrestricted net assets
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27. II) Statement of Activities (Cont’d) FASB Statement No.117
SFAS No. 117 allows:
Considerable flexibility in presenting Statement of Activities information
Most commonly used presentations include:
1) A single column (March of Dimes) OR
2) Three columns (Red Cross)
Additional classifications to be used in addition to unrestricted, temporarily restricted, & permanently restricted. Examples include:
operating and non operating
expendable and nonexpendable
earned and unearned
recurring and nonrecurring
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28. a) Revenues
Revenues are increases in unrestricted net assets that arise from bilateral exchange transactions in which the other party receives direct tangible benefits commensurate with the resources provided.
Examples include:
membership dues
program service fees
sales of supplies and services
investment income
some grants
Revenues should be reported as increases in one of the 3 categories of net assets.
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29. b) Expenses Use accrual accounting.
All should be reported as decreases in unrestricted net assets.
Should be reported by functional
categories (i.e. program vs. support)
Record depreciation expense for all
capital assets, except collections.
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30. Each expense is coded two ways – “object” versus “function”
Salaries
Program A
Depreciation
Utilities
M & G
Fundraising
Program B
Grants Made
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31. Joint Costs with a Fund-raising Appeal AICPA SOP 98-2.
Reported as fund-raising support expenses, rather than allocate to functional programs, such as
education or
advocacy
Criteria to be applied includes considering
1) Purpose
2) Audience
3) Content
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33. c) Investment Gains/Losses
Should be included separately from Revenues & Expenses.
Report realized and unrealized investment gains/losses.
Examples include:
realized GAINS/LOSSES on investment transactions
GAINS/LOSSES on sale or disposal of equipment
Report income and GAINS and LOSSES as changes in unrestricted net assets, unless their use is restricted by the donor or state law.
Donors may stipulate that a portion of appreciation is to be permanently restricted to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment.
If a donor is silent as to LOSSES:
A) they reduce unrestricted net assets if the net appreciation requirement has been reached OR
B) Otherwise they reduce temporarily restricted net assets.
GAINS:
Relate to peripheral or incidental transactions of the entity
Often are beyond the control of management
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34. SFAS 116: Accounting for Contributions Received and Contributions Made
Applies to all entities receiving or making charitable contributions
Generally, contributions received, including unconditional promises to give, are recognized as revenues in period received at their fair values.
Generally, contributions made, including unconditional promises to give, are recognized as expenses in the period made at their fair values.
Conditional promises to give are recognized when they become unconditional, i.e. when conditions met.
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35. SFAS 116, Continued Contributions received increase
Permanently restricted net assets
Temporarily restricted net assets
Unrestricted net assets
Recognition of expiration of donor-imposed restrictions in the period they expire.
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36. d) Contributions FASB Stmt. No 116
Contributions are the main means of support in NFP’s
Contributions are increase in net assets arising from contributions of resources in non exchange transactions in which the donor derives no tangible benefit from the recipient agency.
(i.e. Nonreciprocal Receipts of Assets/Services)
--Compare this definition to “Revenue” on earlier Slide
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37. d) Contributions (cont’d) FASB Stmt. No 116
Contributions Increase:
Unrestricted net assets when no donor restrictions exist or the restrictions have expired.
Temporarily restricted net assets when the donor imposes restrictions as to purpose (how the asset is used) or time (when the asset is used).
Permanently restricted net assets when the donor stipulates that the assets must be held in perpetuity, but the organization can spend the income.
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38. d) Contributions (cont’d) FASB Stmt. No 116
Unconditional promises (“Pledges”):
Depend only on the passage of time or demand by the promisee for performance.
Record these as support in the period made.
Conditional promises:
Depend on the occurrence of a specified future and uncertain event to bind the promissor, such as obtaining matching gifts by the recipient.
Do not record these as support until the conditions are substantially met.
Donated material (gifts-in-kind):
should be recorded as contributions and as expenses (supplies expense or cost of goods sold)
at fair value on the date of the gift
if an object, clearly measurable basis for fair value can be established.
Purpose-Restricted Contributions:
Equivalent to government’s restricted grants.
Used only for donor-specified purposes.
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39. d) Contributions (cont’d) Unconditional Promises (“Pledges”)
Definition:
Promises to make donations of cash or other assets.
FASB Stmt. #116:
PRIOR to Statement released:
Revenue recognized when pledges received
AFTER Statement released:
Revenue not recognized until cash has been collected
More conservative approach
Legally enforceable if donor reneges?
Pledges are enforceable when the organization has relied on the pledge and thereby incurred costs.
However, from a practical standpoint, legal action will rarely be taken by a NFP.
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40. d) Contributions (cont’d) Conditional Promises
Definition:
Specific conditions have to be satisfied for the donor to provide the resources.
FASB Stmt. # 116:
conditional promise shall be recognized when the specified conditions are met
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41. d) Contributions (cont’d) Contributed Services
Contributed services should be recorded as contributions and expense (salaries expense) at fair value if the services:
A) create or enhance non financial assets (such as a carpenter constructing a building), OR
B) are provided by individuals possessing specialized skills that typically would need to be purchased if not provided by donation (e.g., secretaries or accountants).
FASB Stmt. # 116:
Contributed Services recognized only if they are of:
professional nature
the entity would have paid for it if it had not been donated.
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42. d) Contributions (cont’d) American Red Cross
The organization recognizes contributions, which include unconditional promises as revenues in the period received or promised.
The organization reports contributions in the temporarily or permanently restricted net asset class if they are received with donor stipulations.
When the stipulated time ends, then it is reclassified from restricted to unrestricted net assets in the consolidated statement of activities.
Products and services revenue, which arises from sales of whole blood and components, and plasma derivative products, and health and safety course fees, is generally recognized upon delivery of products and services to the customer.
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43. III) Statement of Functional Expenses
Voluntary health and welfare organizations (VHWOs) must present this statement showing both functional expenses and natural (object or line item) expenses (Table 12-3).
Salaries Adoption Mgmt and General
Supplies Counseling Fund-raising
Depreciation
Education
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Natural
Expenses
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44. IV) Statement of Cash flows FASB Statement No. 95
SFAS No. 95 was amended to extend coverage to not-for-profit organizations as well as for-profit entities (Table 12-4).
Cash flows are reported as changes in operating, financing and investing activities (Table 12-5).
The indirect method or direct method (with reconciliation) may be used.
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45. IV) Statement of Cash flows FASB Statement No. 95
FASB requires that cash flow statements includes:
I) Operating activities
II) Financing activities
III) Investing activities
REMEMBER: GASB requires that cash flow statements be categorized into:
II (a) Non capital financing activities
II (b) Capital and financing activities
It also mandates that governments use direct method to report cash flows.
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46. IV) Statement of Cash flows Miscellaneous Accounting Reminders
Unrestricted gifts are included with operating activities.
Restricted contributions given for long-term purposes are included with financing activities along with the related income.
Noncash gifts or in-kind contributions are disclosed as noncash investing and financing activities in a separate section.
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47. Additional Topics-Financial Indicators
Liquidity: --Quick ratio and Current ratio
Burden of debt: Total debt/Total assets
Adequacy of available resources: shows extent of organization’s reserves.
Current fiscal performance: extent of operating surpluses or deficits.
Reliability of budgetary projections
Proportion of revenues directed to the organization’s mission
4 important ratios:
Fund raising ratio: fund-raising expense measured as a % of total related revenues.
Program ratio: compares expenses of mission-oriented programs to administrative costs.
Contributions and grant ratio
Revenue from services ratio
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48. Optional Fund Accounting
NFPs may use fund accounting for internal purposes to facilitate reporting back to grantors or funding agencies.
FASB Stmt. No. 117
Permits NFPs to present disaggregated data classified by fund groups, as long as the aggregated net asset statements are also presented.
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49. Optional Fund Accounting AICPA AAG-NPO pars. 16.01 -16.20
Unrestricted current funds (or unrestricted operating or general funds)
Restricted current funds (or restricted operating or specific purpose funds)
Plant funds (or land, building, and equipment funds)
Loan funds (most often in private universities)
Endowment funds.
Annuity and life income funds (or split-interest funds)
Agency funds or (custodian funds).
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50. Summary
FASB sets accounting standards for Not-for-Profits (NFPs) other than governments. Thus they follow the full accrual basis of accounting.
NFPs should classify their resources into three categories: unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted.
NFPs should recognize as revenue all unconditional contributions including both pledges and restricted donations when they are received.
NFPs should recognize contributed services only if they are of a professional nature and would be required by the NFP if not donated.
NFPs are not required to recognize and capitalize works of art.
NFPs like governments face special problems of accounting for pass-through grants and contributions.
NFPs follow AICPA’s SOP 98-2 to allocate joint costs that have a fund-raising appeal.
The Fiscal health of an NFP can be assessed using traditional financial ratios.
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