FARE 9 Not for profit org Flashcards
Characteristics of not for profit org
- Revenue from contributions
- Profit is not a goal
- Ownership interests are not like business enterprises
Industries that use not for profit accounting
- Health care org
- Educational Institutions
- Voluntary health and welfare org
- Other private (not governmental) not for profit org
The basis of accounting
Accrual basis of accounting
Primary authority FASB
Financial statements prepared for nongovernmental not for profit
- Statement of financial position
- Statement of activities
- Statement of cash flows
- Statement of functional expenses
Components of the Statement of Financial Position
- Assets
- Liabilities
- Net assets (equity)
The classifications of net assets
- Unrestricted
- Temporarily restricted
- Permanently restricted
The classifications of net assets: unrestricted
Not permanently or temporarly restricted by donor-imposed stipulations.
Internal board designated funds are unrestricted.
The classifications of net assets: Temporarily restricted
Donor-imposed stipulation expires at some point or can be fulfilled or removed.
The classifications of net assets: Permanently restricted
Limited by donor-imposed restrictions, that don’t expire
The elements in the statement of activities
- Change in total net assets
- Change in unrestricted net assets
- Change in temp restricted net assets
- Change in perm restricted net assets
Expense classification in the Statement of Activities
- Program services- org is charted to do it
- Support services - everything else
- Combined costs - fundraising and education services
Classifications of the statement of cash flows.
Operating activities
Operating activities:
a. Agency transactions
b. If Direct method used- gross receipts
c. Unrestricted resources directed by the governing body to be used for long-lived assets
Classifications of the statement of cash flows.
Investing activities
Investing activities:
a. sale/purchase of art work
b. investment in equipment
c. proceeds from sale of assets received in prior periods that were restricted to be invested in equipment
Classifications of the statement of cash flows.
Financing activities
Financing activities:
a. Proceeds from restricted contributions
b. Other financing activities
the statement of cash flows.
Direct or indirect method
Cash and cash equivalents
Exclude donor-restricted securities
Statement of functional expenses
Mandatory for voluntary health and welfare org
Optional for all other
Statement of functional expenses
- The total amount of each functional exp should be clearly disclosed in the statement of activities and or the footnotes.
- The statement of functional expenses analyzes expenses by their natural expense classification
Functional classification of expenses
- Program support expenses - directly related
- Fundraising exp - classified functionally and be separately disclosed in the FS.
- Management and general costs - the overall direction of the org, record keeping etc
- Multiple cost items -belong to several categories