NFP Reporting
NFP Governance
NFP Revenue Recognition
Governmental Accounting
Funds and Games
100

These are the financial standards that govern nongovernmental not-for-profit accounting

GAAP

100

This is the internal revenue code that outlines federally recognized tax exemption for not-for-profit organizations

501(c)(3)

100

Contributions fall under this broad account type

Revenue

100

This is the financial standards board that controls financial reporting standards for state and local governments

GASB

100

These are non-expendable resources that are usually invested for the purpose of producing income for a not-for-profit organization

Endowments

200

This is the financial standards board that controls financial reporting standards for nongovernmental not-for-profit organizations

FASB

200

When a donor makes a donation and says "this donation has to be used for this purpose," it represents this type of barrier

Restriction

200

This is a promised contribution to be completed in the future

Pledge

200

This term is used as a placeholder for "equity" in government-wide financial statement

Net Position

200

These are the funds that contain business-like activities of the government

Enterprise Funds

300

This is the financial statement that has the same name for for-profit and not-for-profit entities

Statement of Cash Flows
300

This is income that is still taxable to an otherwise tax-exempt not-for-profit

Unrelated Business Income

300

This is the date a conditional pledge is recognized as a contribution

Day the condition is satisfied

300

This is the term/account for governmental budget plans for spending that are upcoming

Appropriations

300

These are the funds that contain government-run funds for the benefit of specific beneficiaries independent of the broader citizenry

Fiduciary Funds

400

This is the not-for-profit financial statement that is similar to an Income Statement

Statement of Activities

400
When a donor says "I will make a donation if this barrier is achieved," that is an example of this type of barrier

Condition

400

This type of healthcare provided should not be recognized as revenue or as an expense

Charitable Care

400

This is how soon after fiscal year end tax revenues have to be expected to be collected in order to be considered available in the current year

60 days

400

Governmental Funds use this accounting method

Modified Accrual

500

This statement shows a breakdown of assets, liabilities, and net assets for a not-for-profit organization

Statement of Financial Position

500

These are the five major categories of acceptable purposes for federally recognized tax exemption

Charitable, religious, educational, literary, and scientific

500

When a college finishes a semester of classes for a student whose full tuition would be $20,000 but after scholarship it only cost her $12,000, they should credit this account for this amount

Tuition Revenue, $20,000

500

This is the name of the report larger governments prepare yearly to detail their financial information

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

500

This is the measurement focus of governmental fund accounting

Current financial resources

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