What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement

When: 
Thursday, February 26, 2015 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm EST
Where: 
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC
Members of PNY & Partner Orgs: 
$0.00
Non-Members: 
$150.00
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Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers. A brief history of GAAP, as it applies to Not-for-Profit organizations, will also be presented. The program will also consider "red flags" and offer some ratio analyses to use when assessing the financial health of an organization.
 
Explore
  • Financial statements with an accountant eminent in the nonprofit sector
  • The basics of reading and interpreting financial statements
  • What's changed since last year within the financial statements
  • How to spot red flags as well as signs of an organization's financial health
  • Ratios and formulas that will help you evaluate and compare nonprofit financials
  • What questions to raise with the grant applicant or grantee
  • A better understanding of which notes to the financials are integral to your assessment of the organization

Presenters

Designed for

Funders with less than two years of experience in the field – program officers, CEOs and other staff, as well as trustees. It is also recommended for experienced grantmakers seeking a refresher in the basic financial tools of grantmaking.

Registration

2:45 -3:00 PM Check-in
3:00 -5:00 PM Program
 
Registration is required by February 25th. 
 
*Please indicate if you will be attending via webcast or in-person (option will be listed upon checkout).* 
 
Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee)
Non-Member Funders: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org ($150 fee).
 
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