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Government Grants & Contracts

Revenue from federal, state, county and municipal grants and fee-for-service contracts recognized in the period. Distinct from foundation grants because government funding is usually cost-reimbursement — it is earned by delivering and then invoicing, which makes it a working-capital consumer even when the award is secure. — Finance KPI anchored to FASB ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities.

Rogue ID: finance.np_government_funding Type: Currency Domain: Finance

Definition

Revenue from federal, state, county and municipal grants and fee-for-service contracts recognized in the period. Distinct from foundation grants because government funding is usually cost-reimbursement — it is earned by delivering and then invoicing, which makes it a working-capital consumer even when the award is secure.

Formula

Government grant and contract revenue recognized in the period, on the cost-reimbursement or performance basis the award specifies.

Why it matters

Reimbursement lag means a growing government book can strengthen the statement while weakening cash — the two have to be read together.

How to interpret

Compare the movement here against operating cash; a rising line with flat cash usually means receivables, not a problem with the programme.

  • finance.np_total_support_revenue
  • finance.total_cash_in_bank
  • finance.np_program_services_expense

Source

FASB ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities · section: ASC 958-605 (conditional contributions) — published 2016-08-01.

Why does this cite FASB ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities? Read the ontology methodology for the published vs editorial tier system, attribution rules, and dispute process.

Stage relevance

Company stagePriority
Pre-SeedCore
SeedCore
Series ACore
Series BCore
Series C+Core
PublicCore

Suggested for stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Public.

Default owning functions

  • Finance
  • Programs

Machine-readable

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