How to Read Nonprofit Financial Statements

How to Read Nonprofit Financial Statements

If you would like to learn just enough accounting to read nonprofit financial statements, this course is for you.  In this course you will learn accounting, not by preparing financial statements,  but by reading financial statements, just enough to understand basic terms and concepts, and just enough to size up a nonprofit.

At the end of this course, you’ll be able to read a nonprofit’s financial statements, determine how it is spending its money, and how solvent it is.

This course has seven sections, and here is what we will cover:

• Basic financial statement characteristics

• Read the financial statements of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Where the numbers come and why we need three financial statements

• Deep dive and read the American Red Cross’ three financial statements.

• Test what you’ve learned so far with a 30-question case study about the Wikimedia Foundation

• IRS form 990 that nonprofits must file. We’ll find out where you can find compensation information.

• Analyze nonprofits using three categories of ratios

Become financially literate!  Learn how to read nonprofit financial statements.

Build Financial Literacy

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What you will learn

• Explain how the balance sheet, statement of activities, and statement of cash flows are used, what they measure, and why we need three statements.
• Differentiate between activities and cash flow
• Explain what is the balance sheet equation and why the balance sheet equation is the foundational model for accrual accounting/double entry accounting

Rating: 4.85

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 4.5 hours

Instructor: David Johnson