Title: Note 1 – Basis presentation
Accounting Policies: The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: In addition to the procedures outlined in the appendices in paragraph (e) of this section, any non-Federal entity that does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII to this part, paragraph D.1.b, may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. No documentation is required to justify the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. As described in § 200.403, costs must be consistently charged as either indirect or direct costs, but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If chosen, this methodology once elected must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non-Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which the non-Federal entity may apply to do at any time.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal award (the “Schedule”) includes the federal awards activity of the Organization, under programs of the federal government for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (“Uniform Guidance”). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Organization, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Organization.
Title: Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies
Accounting Policies: The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: In addition to the procedures outlined in the appendices in paragraph (e) of this section, any non-Federal entity that does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII to this part, paragraph D.1.b, may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. No documentation is required to justify the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. As described in § 200.403, costs must be consistently charged as either indirect or direct costs, but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If chosen, this methodology once elected must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non-Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which the non-Federal entity may apply to do at any time.
The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Title: Note 3 – Schedule not in agreement with other federal awards reporting
Accounting Policies: The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: In addition to the procedures outlined in the appendices in paragraph (e) of this section, any non-Federal entity that does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII to this part, paragraph D.1.b, may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. No documentation is required to justify the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. As described in § 200.403, costs must be consistently charged as either indirect or direct costs, but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If chosen, this methodology once elected must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non-Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which the non-Federal entity may apply to do at any time.
The information included in the Schedule may not fully agree with other federal awards reports, submitted directly to federal grantor agencies because, among other reasons, the award report may (a) be prepared for a different fiscal period and (b) include cumulative data (from prior years) rather than data from the current year only.
Title: Note 4 – CFDA Numbers
Accounting Policies: The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: In addition to the procedures outlined in the appendices in paragraph (e) of this section, any non-Federal entity that does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII to this part, paragraph D.1.b, may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. No documentation is required to justify the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. As described in § 200.403, costs must be consistently charged as either indirect or direct costs, but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If chosen, this methodology once elected must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non-Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which the non-Federal entity may apply to do at any time.
The CFDA numbers included in this Schedule were determined based on the program name, review of pass-through grant contracts information and the Office of Management and Budget’s Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Title: Note 5 – Major program
Accounting Policies: The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: In addition to the procedures outlined in the appendices in paragraph (e) of this section, any non-Federal entity that does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII to this part, paragraph D.1.b, may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. No documentation is required to justify the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. As described in § 200.403, costs must be consistently charged as either indirect or direct costs, but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If chosen, this methodology once elected must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non-Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which the non-Federal entity may apply to do at any time.
Major program is identified in the Summary of auditor results section of the Schedule of findings and questioned costs on page 23.
Title: Note 6 – Relationship to the statement of activities
Accounting Policies: The Schedule has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and Not-for-Profit Organizations Audit and Accounting Guide. It is drawn primarily from Organization’s internal accounting records and are following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: In addition to the procedures outlined in the appendices in paragraph (e) of this section, any non-Federal entity that does not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII to this part, paragraph D.1.b, may elect to charge a de minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. No documentation is required to justify the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. As described in § 200.403, costs must be consistently charged as either indirect or direct costs, but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If chosen, this methodology once elected must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non-Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which the non-Federal entity may apply to do at any time.
Expenditures included in the Schedule of expenditures of federal awards agree with the amounts included in the accompanying statement of activities and changes in net assets.