Notes to SEFA
Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Entity has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. SFI has a negotiated indirect cost rate with the National Science Foundation (their lead federal agency) of 57.00%.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the Santa Fe Institute (the Institute) under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of 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 Institute, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Institute.
Title: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Entity has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. SFI has a negotiated indirect cost rate with the National Science Foundation (their lead federal agency) of 57.00%.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
Title: INDIRECT COST RATE
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Entity has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. SFI has a negotiated indirect cost rate with the National Science Foundation (their lead federal agency) of 57.00%.
Entity has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. SFI has a negotiated indirect cost rate with the National Science Foundation (their lead federal agency) of 57.00%.
Title: FEDERAL CLUSTER
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: Entity has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. SFI has a negotiated indirect cost rate with the National Science Foundation (their lead federal agency) of 57.00%.
All of the programs in the Schedule are considered part of the Institute’s research and development cluster.