Notes to SEFA
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (“Schedule” or “SEFA”) includes the federal grant activity of the Organization and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. 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). Federal awards are received on a reimbursement basis. The capitalized outlays are reported in the Schedule. However, these outlays are capitalized in the financial statements. Thus, they are stated at cost at the date of the acquisition and depreciated over the useful lives. The following is a reconciliation of the federal expenditures shown in the statement of activities and changes in net assets under the net assets released from restrictions caption and the total expenditures in the SEFA for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Federal Expenditures 2024 2023 Expenses – Program and support services $ 11,784,768 9,579,031 Less: Expenses of Non-federal awards (1,340,901) (1,125,200) Plus: Capitalized outlays: 244,949 631,674 Deposits for Head Start Program: 9,243 8,914 Total federal expenditures as per SEFA $ 10,698,059 9,094,419
Matching costs, such as the nonfederal share of certain program costs, are not included in the accompanying Schedule.
The Organization elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Uniform Guidance defines a cluster of programs as a grouping of closely related programs that have similar compliance requirements. The Schedule includes the following cluster: Cluster Federal Program Federal ALN Number Head Start Cluster Head Start and Early Head Start 93.600 Head Start – COVID 93.600 Head Start – ARP 93.600 Head Start Disaster Assistance 93.356