Notes to SEFA
Title: NOTE 3 RECONCILIATION OF SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies: NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the
federal award activity of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc., under programs of the
federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in the 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 Cary
Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc., it is not intended to, and does not, present the financial
position, changes in net assets, functional expense, or cash flows of the Cary Institute of
Ecosystem Studies, Inc.
Basis of Accounting
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. For
cost-reimbursement awards, 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. For performance-based awards, expenditures reported
represent amounts earned.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: NOTE 2 INDIRECT COST RECOVERY
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc., did not recover the 10% de minimis indirect cost
rate allowed under Section 200.414 of the Uniform Guidance
The following is a reconciliation of the total federal grants and contracts as reported in the
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc.’s financial statements to the federal expenditures
reported in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards:
Government Grants and Contracts Reported in the Financial Statements $ 3,891,774
Nonfederal Government Grants and Contracts (334,931)
Expenditures in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards $ 3,556,843