On August 18, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. The amendments in this ASU are intended to improve financial statement presentation by not-for-profit (NFP) organizations—a model that has existed for more than 20 years.
The new guidance will affect substantially all NFPs, including charities, foundations, private colleges and universities, nongovernmental health care providers, cultural institutions, religious organizations, and trade associations, among others, and requires NFPs to