In 2023 a not-for-profit entity conducts a special fund-raising campaign intended to raise funds for the general operations that will take place during fiscal year 2024. It receives pledges totaling $200,000. Based on past experience, the entity expects to receive $150,000 in cash. How should the entity report these events?

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Question restatement: A not-for-profit entity runs a special fundraising campaign in 2023 to support general operations in 2024, receiving pledges totaling $200,000 and an expected cash receipt of $150,000. How should it report these events?

Option A: recognize the amount pledged (net of a $50,000 allowance for estimated uncollectibles) as a receivable and as contributions with donor restriction revenue in 2023; and report the 2024 expenses as changes in net assets with donor restrictions in 2024.
- This option treats the 2023 pledge as donor-restricted revenue in 2023 and keeps restrictions for 2024 expenses. However, activities funded for general operations in a future year are generally considered temporarily restricted until the funded period occurs, and expenses in the future are not typically reported as changes in net assets with donor restrictions in the year the expenses occur without recognizing the release. In essence, the phrasing implying ongoing donor-restricted changes in 2024 doesn’t capture the typical release mechanism when the restricted resources are used in the subsequent period.

Option B: recognize the amount pledged (net of a $50,000 allowance for estimated uncollectibles) as a receivable and as contributions with donor restriction revenue in 2023; and reclassify the net assets as without donor restrictions in 2024.
- This is the correct treatment. The pledge is grossed up for estimated uncollectibles and recorded as a receivable and donor-restricted revenue in 2023 because the contribution is conditioned on a future period (general operations in 2024). When the funds are used in 2024 (to meet general operating needs), the temporarily restricted net assets are released, effectively reclassifying to without donor restrictions as the purpose restriction expires. This aligns with standard nonprofit accounting for temporarily restricted contributions used in a future period.

Option C: recognize the amount pledged (net of a $50,000 allowance for estimated uncollectibles) as a receivable and as contributions without donor restriction revenue in 2023
- This option incorrectly reports the pledge as unrestricted (without donor restriction) revenue in 2023. Since the funds are intended for use in a future year (2024) for general operations, they are restricted until expended, not unrestricted. Mischaracterizing temporaries as unrestricted would misstate net asset classifications.

Option D: recognize a net receivable of $150,000 and $200,000 as contributions without donor restriction revenue in 2023
- This option conflates two numbers without explaining donor restrictions or the proper treatment of pledges versus cash receipts. It also fails to address the donor-restricted nature of a pledge intended for a future year and does not reflect the net of estimated uncollectibles approach or the correct revenue categorization (restricted vs unrestricted) for 2023 and 2024.

Overall reasoning: The central issue is the timing and classification of pledges intended to support general operations in a future year. Under nonprofit accounting, pledges are recorded as receivables net of uncollectibles and as donor-restricted revenue in the year the pledge is received or promised, with the restriction remaining until the funds are spent for the restricted purpose. When the funds are used in the future year, the restriction is released and net assets are reclassified accordingly. Thus, the option that correctly applies these principles is the one stating recognition in 2023 as donor-restricted revenue and then reclassification to without donor restrictions in 2024 as the restricted purpose is fulfilled.

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