# ASC 210-958-00: Balance Sheet — Not-for-Profit Entities — 00 Status

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<table class="asc-table" id="SL29650205-165519"><tbody><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Paragraph</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Action</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Accounting Standards Update</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Date</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/b/#board-designated-endowment-fund" class="term" title="An endowment fund created by a not-for-profit entity's (NFP's) governing board by designating a portion of its net assets without donor restrictions to be invested to provide income for a long but not necessarily specified period (sometimes called funds functioning as endowment or quasi-endowment funds). In rare circumstances, a board-designated endowment fund also can include a portion of net assets with donor restrictions. For example, if an NFP is unable to spend donor-restricted contributions in the near term, then the board sometimes considers the long-term investment of these funds. See Endowment Fund."><span>Board-Designated Endowment Fund</span></a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/b/#board-designated-net-assets" class="term" title="Net assets without donor restrictions subject to self-imposed limits by action of the governing board. Board-designated net assets may be earmarked for future programs, investment, contingencies, purchase or construction of fixed assets, or other uses. Some governing boards may delegate designation decisions to internal management. Such designations are considered to be included in board-designated net assets."><span>Board-Designated Net Assets</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Designated Net Assets</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Designated Net Assets</strong></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-06/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-06</a></td><td class="entry">03/14/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/d/#donor-imposed-restriction" class="term" title="A donor stipulation (donors include other types of contributors, including makers of certain grants) that specifies a use for a contributed asset that is more specific than broad limits resulting from the following: The nature of the not-for-profit entity (NFP) The environment in which it operates The purposes specified in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or comparable documents for an unincorporated association. Some donors impose restrictions that are temporary in nature, for example, stipulating that resources be used after a specified date, for particular programs or services, or to acquire buildings or equipment. Other donors impose restrictions that are perpetual in nature, for example, stipulating that resources be maintained in perpetuity. Laws may extend those limits to investment returns from those resources and to other enhancements (diminishments) of those resources. Thus, those laws extend donor-imposed restrictions."><span>Donor-Imposed Restriction</span></a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/d/#donor-restricted-endowment-fund" class="term" title="An endowment fund that is created by a donor stipulation (donors include other types of contributors, including makers of certain grants) requiring investment of the gift in perpetuity or for a specified term. Some donors or laws may require that a portion of income, gains, or both be added to the gift and invested subject to similar restrictions. The term does not include a Board-Designated Endowment Fund. See Endowment Fund."><span>Donor-Restricted Endowment Fund</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/e/#endowment-fund" class="term" title="An established fund of cash, securities, or other assets to provide income for the maintenance of a not-for-profit entity (NFP). The use of the assets of the fund may be with or without donor-imposed restrictions. Endowment funds generally are established by donor-restricted gifts and bequests to provide a source of income in perpetuity or for a specified period. See Donor-Restricted Endowment Fund. Alternatively, an NFP's governing board may earmark a portion of its net assets as a Board-Designated Endowment Fund. See Funds Functioning as Endowment."><span>Endowment Fund</span></a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/f/#funds-functioning-as-endowment" class="term" title="Net assets without donor restrictions (donors include other types of contributors, including makers of certain grants) designated by an entity's governing board to be invested to provide income for generally a long but not necessarily specified period. A board-designated endowment, which results from an internal designation, is generally not donor-restricted and is classified as net assets without donor restrictions. The governing board has the right to decide at any time to expend such funds. In rare circumstances, funds functioning as endowment also can include a portion of net assets with donor restrictions. For example, if an NFP is unable to spend donor-restricted contributions in the near term, the board sometimes considers the long-term investment of these funds. (Sometimes referred to as quasi-endowment funds or board-designated endowment funds.)"><span>Funds Functioning as Endowment</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/n/#net-assets" class="term" title="The excess or deficiency of assets over liabilities of a not-for-profit entity, which is divided into two mutually exclusive classes according to the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. See Net Assets with Donor Restrictions and Net Assets without Donor Restrictions."><span>Net Assets</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/n/#net-assets-with-donor-restrictions" class="term" title="The part of net assets of a not-for-profit entity that is subject to donor-imposed restrictions (donors include other types of contributors, including makers of certain grants)."><span>Net Assets with Donor Restrictions</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/n/#net-assets-without-donor-restrictions" class="term" title="The part of net assets of a not-for-profit entity that is not subject to donor-imposed restrictions (donors include other types of contributors, including makers of certain grants)."><span>Net Assets without Donor Restrictions</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Permanent Endowment</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Permanently Restricted Net Assets</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Temporarily Restricted Net Assets</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Temporary Restriction</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/t/#term-endowment" class="term" title="An endowment fund established to provide income for a specified period. See Endowment Fund."><span>Term Endowment</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Unrestricted Net Assets</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-1" class="xref">958-210-45-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-4" class="xref">958-210-45-4</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-5A" class="xref">958-210-45-5A</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-6" class="xref">958-210-45-6 through 45-11</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-7" class="xref">958-210-45-7</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc-pdf/GUID-70615411-74CB-4021-945F-C1356FD64A28.pdf" class="pdf-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maintenance Update 2020-18 (PDF)</a></td><td class="entry">11/25/2020</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-8" class="xref">958-210-45-8</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc-pdf/GUID-70615411-74CB-4021-945F-C1356FD64A28.pdf" class="pdf-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maintenance Update 2020-18 (PDF)</a></td><td class="entry">11/25/2020</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-8" class="xref">958-210-45-8</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-04/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-04</a></td><td class="entry">10/01/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-11" class="xref">958-210-45-11</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-06/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-06</a></td><td class="entry">03/14/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-12" class="xref">958-210-45-12</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-12" class="xref">958-210-45-12</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-01/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class="entry">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-50-1" class="xref">958-210-50-1 through 50-3</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-50-1A" class="xref">958-210-50-1A</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-55-2" class="xref">958-210-55-2 through 55-4</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-55-5" class="xref">958-210-55-5 through 55-8</a></div></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2016-14/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class="entry">08/18/2016</td></tr></tbody></table>