# ASC 230-958: Statement of Cash Flows — Not-for-Profit Entities Source: FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Basic View [Read online](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/) Study and research edition. Verify current requirements with the official source. Summaries, enrichment, and tags are machine-generated study aids. Paragraph html preserves source markup; snippet is abbreviated. Pending content is not necessarily effective. Tables and mathematical or amendment markup are retained as HTML where Markdown would lose structure. Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:28.515Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:d1e8e6956e37dd87fb4740ebd981d5627fa25d4308821d7d4bd8b18164b5e776 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. ## ASC 230-958: Statement of Cash Flows — Not-for-Profit Entities ### Machine-generated study aids ```json { "summary": "This subtopic provides implementation guidance for how not-for-profit entities (NFPs) prepare a statement of cash flows under Topic 230. It addresses when otherwise-qualifying short-term investments cannot be treated as cash equivalents because of donor restrictions, how donor-restricted contributions for long-term purposes must be reclassified as financing inflows, and how agency transactions, noncash contributions, and collection items are reported.", "key_points": [ "Assets meeting the definition of cash equivalents are not cash equivalents for an NFP if restrictions prevent that classification—for example, short-term highly liquid investments purchased with resources carrying donor-imposed restrictions limiting their use to long-term investment (230-958-55-2).", "Cash received with a donor-imposed restriction limiting its use to long-term purposes (per 958-210-45-6) must be presented as a financing cash inflow under 230-10-45-14(c), so under the indirect method an adjustment to the change in net assets is required to reconcile to net cash flows from operating activities (230-958-55-3).", "This reclassification also applies to cash receipts from the sale of donated financial assets or crypto assets under Subtopic 350-60 that upon receipt were directed without NFP-imposed limitations for sale and converted nearly immediately into cash (230-958-55-3; 230-10-45-21A).", "Cash received and paid in agency transactions is reported as operating activities, and under the indirect method may be reported either gross or net (230-958-55-4).", "Noncash investing and financing activities—such as contributions of buildings, securities, or recognized collection items—must be separately disclosed under 230-10-50-3 (230-958-55-5).", "Cash flows from purchases, sales, and insurance recoveries of unrecognized, noncapitalized collection items are reported as investing activities (230-958-55-5A).", "Illustrations of both the direct and indirect methods for NFP operating cash flows appear in 958-205-55-18 through 55-20, based on facts in 958-205-55-5 (230-958-55-6)." ], "categories": [ "Presentation", "Cash flows", "Not-for-profit", "Disclosure" ], "audience_level": "intermediate", "student_note": "Exam questions love the trap that a donor-restricted contribution for endowment or plant is a financing inflow, not operating—and that donor-restricted short-term liquid investments are not cash equivalents even though they look like them. Remember agency transactions run through operating (gross or net under the indirect method), while unrecognized, noncapitalized collection item transactions run through investing.", "related_topics": [ "230-10", "958-205", "958-210", "958-605", "350-60" ], "key_concepts": [ "statement of cash flows", "cash equivalents", "donor-imposed restrictions", "financing activities", "agency transactions", "noncash investing and financing activities", "collection items", "indirect method" ] } ``` Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:28.515Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:28.515Z Record version: sha256:db150714ea0870fef05161160d9c1b30f04de96fa2c4b59aafc63fcdaebcedcf Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. ## ASC 230-958-00: 00 Status [Read section](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#00-status) SEC content: no ##### [230-958-00-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-00-1) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:28.515Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:28.515Z Record version: sha256:86bb942a8f37f537485af8594bdbaaf88d6d2da8c5b475325fc80529f7250607 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. The following table identifies the changes made to this Subtopic.
ParagraphActionAccounting Standards UpdateDate
Agency TransactionAddedAccounting Standards Update No. 2015-1006/12/2015
Agency Transactions (Not for Profits)SupersededAccounting Standards Update No. 2015-1006/12/2015
Conditional ContributionAddedAccounting Standards Update No. 2018-0806/21/2018
ContributionAmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2018-0806/21/2018
ContributionAmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2010-0701/28/2010
Donor-Imposed ConditionAddedAccounting Standards Update No. 2018-0806/21/2018
Donor-Imposed RestrictionAmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2016-1408/18/2016
Financial Asset (1st def.)SupersededAccounting Standards Update No. 2016-1912/14/2016
Financial Asset (1st def.)AddedAccounting Standards Update No. 2012-0510/22/2012
Financial Asset (2nd def.)AddedAccounting Standards Update No. 2016-1912/14/2016
Promise to GiveAddedAccounting Standards Update No. 2018-0806/21/2018
958-230-55-3AmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2023-0812/13/2023
958-230-55-3AmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2016-1912/14/2016
958-230-55-3AmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2016-1811/17/2016
958-230-55-3AmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2012-0510/22/2012
958-230-55-4AmendedAccounting Standards Update No. 2015-1006/12/2015
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This Subtopic provides implementation guidance related to the statement of cash flows for [not-for-profit entities](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/n/#not-for-profit-entity "An entity that possesses the following characteristics, in varying degrees, that distinguish it from a business entity: Contributions of significant amounts of resources from resource providers who do not expect commensurate or proportionate pecuniary return Operating purposes other than to provide goods or services at a profit Absence of ownership interests like those of business entities. Entities that clearly fall outside this definition include the following: All investor-owned entities Entities that provide dividends, lower costs, or other economic benefits directly and proportionately to their owners, members, or participants, such as mutual insurance entities, credit unions, farm and rural electric cooperatives, and employee benefit plans.") (NFPs). ##### [230-958-05-2](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-05-2) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:35.358Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:35.358Z Record version: sha256:a432fb234acf471a3220e46822f608226a5724e7998f10b6770e513682342dd2 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. The primary purpose of a statement of cash flows is to provide relevant information about the cash receipts and cash payments of an entity during a period. Topic 230 discusses how that information helps investors, creditors, and others and establishes standards for the information to be provided in a statement of cash flows. Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:37.779Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:37.779Z Record version: sha256:83a1170cbca0da5b4a2971c35575d30383aa092fdc207014d34d4f85236902b4 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. ## ASC 230-958-15: 15 Scope and Scope Exceptions [Read section](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#15-scope-and-scope-exceptions) SEC content: no #### Overall Guidance ##### [230-958-15-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-15-1) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:37.779Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:37.779Z Record version: sha256:20ac207a04cd43c1d7127c3fd2452f487cb9d326f4630592f67d569aacbb2b4b Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. This Subtopic follows the same Scope and Scope Exceptions as outlined in the Overall Subtopic, see Section 958-10-15. 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This Section, which is an integral part of the requirements of this Subtopic, provides general guidance to be used by [not-for-profit entities](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/n/#not-for-profit-entity "An entity that possesses the following characteristics, in varying degrees, that distinguish it from a business entity: Contributions of significant amounts of resources from resource providers who do not expect commensurate or proportionate pecuniary return Operating purposes other than to provide goods or services at a profit Absence of ownership interests like those of business entities. Entities that clearly fall outside this definition include the following: All investor-owned entities Entities that provide dividends, lower costs, or other economic benefits directly and proportionately to their owners, members, or participants, such as mutual insurance entities, credit unions, farm and rural electric cooperatives, and employee benefit plans.") (NFPs) in the preparation of a statement of cash flows. ##### [230-958-55-2](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-55-2) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:0b3ebffc3f8ccbe4187282183d90f33ead3fa14e8291882f23202665c68dd087 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. Not all assets of NFPs that meet the definition of [cash equivalents](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/c/#cash-equivalents "Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that have both of the following characteristics: Readily convertible to known amounts of cash So near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month U.S. Treasury bill and a three-year U.S. Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Examples of items commonly considered to be cash equivalents are Treasury bills, commercial paper, money market funds, and federal funds sold (for an entity with banking operations).") are cash equivalents for purposes of preparing statements of financial position and cash flows. Restrictions can prevent them from being included as cash equivalents even if they otherwise qualify. For example, short-term highly liquid investments are not cash equivalents if they are purchased with resources that have donor-imposed restrictions that limit their use to long-term investment. ##### [230-958-55-3](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-55-3) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:ffca6002a3d4e341df2154c7e92dbcfa281f526c001680820fd229c1aaa0a68a Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. When an NFP reports cash received (or cash receipts from the sale of donated [financial assets](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/f/#financial-asset "Cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that conveys to one entity a right to do either of the following: Receive cash or another financial instrument from a second entity Exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the second entity.") or crypto assets accounted for in accordance with Subtopic 350-60 that upon receipt were directed without any NFP-imposed limitations for sale and were converted nearly immediately into cash as discussed in paragraph [230-10-45-21A](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/10/#230-10-45-21A)) with a [donor-imposed restriction](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/d/#donor-imposed-restriction "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.") that limits its use to long-term purposes in conformity with paragraph [958-210-45-6](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/210/958/#210-958-45-6), an adjustment to the change in net assets to reconcile to net cash flows from operating activities is necessary when using the indirect method of reporting cash flows in order to present those cash receipts as cash inflows from financing activities as required by paragraph [230-10-45-14(c)](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/10/#230-10-45-14). ##### [230-958-55-4](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-55-4) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:d6088e48b4ab939e9eb61b4060f4fb6033c59d218105dcee44d94a94b15be017 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. Cash received and paid in [agency transactions](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/a/#agency-transaction "A type of exchange transaction in which the reporting entity acts as an agent, trustee, or intermediary for another party that may be a donor or donee.") shall be reported as cash flows from operating activities in a statement of cash flows. If the statement of cash flows is presented using the indirect method, cash received and paid in such transactions is permitted to be reported either gross or net. ##### [230-958-55-5](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-55-5) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:e22ea1a8b33e09343fb31a2da36d3cc008eedb0c391120e453e5f1454e995d13 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. Separate disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities (for example, receiving contributions of buildings, securities, or recognized collection items) is required by paragraph [230-10-50-3](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/10/#230-10-50-3). ##### [230-958-55-5A](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-55-5A) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:8dbe40ca447207648e22300aaa12b1831ee491ec9be129bc0b750f39ad6420e8 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. Cash flows from purchases, sales, and insurance recoveries of unrecognized, noncapitalized collection items shall be reported as investing activities in a statement of cash flows. #### Illustrations ##### [230-958-55-6](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/958/#230-958-55-6) Pending content: no Source downloaded (UTC): 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z to 2026-09-09T23:13:43.817Z Record version: sha256:270a18a7c5bd3c674e5f41d7b83f942de923018343dcb3895edf17b0cf8ead87 Snapshot version: sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f Effective as of: not established by retrieval timestamps. Guidance in paragraphs [958-205-55-18 through 55-20](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/205/958/#205-958-55-18) illustrates both the direct and indirect methods of reporting cash flows from operating activities in a statement of cash flows. Paragraph [958-205-55-5](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/205/958/#205-958-55-5) provides the facts and transactions that are reflected in those illustrative statements.