Chapter 19 – Not-for-Profit Entities
C19-6 An Analysis of the Financial Statements for the American Red Cross, a
Voluntary Health and Welfare Organization
The consolidated financial statements can be found by clicking on the “Publications” link at
the top of the ARC’s home page. The financials are located at the bottom of the page.
a. Read the independent auditor’s report of the U. S. Army Audit Agency that is
threshold recommended by the Better Business Bureau.
c. Read the revenue recognition note. In this note to the financial statement, the ARC
reports that “Contributions, which include unconditional promises to give (pledges)
are recognized as revenues in the period received or promised.” To answer the
question on the amount of temporarily restricted contributions receivable as of the
unrestricted net assets due to satisfaction of purpose and/or time restrictions.
f. Look at the statement of functional expenses for the most recent year. In past years,
Biomedical has had the highest total cost for salaries and wages and employee
benefits.
g. Read the note on organization and basis of presentation. In this note, temporarily
restricted net assets are those “net assets subject to donor-imposed restrictions on
time.”