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A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization (NFPO) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While not-for-profit organizations and non-profit organizations (NPO) are distinct legal entities, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. [ 3 ]
Fund accounting distinguishes between two primary classes of fund.: [7] those funds that have an unrestricted use, that can be spent for any purposes by the organization, and those that have a restricted use. The reason for the restriction can be for a number of different reasons.
The ideal of open access to scientific research results is a worldwide ambition in the scientific world and has been around for a few decades, but progress is considered too slow, as the Budapest Open Access Initiative was already launched in 2001 followed, in 2003, by the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing and subsequently by a whole series of other, similar, declarations.
A key provision of UPMIFA states that: "Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in the gift instrument an institution may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate so much of an endowment fund as the institution determines is prudent for the uses, benefits, purposes, and duration for which the endowment fund is established. [7]
Logo of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an organization of the United Nations. A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, [1] nonprofit institution, [2] not-for-profit organisation, [3] or simply a nonprofit, [a] is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that ...
NPOs were established to consolidate research and production activities into a single entity. [2] They were meant to bridge the technological gap between design bureaus and production plants, as new designs were often developed without considering the technical capabilities of the production facilities, leading to long delays between the start ...
Restricted stock is a popular alternative to stock options, particularly for executives, due to favorable accounting rules and income tax treatment. [1] [2] Restricted stock units (RSUs) have more recently [when?] become popular among venture companies as a hybrid of stock options and restricted stock. RSUs involve a promise by the employer to ...
Apr. 15—AAround $53 billion in state assets sit with the New Mexico State Investment Council. That's over five times more than the record-breaking $10.21 billion budget the governor in March ...