St Vincent De Paul in Phoenix, Arizona is a Catholic Church related charitable organization that provides a wide range of social services to vulnerable and economically stressed populations.

We will be using their financial statements in class to help us to better understand the format and content of not-for-profit organization financial statements. SVDP is a private not for profit organization that would be further categorized as Voluntary Health & Welfare Organization. You should bring your printed copy of these statements to class each day to follow what we examine in class. I will refer to these statements frequently.

These financial statements are the best example of what not-for-profit organization financial statements should look like that I could find in the public domain. Keep in mind that to understand the financial statements of a particular organization you need to really understand the organization, what it does and how it does it. You also need to understand the history of the organization. Remember that accounting, and accordingly, financial statements, are rooted in the past.

Full Set of FY2020 SVDP Financial Statements including footnotes and explanations

Class Handout of select FY2020 SVDP Financial Statements

FY2020 SVDP Statement of Financial Position only

FY2020 SVDP Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets only

FY2020 SVDP Statement of Functional Expenses (Landscape Oriented)

FY2020 SVDP Statement of Functional Expenses only

FY2020 SVDP Statement of Cash Flows only