Director: $65,000 from Friends will be visible in February gift-fund report; explains encumbrances and programming lines
Joy Holt said the Friends of the Carson City Library's $65,000 donation has been deposited and will appear in the gift fund true-up in February; she explained encumbrances (committed but unpaid purchase orders) and how gift-fund budgeting differs from the general fund.
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Director Joy Holt walked the board through the gift fund and how finance treats donations in the accounting cycle. She said the city typically budgets conservatively for the gift fund and then performs a "true up" in February to pull forward donations once funds are in hand. "For our gift fund, we won't see the money and the $65,000 that was received from the friends till approximately February," Holt said, adding that the funds have been deposited.
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