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Annual Reports 2024: 11 Receipts

Financial Reporting Parts 11-14

As we enter the Financial Section of the report (11-14), DLD provides the following guidance. Report financial data based on the fiscal reporting year. Round to the nearest dollar.

  • This reporting reflects only money ACTUALLY received and disbursed by the library under the direction of its Board of Trustees, except noted in Employee Benefits.
  • Report amounts actually received and disbursed, do NOT include accruals for anticipated income or disbursements.
    • If you didn't deposit your school ballot funding check until after the new fiscal year, it won't get counted in the current report.
  • The value of endowments, investment accounts or existing assets SHOULD NOT appear on the financial report. Report only investment income deposited into the Operating Fund.
  • Do NOT estimate receipts or expenditures for any item furnished free, such as rent, free utilities or volunteer help.
  • Grand Total Receipts must equal Grand Total Disbursements in both the Operating Fund and Capital Fund.

TIPS

  • The most important question in part 11 is 11.25, your BALANCE IN OPERATING FUND, "Beginning Balance for Fiscal year ending 2023". This should be the same dollar amount entered in 12.39 Ending Balance of last year's report. You're starting this year with the same amount you reported ending with last year. There is no flexibility here.
  • If you received a NYS Construction Grant and do not have a capital fund, there are further instructions below in this color.
  • If you have questions about payments and bills from NCLS, feel free to reach out and I may be able to look it up.

11 Guide to Line!

This includes funding received from and broken out by municipalities (County, town, village, city), school district funding, and Special Legislative District Funding. 

LOCAL PUBLIC FUNDS

11.1 Does the library receive any local public funds? Complete for each funding source

SYSTEM CASH GRANTS TO MEMBER LIBRARY

11.3 Local Library Services Aid (LLSA) (Received by all libraries!)

11.4 Central Library Aid (Only for WAT)

11.5 Additional State Aid received from the System

  • Special Legislative Grant that came from NCLS (Griffo)

11.7 Other Cash Grants

  • Conference Attendance, monies received for - includes NCLS stipends for conferences like NYLA or ARSL
  • NCLS Improvement Award
  • NCLS Workshop Stipend
  • Outreach mini-grant
  • Summer Reading Program mini-grant

OTHER STATE AID

11.9 State Aid other than LLSA

  • Special Legislative Grant - came directly from NYS
  • If the library does not have a separate capital funds account, report here any monies received in the fiscal year ending for this report through the Public Library Construction Grant Program,

FEDERAL AID FOR LIBRARY OPERATION

11.10 LSTA 

11.11 Other Federal Aid

  • USDA Rural Development Grant
  • PPP Loans (if the loan was forgiven and received in the same year)

OTHER RECEIPTS

11.14 Gifts and Endowments

  • Money received as gifts from private persons or foundations;
  • AmazonSmile (which is a foundation)
  • Foundation Grant (Snow, NNYCF, Pratt-Northam, etc.)
  • Friends Contribution in Cash
  • Grants from Wal-Mart/Dollar General/Target/Ronald McDonald, etc.
  • Memorial Donations
  • Personal Donations

11.15 Fund Raising

  • Money received through special/major fund raising activities or events
  • Fund raising Event (NOT sale of books)

11.16 Income From Investments

  • Interest from CD or money market, but only if it is brought into the Operating Fund
  • Interest from checking or savings account

11.17 Library Charges

  • Fax, copier, printer chargers
  • Overdue or lost book charges/Rental fees
  • Propay Receipts

11.18 Other

  • Any refunds (Equipment, Purchases)
  • E-rate Reimbursement
  • Insurance Recovery
  • Sold Books, Furniture, etc.

TRANSFERS

11.22 From Capital Fund (Same as question 14.8)

  • Transfer of money from a SEPARATE Capital Fund to the Operating Fund

11.23 From Other Funds

  • Matured CD (ONLY if the $ was put into the Operating Fund)

 

Construction Grant Information

How is the NYS Construction Grant award counted on the Annual Report?

If you DO NOT HAVE a Capital Fund,

  • Receive the funds on line 11.9
  • Expend the funds on line 12.11. If you only brought NYS Construction Grant funds in on 11.9 but did not spend it, you can leave 12.11 alone.
  • Please leave notes in these fields regarding NYS Construction Grant Funds.

If you DO HAVE a Capital Fund:

  • Receive the award on LINE 13.4 State Aid Received for Construction
  • Expend the funds on LINES 14.1-14.5
    • 14.1 – Payment to contractor’s for ANY construction costs
    • 14.2 – Architect fees, site acquisition, furniture & equipment, advertising, surveying, utility system, site improvement, legal services, etc.
    • 14.3 – Purchase of buildings
    • 14.4 – Payments from capital fund of interest charges on notes
    • 14.5 – Capital project expenditures for books, films, serials, etc.