How Should Investment Income Earned from the Investment of Endowment

question 28

Multiple Choice

How should investment income earned from the investment of endowment contributions be accounted for if the not-for-profit organization uses the restricted fund method of accounting and the use of the investment income is restricted to a specific purpose for which the not-for-profit organization has a restricted fund?

• A) As investment income in the endowment fund
• B) As a deferred contribution
• C) As investment income in the general fund
• D) As investment income in the specific restricted fund

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Definitions:

Propanoic Acid

A colorless, oily liquid with a pungent odor, used in the manufacture of various chemicals, including as a preservative.

Osmosis

The movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high solute concentration to equalize the concentrations on both sides of the membrane.

Semipermeable Membrane

A type of membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and occasionally specialized "facilitated diffusion," while blocking others.

Diffusion

The process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, driven by thermal energy.