Religious organisation financial model, built free.
A three-statement Excel model for a religious or faith-based organisation, built from your own figures and checked to balance.
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A church, diocese or religious institute funded by offerings, parish assessments, bequests and investments, often consolidating schools, aged care and community services (edu.*, aged.* and care.* jobs) and a church development fund that takes deposits and lends to parishes and schools.
In short
- 01
Three linked statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, linked in every period.
- 02
Valuation built in
Choose from 7 methods, from discounted cash flow to precedent deals.
- 03
Monthly to annual
Monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or annual periods, for up to 30 years.
- 04
Checked every period
A Checks sheet shows the balance sheet balances and the cash reconciles.
10 parts, each one tested.
Every part is a tested building block with its own checks: yours is put together from the ones your business needs.
- Offerings, tithes and parish contributionsGiving by worshippers — planned (direct debit or envelope) giving, plate offerings, tithes and special collections — and, for a diocese or central body, assessments levied on parishes and agencies.
- Donations, appeals and fundraising incomeGifts from individuals, businesses and trusts — regular giving, appeals, major gifts, events, lotteries and raffles — recognised as income on receipt (AASB 1058) unless tied to enforceable specific obligations.
- BequestsGifts in wills — lumpy income recognised when the gift can be measured and the charity gains control, usually at or after probate.
- Grants and restricted fundingGovernment and philanthropic grants funding a program — recognised under AASB 15 where the agreement is enforceable with sufficiently specific performance obligations (deferred until delivered), otherwise on receipt under AASB 1058 — with unspent funds refunded or rolled over on acquittal.
- Program delivery costsDirect cost of delivering a program — frontline staff under the relevant award, client support and brokerage, program premises and travel.
- Overhead allocation and full cost recoveryAllocates shared support costs to programs to show each program's full cost, the overhead its funders pay for, its contribution, and the functional expense split (program, fundraising, administration). Allocation only — it does not change entity totals.
- Investment portfolio returnsValue and returns of an invested portfolio or endowment — income (dividends, distributions, interest and refundable franking credits) and capital growth — and the contributions and withdrawals that change it.
- Redress and historical claims provisionsProvisions for redress scheme payments and civil claims for historical abuse, the payments made and any insurance recoveries.
- Reserves policy and restricted fundsFund balances by class — restricted, endowment, designated and general (free) reserves — and whether free reserves meet the reserves policy target.
- Financial health and covenant ratiosMeasures funders, regulators and lenders use to judge a not-for-profit's viability — operating margin, reliance on the largest funder, liquidity, reserves and debt covenants.
The numbers it tracks.
- 01offerings per attender
- 02school enrolments and fee income
- 03aged care occupancy
- 04church fund deposits and margin
- 05redress provision
- 06consolidated operating result
- 07free reserves
What it is used for.
- Budget and rolling forecastGuide · Cash flow forecast
- Operating forecastGuide · Financial projections
- Restructuring and liquidityGuide · Financial modelling services
- Lending and credit analysisGuide · Three-statement model
- Scenarios and sensitivities
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