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• Financial Overview
• Days of Cash on Hand
• Inverse Current Ratio
• Surplus Margin Ratio
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• Asset Growth Ratio
• Defensive Interval (DI)
• Liquid Funds Indicator
• Liquid Funds Amount
• Savings Indicator
• Debt Ratio (DR)
• Contributions and Grants
• Government Grants
• Program Service Revenue
• Revenue Ratios

Understanding Financials: Tutorial, Examples and Resources

Resources on Financial Ratios

This training guide on "How to Assess Nonprofit Financial Performance" (Elizabeth Keating & Peter Frumkin) may appear daunting in its 57-page length but provides a thorough and accessible introduction to understanding nonprofit finances, including the use of financial ratios (starting on page 49).

This collection of training materials from Woods Bowman on "Understanding & Promoting Nonprofit Financial Sustainability" includes a couple of useful case studies and lots of information on the use of financial ratios.

Tips on Creating a Report

• Timeframe: Snapshot or Trends -- You can show either the change in, for example, Total Revenue over the past 20 years or show Total Revenue for just the most recent year or a year of your choice.