Finance Indirect Utilities 
Blackbaud
JUNE 20, 2025
Most nonprofit finance teams have been taught to keep their overhead costs buried deep within their financial statements. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised their uniform guidance in 2024, increasing the de minimus (or standard) rate allowed for indirect costs—overhead for federal grants—from 10 to 15%.
Allied Grant Writers
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Utilize online databases and grant directories to broaden the search. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants. Their insights can identify areas for improvement.
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Blackbaud
JULY 15, 2025
They are also called “ overhead ” or, if you are working on a federal grant, “indirect costs.” A food bank spending the same 15% on admin costs, on the other hand, may be running less efficiently than the museum, or they may be focused on providing fresh, less processed food that requires more refrigeration, increasing utility costs.
Blackbaud
APRIL 4, 2024
Develop a more accurate overall budget In collaboration with your organization’s finance committee, create a more accurate overall budget by using project or program-based budgets. Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. But it does need to be part of a larger, intentional conversation about being a revenue-wise organization.
Blackbaud
DECEMBER 20, 2023
From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Tip 2: Bring both your program and finance teams into the grant application and award process.
Blackbaud
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
By analyzing cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities, organizations can identify trends, manage expenses, and make strategic decisions about future initiatives. The Statement of Cash Flows is divided into three sections: Operating Activities, Investing Activities, and Financing Activities.
GrantNews
AUGUST 20, 2024
Funding will be for operating expenses, including utilities, rent, supplies and materials, food and beverage inventory, and supplier costs. Grants support those who often struggle to secure capital and resources, as they are systematically shut out from traditional financing.
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