Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2025

But recent events and changing philosophies on overhead costs have shed light on these expenses, which are required to run a functioning nonprofit. 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%.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Calculate Your Indirect Cost Rate Complete and correct cost allocation is key to the financial stability of your organization. If you aren’t including indirect costs—such as salaries or rent—into your funding requests or program planning, you are setting yourself up for stress later in the year.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. Don’t Settle for Commercial Accounting Software On the surface, unrestricted funds are easier to manage than restricted funds. Multi-Year Tracking Programs don’t stop when your fiscal year ends.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These are also known as indirect costs, expenses that cannot be tied directly to programs. Costs related to specific fundraising campaigns like printing and postage. Costs of creating and distributing print collateral like paying a graphic designer or mailing materials. Expenses related to events. Fundraising training.

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

It means realizing that if you are doing data collection in the field, you may need to budget for the purchase of some kind of transportation for field staff, including associated costs like fuel and insurance. NICRA covers indirect costs (facilities and administrative costs) and fringe benefit expenses.

Funding