Welcome to Your Financial Statements: A Primer for Nonprofit Board Members

Overview

Every board member should be able to read and interpret their organization’s financial statements including a balance sheet and income statement. If you or someone you know is struggling to find meaning in all those numbers, download this primer. With an annotated sample balance sheet and income statement, definitions of key terms, an introduction to important financial ratios, and helpful tips on how to interpret the numbers, this guide is the introduction to these vitally important statements you’ve been looking for.