Financial Policies

Policies related to the financial operation of the University of Pennsylvania

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2208 Gifts of Currency

To set forth the policies associated with gifts of currency.

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2209 Gifts of Life Insurance

To provide a framework for gifts of life insurance policies.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2212 Gift Return Policy

To comply with Pennsylvania law, guarantee proper allocation of donations, avoid adjustments, and maintain consistent donor relations, no gift to the University shall be returned to a donor unless a clear error in the amount of payment or payee has occurred.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2213 Classification of Grants and Gifts

To define gifts vs. grants or sponsored projects, to ensure proper classification, acknowledgement, stewardship, administration, financial recording and reporting.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2217 Donor Advised Fund

To accommodate the needs of donors who wish to contribute to the University through Donor Advised Funds. To identify and meet relevant legal and tax issues associated with Donor Advised Fund.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2218 Lockbox: Gifts via Lockbox

To document to policy for using scannable pledge cards for lockbox collections.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2220 Payroll Deduction Gifts for University Employees

To guarantee the accurate collection of information from both donors/University employees and Office of Development and Alumni Relations for gifts made via payroll deduction.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2221 Pledge Management

To document policies regarding pledge agreements, reserve balances, past due pledges, and pledge write-offs.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2226 Gift Suspense Policy

The purpose of this document is to set forth the University’s policy with respect to memorial and restricted gifts which are received without designation of purpose or which request endowment status but are below the threshold for establishing an endowed fund at the University.

2200 - Gifts

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Last Reviewed May, 2024

2227 Acceptance of Gifts

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