Information from the 2015 Form 990 and the 2016 audited financial statements for Feeding America follows. Although

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Information from the 2015 Form 990 and the 2016 audited financial statements for Feeding America follows. Although Form 990 indicates it is for 2015, it is actually for the period July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, the same time period as the 2016 audited financial statement. Use the following information to complete the exercise.


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a. Compute the following performance measures using the Form 990 data presented in this exercise and comment on what information they convey to a potential donor without comparing them to prior years or other comparable agencies.
1. Current ratio€”liquidity.
2. Revenues/expenses€”going concern.
3. Program expenses/total expenses€”program effectiveness.
4. Public support/fund-raising expenses€”fund-raising efficiency.
b. Using the audited financial statements provided in this exercise, calculate the same ratios listed in requirement a. Comment on any differences.
c. Discuss the advantages of analyzing financial performance using audited annual financial statement information versus IRS Form 990 information.

FEEDING AMERICA, 2015 FORM 990 (PARTS VIII, IX, AND X) FEEDING AMERICA Form 000 (2015) 36-3673599 Page 9 Part VII Statement of Revenue Check If Schedule O contalnsa response or note to any line In this Part VIII. (C) Unreleted buainess revenue (A) Total revenue (B) Related or (D) RevenueInformation from the 2015 Form 990 and the 2016 audited

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