Payments for Memberships in Social Organizations
FIN-ACC-70
About This Policy
- Effective Date:
- 07-01-1992
- Date of Last Review/Update:
- 05-11-2014
- Responsible University Office:
- Office of the University Controller
- Responsible University Administrator:
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Policy Contact:
Anna Jensen
Associate Vice President and University Controller
Office of the University Controller
anjensen@iu.edu
Policy Statement
Payments for memberships in social organizations cannot be paid with university funds.
Reason for Policy
To establish the rules for paying memberships in social organizations. OMB Circular A-21 specifically disallows these types of expenses as a direct or indirect cost charged to grants and contracts.
Procedures
-Definitions
Examples of social organizations are clubs, golf course membership dues, sororities, fraternities and civic organizations.
History
The source to this policy is:
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) A-21 on Disallowances for Indirect Cost
The policy was updated in May 11, 2015 to delete text in Procedures section as none is needed.