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FGMSD-80-77 1 (1980-09-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbgo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED A. Val. bY Ohl 1131P~ov~ OMPTRO R KERALO -7 i ATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 205481 B- 198 730 SEPTEMBER 24, 1980 The Honorable Max S. Baucus Chairman, Subcommittee on Limitations of Contracted and Delegated Authority Committee on the Judiciary 113887 United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: / eview of Federal Agencies' Gift Funds t(FGMSD-80-77) in your August 3, 1979, letter you asked us to review the larger gift funds managed by Federal agencies, including fund balances, sources of income, and purposes of expenditures with particular emphasis on travel and entertainment. This letter report contains summary information on our review (encl. I), statistical data on revenue and disbursements (encl. II), and a list of major uses of gifts (encl. III). During fiscal 1979, 41 Government agencies received a total of $21,631,000 classified as gift revenue. The 10 agencies we reviewed collected about 83 percent of this total. The revenue was derived from a variety of sources including private individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. In addition to donations, income such as honoraria, travel reimbursements, and funds received under agreements between Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations is also classified as gift revenue. (See encl. I.) Once gifts are accepted, agencies have great flexibility in using them. Legislation permitting agencies to accept and disburse gifts generally requires only that the gifts be used to further agency goals. In addition, there are no Government- wide criteria for judging a proper gift fund disbursement. An agency's flexibility is reduced only when a donor places a specific restriction on the use of a gift. In such cases, agencies must have authority to accept restricted gifts and, given this authority, mtst honor the donor's restriction. Gift funds are used for a variety of purposes depending on the needs and goals of individual agencies. During fiscal 1979, for example, gifts were used to support museums, medical research, cultural activities, and social events. In the / (905009)

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