Funding Sources

This document describes the numbers used to identify the funding sources for campus funds to Russell Labs.

Audience

Every university expenditure is tied to a funding string made up of these components:

Funding String Illustration

Explanation of the Funding String
Name	Digits	Number or Alphanumeric	Describes
Account Code	Four	Number	Categorizes the nature of the transaction; e.g. lab supplies
Fund	Three	Number	Funding source, AKA where the money is coming from
Project	Various formats over the years, currently seven	Alphanumeric	Used to capture all the transactions associated with a specific grant, contract, or activity
Department	Six	Alphanumeric	College and department under which the spending takes place
Program	One	Number	The purpose or mission of the transaction; e.g. instruction versus outreach

Learn more about the components of a funding string here.

Funds and Descriptions
Fund	Description
101	State tax, Federal indirect cost, and tuition funding allocated for the purpose of education and related programs
104	Funding from UW-Extension used for off campus credit and non-credit activities
133	Non-Federal grants and contracts
135	University Grants, often from Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
136	Cost recovery outreach funding mechanism, program revenue, fee for services
142	Federal formula funding, often know as Hatch Adams or McIntire-Stennis, Land Grant Research
144	Federal grants and contract funding
145	Federal student work study
150	Federal indirect cost reimbursement used for special allocations
161	University administered trust funds
233	Gift funding originating from the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association

UW System Chart of Accounts page. Follow links to current year Appropriation Structure.

Contact the Financial Services Manager with questions about funding source codes.