Business Glossary

Fund Type Description

This field describes the type codes identified.

Fund Type Group

This field indicates the aid type as associated with the fund type code. Valid values are (W)ork, (L)oan, (S)cholarship, (G)rant. This field is mandatory and does not default to any value.

Future

The code for Future

FY23 Merit Eligibility

FY23 Merit Eligiblity indcates if the employee is eligible for merit

GAA Institution

Local community colleges that participate in our Guaranteed Admission Agreement program

GAA Student

An undergraduate student admitted under a Guaranteed Admission Agreement that SMHS has established with local community colleges

GA Enrolled College

Graduate Assistants enrollment college based on the Contract Start Date

Gelman Location Rollup

Groups the types of card readers found in the Gelman Library. When the hierarchy is expanded, it shows the descriptions of individual card readers.

Gender

Sex of student based on respondent self identification

Gender

Indicates an individual’s self-reported biological sex either male or female for official purposes

General Unrestricted

Funds used by the university for general operations.

Generation

The ten-year generational period since the alumnus/a donor graduated from GW.

Generation

Generation refers to the Census Bureau's guidelines to group people based upon their date of birth into segments of the population that frequently exhibit similar trends or behaviors. These generations include the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millenials.

Geo Code

Geocodes are developed to create regions around the country to combine metropolitan regions into a single group. These are based on the primary entity's preferred address.

Geo Location Code

US geographic region of the entity's preferred address. This data element represents the three-character alpha-numeric code value.

Geo Location Desc

US geographic region of the entity's preferred address. This data element represents the description value.

GHHS (Y/N)

Gold Humanism Honors Society status

Gift Amount

Legal-credit dollar-amount value of the donation received. This value is identified by a combination of the following three distinct elements: donor, transaction, and allocation.

Gift Category

Gift Category

Describes the method by which the donor made their gift. These giving methods are defined by the CASE Global Reporting Standards and groups together similar methods of giving. See also: Gift Subcategory. The categories are:


Outright Gifts: Cash or cash equivalents.


Commitments: A promise made by an individual or organization to donate a certain amount of money to a nonprofit organization over a specified period of time.


Commitment Payments: A contribution against the balance of a prior commitment (including where the commitment may have been made in a prior fiscal year).


Planned Gifts: Complex gifts where the timing of the realization of the gift may be uncertain (some types are also known as deferred gifts).


Sustaining Pledges: An indefinite commitment by a donor to provide support on a regular basis (e.g., monthly) at a set amount until the donor chooses to cancel or modify the pledge.

Gift Date

Gift Date

The date the gift was made to GW

Gift Date of Recd DAY

Day name for the gift date of record

Gift Date of Recd DAY NBR

Day number for the gift date of record

Gift Date of Recd FY DAY NBR

Fiscal year day number for the gift date of record