Louis Mezzina CPA
Senior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Lou Mezzina, based in KPMG's NYC office, is a Senior Advisor to the firm’s Higher Education, Research & Other Not-for-Profits practice. He serves as a resource to several of the firm's clients and their service teams, supports knowledge sharing efforts, and is a frequent speaker on matters of interest to higher education and other not-for-profit institutions.
Lou received his BS degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from The State University of New York at Albany. He is a former chairman of the Not-for-Profit Organizations Committee of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and served a three-year term on the Not-for-Profit Organizations Committee of the AICPA. He is a past president of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York.
Appearances
Identification21DateJune 11, 2009BSpeakers
Bob Mims, CPA, CGMAController/Director of Investments, Ducks UnlimitedLouis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP- Identification40DateJune 18, 2010C
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Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago 
Identification21DateJune 9, 2011Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
Identification9DateJune 9, 2011Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
Identification116DateJune 20, 2012This workshop will cover the two basic definitions that drive NFP financialSpeakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
Identification120DateJune 20, 2012This workshop will cover advanced accounting issues that are more difficultSpeakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
Identification17DateJune 21, 2012Many nonprofits just mark up their financial statements from prior years. This session will highlight how to make your financials make sense to the reader and present the story the way it should be told and the way you want it understood…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Identification28DateJune 22, 2012In this always-popular session, Lou guides you through the headlines, offering his unique perspective during this fast-paced overview of an assortment of accounting, auditing, and industry developments bound to affect you and your organization in the near future…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
IdentificationLB017DateJune 21, 2012Many nonprofits just mark up their financial statements from prior years. This session will highlight how to make your financials make sense to the reader and present the story the way it should be told and the way you want it understood…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
IdentificationLB028DateJune 22, 2012In this always-popular session, Lou guides you through the headlines, offering his unique perspective during this fast-paced overview of an assortment of accounting, auditing, and industry developments bound to affect you and your organization in the near future…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Identification18DateJune 20, 2013Of course it can. This session will cover accounting and disclosures that present a greater challenge to financial statement preparers and auditors. Areas to be covered include contributions, endowments, functionalizing expenses and net asset classifications, among others…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Identification40DateJune 21, 2013"Presented fairly in all material respects" implies telling the truth, but do your statements and notes present the only truth? Are they as readable as you would like? And do they tell the story the way you would like it to be understood?Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Identification43DateJune 21, 2013Join the partners-in-charge of three of the nation’s largest NFP audit practices who will discuss what they view as the sector’s "hottest button" issues, especially in the areas of financial reporting and financial management…Speakers
John Mattie, CPAPartner, PwCLouis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPFrank L. Kurre, CPAManaging Director - Global Account Management Leader and Global Not-for-Profit & Higher Education Industry Leader, Protiviti Inc.Senior Project Advisor, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Identification101DateJune 11, 2014NFP accounting and reporting doesn’t have to be that hard and should be even easier to explain. So, what is the trick? All you need is to master a couple of basic definitions and understand a few weird rules and you will be good to go…Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago$79Standard Price
Identification2DateJune 12, 2014Not-for-Profit organizations, and the sector itself, are frequently in the news. It is important to get behind these headlines to understand what is driving the stories and the key takeaways…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$29Standard Price
Identification10DateJune 12, 2014Over the past decade, split-interest agreements have become increasinglySpeakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago$29Standard Price
Identification101DateJune 11, 2014NFP accounting and reporting doesn’t have to be that hard and should be even easier to explain. So, what is the trick? All you need is to master a couple of basic definitions and understand a few weird rules and you will be good to go…Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
Identification2DateJune 12, 2014Not-for-Profit organizations, and the sector itself, are frequently in the news. It is important to get behind these headlines to understand what is driving the stories and the key takeaways…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Identification10DateJune 12, 2014Gifts to endowment continue to be a steady and consistent form of fund-raising for NFP’s. Over the past decade, split interest agreements have become increasingly popular, especially amongst donors who are not quite ready to completely let go of their wealth…Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPJohn R. Kroll, CPAAssociate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
Identification2DateJune 15, 2015Join an expert panel of NFP leaders who will discuss the current state, future issuesSpeakers
Jeff De Cagna, FRSA, FASAEChief Strategist and Founder, Principled Innovation LLCDorri McWhorter, CPA, CGMAChief Executive Officer, YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoLouis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPRobert F. Sharpe, J.D.President, The Sharpe GroupBob Mims, CPA, CGMAController/Director of Investments, Ducks Unlimited
Identification67DateJune 17, 2015With so many concurrent sessions to choose from, you had to make some toughSpeaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
Identification2DateJune 15, 2015Join an expert panel of NFP leaders who will discuss the current state, future issuesSpeakers
Jeff De Cagna, FRSA, FASAEChief Strategist and Founder, Principled Innovation LLCDorri McWhorter, CPA, CGMAChief Executive Officer, YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoLouis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPRobert F. Sharpe, J.D.President, The Sharpe GroupBob Mims, CPA, CGMAController/Director of Investments, Ducks Unlimited
Identification67DateJune 17, 2015With so many concurrent sessions to choose from, you had to make some toughSpeaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP
Identification69DateJune 29, 2016With so many concurrent sessions to choose from, you had to make some tough choices. We've given Lou Mewzzina 75 minutes to fillin the gaps…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
Identification02DateJune 27, 2016Transparency, accountability, integrity, stewardship and trust: The importance of these concepts to NFPs suggests that CPAs have a key role to play in advancing the sector. Add purpose and fulfillment and perhaps many will reach for that torch…Moderator
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPSpeakers
Michael L. Forster, CPA, CGMAChief Operating Officer, Woodrow Wilson CenterVice President, Finance & Administration, Resources for the FutureBarry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMAPresident and CEO, AICPA & CIMAJoe Stradinger, CEOFounder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Evangelist, EdgeTheory$49Standard Price
Identification20DateOctober 18, 2016NFPs and the sector itself are in the news daily…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
Identification45DateOctober 19, 2016Basic, general accounting can be challenging. Moving beyond textbook basics and introducing elements unique to not-for-profits makes getting it right easier said than done. And frequently “right” is in the eye of the beholder…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
Identification48DateOctober 19, 2016While there is no one-size-fits-all answer, the challenge for not-for-profit, tax-exempt organizations is ensuring that the answer covers all bases — understanding all board responsibilities, accomplishing appropriate training, making policies “real,” back-stopping management on sensitive issues, a…Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPEve Borenstein, JDPrincipal (ERB LLC) / Of Counsel (Harmon Curran), Eve Rose Borenstein LLC (training/speaking) / Harmon Curran Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP (legal practice)$49Standard Price
IdentificationNOT17109DateJune 21, 2017ASU 2016-14 requires new/ additional disclosures about the method(s) used to allocate costs among program and support functions…Speakers
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLPPartner, KPMG LLP$79Standard Price
IdentificationNOT1769DateJune 23, 2017With so many concurrent sessions to choose form, you had to make some tough choices. We've given Lou 75 minutes to fill in the gaps…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
IdentificationGOV1720DateOctober 24, 2017Effective governance is critical to the effective pursuit of mission. What are leading organizations doing right and what action or inaction can lead to trouble…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
IdentificationGOV1725DateOctober 24, 2017This session will address some of the accounting, auditing, and financial reporting matters that are not only unique to NFPs but can challenge even those experienced in the sector…Speaker
Louis Mezzina, CPASenior Advisor, KPMG LLP$49Standard Price
