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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31, 2022
Amortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair
Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash$155,555 $— $— $155,555 $155,555 
Money market funds230,626 — — 230,626 230,626 
Treasury bills199,700 — — 199,700 199,700 
Total$585,881 $— $— $585,881 $585,881 
December 31, 2021
Amortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair
Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash$376,492 $— $— $376,492 $376,492 
Money market funds408,082 — — 408,082 408,082 
Total$784,574 $— $— $784,574 $784,574 
Interest income from cash equivalents of $3.7 million, $0.1 million and $0.6 million was recorded in interest income in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Restricted Cash
As of December 31, 2022, restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet includes $7.7 million held by financial institutions to establish standby letters of credit required by the lessors of certain corporate office space that we leased as of December 31, 2022. The standby letters of credit expire on December 31, 2033 and June 30, 2034.
The balance as of December 31, 2022 also includes $26.3 million related to funds held but unavailable for immediate use due to contractual restrictions.
A reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash from the consolidated balance sheets to the consolidated statements of cash flows is shown below (in thousands):
December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents$585,881 $784,574 
Restricted cash34,272 2,148 
Total$620,153 $786,722 
Air Carrier Payroll Support Program
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act provides aid in the form of loans, grants, tax credits and other forms of government assistance. Specifically, the CARES Act provided the airline industry with up to $25.0 billion in grants with assurances the support was to be used exclusively for employee salaries, wages, and benefits.
During 2020, Wheels Up applied for government assistance under the Payroll Support Program from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) as directed by the CARES Act. We were awarded a total grant of $76.4 million to support ongoing operations through payroll funding, which was all received by October 2020. We utilized all of the proceeds to offset payroll expenses incurred for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The support payments were conditioned on our agreement to refrain from conducting involuntary employee layoffs or furloughs through September 30, 2020. Other conditions include continuing essential air service as directed by the U.S. Department of Transportation and certain limitations on executive compensation. Based on the amount received, we were not required to provide financial protection to the Treasury in conjunction with the payroll support obtained.
The CARES Act also provides for deferred payment of the employer portion of social security taxes through the end of 2020, with 50% of the deferred amount due December 31, 2021 and the remaining 50% due December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2021, the total amount of deferred payments outstanding was $3.1 million. The amounts paid as of December 31, 2022 were $2.4 million and the remaining balance of $0.7 million was recorded in other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.