Audit 298740

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$22.13M
Findings
6
Programs
26
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-03-27

Organization Exclusion Status:

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
386393 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - I
386394 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - I
386395 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - I
962835 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - I
962836 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - I
962837 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - I

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $2.24M - 0
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $1.11M - 0
93.590 Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants $632,911 - 0
93.086 Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants $615,133 - 0
93.592 Family Violence Prevention and Services/discretionary $497,003 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $431,928 - 0
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $271,844 - 0
93.623 Basic Center Grant $210,047 - 0
16.021 Justice Systems Response to Families $157,544 - 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $149,190 - 0
16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_allocation to States $143,522 - 0
16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods $119,172 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $106,727 - 0
16.590 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program $91,801 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $81,601 - 0
93.669 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants $63,087 - 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $58,899 - 0
93.600 Head Start $47,000 Yes 0
93.505 Affordable Care Act (aca) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program $42,154 - 0
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $22,737 - 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $18,603 Yes 1
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $17,253 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $12,960 - 0
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $11,500 - 0
10.555 National School Lunch Program $3,892 - 0
10.553 School Breakfast Program $3,181 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
U41EL1M4JPY7 Angelica Stapert Auditee
3124240200 Thure Ross Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois (the Agency) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFA is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). As the SEFA presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Agency, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Agency. Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the accrual basis of accounting, except for funding passed-through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which is prepared on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the SEFA represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Expenditures consist of direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are those that can be easily identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. The salary of a social worker of a sponsored program and the materials consumed by the program are examples of direct costs. Unlike direct costs, indirect costs cannot easily be identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. Indirect costs are the costs of services and resources that benefit many sponsored programs, as well as nonsponsored projects and activities. Indirect costs consist of expenses incurred for such items as administration, plant maintenance, and building and equipment depreciation. The federal agencies use an indirect cost rate to charge indirect costs to individual federally-sponsored programs. The rate is the result of a number of cost allocation procedures that the Agency uses to allocate its indirect costs to both sponsored and nonsponsored activities. The costs allocated to sponsored programs are divided by the direct costs of sponsored programs to arrive at a rate. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must approve the rate before the Agency can use it to charge indirect costs to federally-sponsored programs. There were no amounts of noncash assistance, insurance, loans, or loan guarantees outstanding as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois (the Agency) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFA is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). As the SEFA presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Agency, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Agency.
Title: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois (the Agency) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFA is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). As the SEFA presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Agency, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Agency. Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the accrual basis of accounting, except for funding passed-through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which is prepared on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the SEFA represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Expenditures consist of direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are those that can be easily identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. The salary of a social worker of a sponsored program and the materials consumed by the program are examples of direct costs. Unlike direct costs, indirect costs cannot easily be identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. Indirect costs are the costs of services and resources that benefit many sponsored programs, as well as nonsponsored projects and activities. Indirect costs consist of expenses incurred for such items as administration, plant maintenance, and building and equipment depreciation. The federal agencies use an indirect cost rate to charge indirect costs to individual federally-sponsored programs. The rate is the result of a number of cost allocation procedures that the Agency uses to allocate its indirect costs to both sponsored and nonsponsored activities. The costs allocated to sponsored programs are divided by the direct costs of sponsored programs to arrive at a rate. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must approve the rate before the Agency can use it to charge indirect costs to federally-sponsored programs. There were no amounts of noncash assistance, insurance, loans, or loan guarantees outstanding as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the accrual basis of accounting, except for funding passed-through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which is prepared on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the SEFA represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
Title: PROGRAM EXPENSES Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois (the Agency) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFA is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). As the SEFA presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Agency, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Agency. Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the accrual basis of accounting, except for funding passed-through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which is prepared on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the SEFA represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Expenditures consist of direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are those that can be easily identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. The salary of a social worker of a sponsored program and the materials consumed by the program are examples of direct costs. Unlike direct costs, indirect costs cannot easily be identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. Indirect costs are the costs of services and resources that benefit many sponsored programs, as well as nonsponsored projects and activities. Indirect costs consist of expenses incurred for such items as administration, plant maintenance, and building and equipment depreciation. The federal agencies use an indirect cost rate to charge indirect costs to individual federally-sponsored programs. The rate is the result of a number of cost allocation procedures that the Agency uses to allocate its indirect costs to both sponsored and nonsponsored activities. The costs allocated to sponsored programs are divided by the direct costs of sponsored programs to arrive at a rate. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must approve the rate before the Agency can use it to charge indirect costs to federally-sponsored programs. There were no amounts of noncash assistance, insurance, loans, or loan guarantees outstanding as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Expenditures consist of direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are those that can be easily identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. The salary of a social worker of a sponsored program and the materials consumed by the program are examples of direct costs. Unlike direct costs, indirect costs cannot easily be identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. Indirect costs are the costs of services and resources that benefit many sponsored programs, as well as nonsponsored projects and activities. Indirect costs consist of expenses incurred for such items as administration, plant maintenance, and building and equipment depreciation. The federal agencies use an indirect cost rate to charge indirect costs to individual federally-sponsored programs. The rate is the result of a number of cost allocation procedures that the Agency uses to allocate its indirect costs to both sponsored and nonsponsored activities. The costs allocated to sponsored programs are divided by the direct costs of sponsored programs to arrive at a rate. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must approve the rate before the Agency can use it to charge indirect costs to federally-sponsored programs. The Agency has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. During the year ended June 30, 2023, the Agency charged indirect costs using pre-determined DHHS-approved rates.
Title: NONCASH ASSISTANCE, INSURANCE, LOANS, OR LOAN GUARANTEES Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois (the Agency) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFA is presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). As the SEFA presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Agency, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Agency. Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the accrual basis of accounting, except for funding passed-through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which is prepared on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the SEFA represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Expenditures consist of direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are those that can be easily identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. The salary of a social worker of a sponsored program and the materials consumed by the program are examples of direct costs. Unlike direct costs, indirect costs cannot easily be identified with an individual federally-sponsored program. Indirect costs are the costs of services and resources that benefit many sponsored programs, as well as nonsponsored projects and activities. Indirect costs consist of expenses incurred for such items as administration, plant maintenance, and building and equipment depreciation. The federal agencies use an indirect cost rate to charge indirect costs to individual federally-sponsored programs. The rate is the result of a number of cost allocation procedures that the Agency uses to allocate its indirect costs to both sponsored and nonsponsored activities. The costs allocated to sponsored programs are divided by the direct costs of sponsored programs to arrive at a rate. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must approve the rate before the Agency can use it to charge indirect costs to federally-sponsored programs. There were no amounts of noncash assistance, insurance, loans, or loan guarantees outstanding as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. There were no amounts of noncash assistance, insurance, loans, or loan guarantees outstanding as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Finding Details

2023-001: Procurement Federal Agency: Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Numbers: FCSBP05555, FCSBS04914 Pass-Through Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Under the Uniform Guidance, organizations are required to document the basis for their procurement. For the small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Condition: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency could not support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Questioned costs: None Context: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. The total transactions subject to small purchase procurements was approximately $55,000. Cause: Unknown Effect: Documentation to support proper procurement was not available. Repeat finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency follow the current policies and procedures over covered transactions to maintain documentation supporting the procurement. We also recommend that the Agency increase the micro-purchase threshold to a higher allowable limit and add specificity to the number of quotes required for small purchase procurements. Views of Responsible Official: There is no disagreement with this finding.
2023-001: Procurement Federal Agency: Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Numbers: FCSBP05555, FCSBS04914 Pass-Through Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Under the Uniform Guidance, organizations are required to document the basis for their procurement. For the small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Condition: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency could not support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Questioned costs: None Context: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. The total transactions subject to small purchase procurements was approximately $55,000. Cause: Unknown Effect: Documentation to support proper procurement was not available. Repeat finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency follow the current policies and procedures over covered transactions to maintain documentation supporting the procurement. We also recommend that the Agency increase the micro-purchase threshold to a higher allowable limit and add specificity to the number of quotes required for small purchase procurements. Views of Responsible Official: There is no disagreement with this finding.
2023-001: Procurement Federal Agency: Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Numbers: FCSBP05555, FCSBS04914 Pass-Through Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Under the Uniform Guidance, organizations are required to document the basis for their procurement. For the small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Condition: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency could not support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Questioned costs: None Context: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. The total transactions subject to small purchase procurements was approximately $55,000. Cause: Unknown Effect: Documentation to support proper procurement was not available. Repeat finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency follow the current policies and procedures over covered transactions to maintain documentation supporting the procurement. We also recommend that the Agency increase the micro-purchase threshold to a higher allowable limit and add specificity to the number of quotes required for small purchase procurements. Views of Responsible Official: There is no disagreement with this finding.
2023-001: Procurement Federal Agency: Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Numbers: FCSBP05555, FCSBS04914 Pass-Through Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Under the Uniform Guidance, organizations are required to document the basis for their procurement. For the small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Condition: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency could not support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Questioned costs: None Context: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. The total transactions subject to small purchase procurements was approximately $55,000. Cause: Unknown Effect: Documentation to support proper procurement was not available. Repeat finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency follow the current policies and procedures over covered transactions to maintain documentation supporting the procurement. We also recommend that the Agency increase the micro-purchase threshold to a higher allowable limit and add specificity to the number of quotes required for small purchase procurements. Views of Responsible Official: There is no disagreement with this finding.
2023-001: Procurement Federal Agency: Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Numbers: FCSBP05555, FCSBS04914 Pass-Through Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Under the Uniform Guidance, organizations are required to document the basis for their procurement. For the small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Condition: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency could not support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Questioned costs: None Context: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. The total transactions subject to small purchase procurements was approximately $55,000. Cause: Unknown Effect: Documentation to support proper procurement was not available. Repeat finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency follow the current policies and procedures over covered transactions to maintain documentation supporting the procurement. We also recommend that the Agency increase the micro-purchase threshold to a higher allowable limit and add specificity to the number of quotes required for small purchase procurements. Views of Responsible Official: There is no disagreement with this finding.
2023-001: Procurement Federal Agency: Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Numbers: FCSBP05555, FCSBS04914 Pass-Through Agency: Illinois Department of Human Services Award Period: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matters Criteria or Specific Requirement: Under the Uniform Guidance, organizations are required to document the basis for their procurement. For the small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Condition: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency could not support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. Questioned costs: None Context: For the five small purchase procurements tested, the Agency did not have documentation to support how these procurements met the requirements for a small purchase procurement. The total transactions subject to small purchase procurements was approximately $55,000. Cause: Unknown Effect: Documentation to support proper procurement was not available. Repeat finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency follow the current policies and procedures over covered transactions to maintain documentation supporting the procurement. We also recommend that the Agency increase the micro-purchase threshold to a higher allowable limit and add specificity to the number of quotes required for small purchase procurements. Views of Responsible Official: There is no disagreement with this finding.