Audit 304338

FY End
2023-12-31
Total Expended
$2.48M
Findings
2
Programs
1
Organization: Opportunity Resource Fund (MI)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-04-24
Auditor: Maner Costerisan

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
394330 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - E
970772 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - E

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.033 Cdfi Rapid Response Program (cdfi Rrp) $2.48M Yes 1

Contacts

Name Title Type
HMXWU67YZNH5 Kevin Fitzgerald Auditee
5173726001 Dennis Theis, CPA Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual 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 (if any) shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, as applicable to individual grants. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal grant activity of the Organization under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Organization, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets or cash flows of the Organization.
Title: NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual 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 (if any) shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, as applicable to individual grants. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual 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 (if any) shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. The Organization has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, as applicable to individual grants.
Title: NOTE 3 - RECONCILIATION WITH AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual 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 (if any) shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, as applicable to individual grants. Federal expenditures on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards agree to the grants revenue with donor restrictions within the loan fund on the statement of activities.
Title: NOTE 4 - SUBRECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual 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 (if any) shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance, as applicable to individual grants. Opportunity Resource Fund did not provide federal funds to subrecipients for any programs listed in the schedule.

Finding Details

2023-001 Eligibility Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), Equitable Recovery Program (ERP); ALN 21.033; 22ERP061321; U.S. Department of the Treasury. Finding Type: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Criteria: The CDFI ERP grant states that the recipient of the grant must provide financial products and/or grants in a dollar amount equal to 70% of the CDFI ERP award amount expended to minority individuals or minority-owned or controlled businesses. Additionally, the reporting of Beneficiary Demographic Data for the grant state that recipients will be required to report beneficiary demographic data pertaining to borrowers and/or beneficiaries as part of their reporting requirements. Condition: We noted that for one of six loans we tested for eligibility, the loan recipient indicated on their application a race that did not qualify as a minority, however the recipient’s profile in Opportunity Resource Fund‘s information system indicated the recipient qualified as a minority. Cause: The apparent isolated incident occurred as a result of a manual input error into Opportunity Resource Fund‘s information system at the time of the origination of the loan. The review process in place over the applicant’s profile information was not adequate to identify and correct the error. Effect: Opportunity Resource Fund has a requirement to issue loans in compliance with the grant requirements stating 70% of the loans must be issued to minority recipients. Incorrectly categorizing the demographic information for applicants could result in noncompliance with grant requirements and erroneous reporting of demographic information. Exclusive of this issue, Opportunity Resource Fund indicated that 100% of the loans issued under this federal program were issued to minorities. The one loan described above was approximately 3.5% of the entire dollar value of all loans issued under the program. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommend Opportunity Resource Fund, in the future, implement a review process of applicant information to ensure that all data input into the loan system is accurate.
2023-001 Eligibility Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), Equitable Recovery Program (ERP); ALN 21.033; 22ERP061321; U.S. Department of the Treasury. Finding Type: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Criteria: The CDFI ERP grant states that the recipient of the grant must provide financial products and/or grants in a dollar amount equal to 70% of the CDFI ERP award amount expended to minority individuals or minority-owned or controlled businesses. Additionally, the reporting of Beneficiary Demographic Data for the grant state that recipients will be required to report beneficiary demographic data pertaining to borrowers and/or beneficiaries as part of their reporting requirements. Condition: We noted that for one of six loans we tested for eligibility, the loan recipient indicated on their application a race that did not qualify as a minority, however the recipient’s profile in Opportunity Resource Fund‘s information system indicated the recipient qualified as a minority. Cause: The apparent isolated incident occurred as a result of a manual input error into Opportunity Resource Fund‘s information system at the time of the origination of the loan. The review process in place over the applicant’s profile information was not adequate to identify and correct the error. Effect: Opportunity Resource Fund has a requirement to issue loans in compliance with the grant requirements stating 70% of the loans must be issued to minority recipients. Incorrectly categorizing the demographic information for applicants could result in noncompliance with grant requirements and erroneous reporting of demographic information. Exclusive of this issue, Opportunity Resource Fund indicated that 100% of the loans issued under this federal program were issued to minorities. The one loan described above was approximately 3.5% of the entire dollar value of all loans issued under the program. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommend Opportunity Resource Fund, in the future, implement a review process of applicant information to ensure that all data input into the loan system is accurate.