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Audit 349778

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$1.15M
Findings
2
Programs
11
Organization: Community Crisis Center (IL)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-03-28
Auditor: Dugan + Lopatka CPAS

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
539079 2024-001 Significant Deficiency Yes E
1115521 2024-001 Significant Deficiency Yes E

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $461,299 Yes 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $95,072 - 0
93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services/domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services $94,000 - 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $53,084 - 0
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $51,660 - 0
93.497 Family Violence Prevention and Services/ Sexual Assault/rape Crisis Services and Supports $44,899 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $30,911 - 0
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $19,879 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $7,814 - 0
10.182 Local Food Purchase Assistance $500 - 0
93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs $136 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
WUVLZTHGJXM1 Maureen Manning Auditee
8477424088 Ron Marklund Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Non-Cash Awards Accounting Policies: Note A - Basis of Presentation: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal award activity of Community Crisis Center, Inc. (the Organization) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 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 represent, the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Organization. Note B - Summary of Significant 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 Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: Y Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Organization did not have any outstanding federal loans or loan guarantees or insurance at June 30, 2024. The Organization did receive non-cash contributions of food commodities from Northern Illinois Food Bank totaling $3,911 that were federal funds and are reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Finding Details

Finding 2024-001
Department of Justice 2024-001 (repeat finding of 2023-001) Crime Victim Assistance, ALN #16.575 Criteria: Under the various grant agreements, Community Crisis Center, Inc. is required to have in place policies and procedures to ensure the confidentiality of client information, including a signed confidentiality form from the client. Condition: Out of the forty clients tested for eligibility, five of the files tested did not contain the signed confidentiality forms in the files. Additionally, one of the files did not contain a signed intake form or signed confidentiality form. Cause: Community Crisis Center, Inc. converted its files from paper to electronic and the confidentiality forms were erroneously excluded from the transfer for these files. Effect: There is potential that Community Crisis Center, Inc. was not following appropriate confidentiality and intake procedures. Auditor’s Recommendation: We recommend Community Crisis Center, Inc. continue to review its files to ensure that all client files contain the required confidentiality and intake forms. We also recommend Community Crisis Center, Inc. implement and enforce a policy to obtain the signed forms for all new clients and get any signed forms as soon as possible for any current clients. Additionally, Community Crisis Center, Inc. should conduct regular training and monitoring of employees to ensure confidentiality best practices are followed. Management response: Community Crisis Center, Inc. will review files to ensure that confidentiality forms and intakes are present on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis for accuracy. In addition, training will be provided to all new staff upon hiring, with quarterly reviews thereafter.
Finding 2024-001
Department of Justice 2024-001 (repeat finding of 2023-001) Crime Victim Assistance, ALN #16.575 Criteria: Under the various grant agreements, Community Crisis Center, Inc. is required to have in place policies and procedures to ensure the confidentiality of client information, including a signed confidentiality form from the client. Condition: Out of the forty clients tested for eligibility, five of the files tested did not contain the signed confidentiality forms in the files. Additionally, one of the files did not contain a signed intake form or signed confidentiality form. Cause: Community Crisis Center, Inc. converted its files from paper to electronic and the confidentiality forms were erroneously excluded from the transfer for these files. Effect: There is potential that Community Crisis Center, Inc. was not following appropriate confidentiality and intake procedures. Auditor’s Recommendation: We recommend Community Crisis Center, Inc. continue to review its files to ensure that all client files contain the required confidentiality and intake forms. We also recommend Community Crisis Center, Inc. implement and enforce a policy to obtain the signed forms for all new clients and get any signed forms as soon as possible for any current clients. Additionally, Community Crisis Center, Inc. should conduct regular training and monitoring of employees to ensure confidentiality best practices are followed. Management response: Community Crisis Center, Inc. will review files to ensure that confidentiality forms and intakes are present on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis for accuracy. In addition, training will be provided to all new staff upon hiring, with quarterly reviews thereafter.