Audit 390987

FY End
2025-09-30
Total Expended
$4.36M
Findings
7
Programs
3
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-03-09

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1177593 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C
1177594 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C
1177595 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C
1177596 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C
1177597 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C
1177598 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C
1177599 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes C

Programs

Contacts

Name Title Type
XGENN65XJKY1 Diana Padgett Auditee
3035698165 Derek Watada Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”) include the federal grant activity of Community Enterprise Development Services (the “Organization”) under the programs of the federal government for the year ended September 30, 2025. The information in the 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, present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the Organization.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following, as applicable, either the cost principles obtained in OMB Circular A‐21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions, or the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown in the Schedule represents 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 (or 15‐percent de minimis) indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The expenditures as reported on the Schedule under the Microloan Program represents the beginning of the year loan balance of $2,502,090. During the year ended September 30, 2025, the Organization received new loan advances of $1,500,000. As of September 30, 2025, the Organization has outstanding loans payable of $3,672,600 to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Finding Details

Condition During the audit of the SBA Microloan Program for the year ended September 30, 2025, we noted that the Organization did not maintain the required reserve level within the Microloan Revolving Fund. The Organization has multiple loan funds within the program and the required reserve was underfunded by $202,096 as of year‐end for one of the loan funds. Criteria Per 13 CFR § 120.710(b), intermediaries must maintain a Loan Loss Reserve Fund equal to at least 15 percent of the outstanding balance of microloans. Failure to maintain this reserve constitutes noncompliance with SBA program requirements and increases the risk of loss to the federal government. Cause Management identified the shortfall in August 2025. Management indicated that the SBA was made aware of the reserve shortfall; however, the Organization was unable to restore the required reserve level during the audit period due to timing of response. The Organization did not receive written approval, waiver, or other formal authorization from SBA permitting a temporary deviation from the required reserve level. Effect The Organization was not in compliance with SBA Microloan Program reserve requirements. Failure to maintain the required reserve level increases the risk that sufficient funds may not be available to absorb potential loan losses, thereby exposing the federal program to increased financial risk. Perspective The required Microloan Revolving Fund shortfall was $202,096. Other loan funds within the Microloan Program exceeded required Microloan Revolving Fund reserve levels by approximately $186,000. Additionally, the Loan Loss Reserve Fund for all loan funds exceeded the required threshold by approximately $463,000. However, the Microloan Revolving Fund and Loan Loss Reserve Fund are required to be maintained at the individual loan fund level for each required reserve. Accordingly, the shortfall relating to the individual loan fund is considered a noncompliance to the program even though the Organization had sufficient reserves in total. Questioned Costs None. Repeat Finding No. Recommendation We recommend that the Organization establish procedures to ensure the Microloan Revolving Fund and Loan Loss Reserve Fund are continuously monitored and maintained in accordance with SBA requirements. In addition, the Organization should obtain written approval from SBA for any future deviations from required reserve levels and document all correspondence related to reserve compliance. Views of Responsible Officials Management concurs with the finding. Management has worked with its representative at the SBA to restore the required reserve level by shifting reserves between the Loan Loss Reserve Fund to the Microloan Revolving Fund. Management also indicated that additional internal monitoring procedures will be implemented to prevent future reserve shortfalls.