Audit 52669

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$5.90M
Findings
2
Programs
7
Organization: West Ohio Food Bank (OH)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-02-01

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
47672 2022-001 - - E
624114 2022-001 - - E

Programs

Contacts

Name Title Type
MRJNVZGJTE73 Tommie Harner Auditee
4192227946 Jennifer Birkemeier, Cpa, Cfe Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: 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 Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowed or may be limited as to reimbursement. The Organization has elected not to use the ten percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. 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 (the Schedule) includes the Federal award activity of West Ohio Food Bank (the Organization) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information on this Schedule is prepared in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principals, 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: Noncash Assistance 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 Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowed or may be limited as to reimbursement. The Organization has elected not to use the ten percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Noncash assistance recorded in the Schedule consists of food commodities donated by the USDA (Emergency Food Assistance Program, CFDA No. 10.569) and by HHS (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, CFDA No. 93.558 and Social Services Block Grant, CFDA No. 93.667), all of which are passed through the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The donated food commodities are valued at the estimated fair value of $1.79 per pound (as valued by Feeding America). The Organizations accounting policy for donated inventories is more fully described in Note A of the financial statements and follows accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Finding Details

Criteria: The Senior Box Distribution Program requires that an eligible recipient or an approved proxy sign for each distribution received. Condition: During our testing of the Food Distribution Cluster, it was found that 6 of the 30 Senior Box Distribution Program boxes selected for testing were distributed to an unauthorized individual as evidenced by the signature on the distribution form that could not be verified. Additionally, it was found that 2 of the 25 additional Senior Box Distribution Program recipients tested were not eligible at the time of the distribution based on the invalid or expired application on file. Effect: If agency personnel at distributions do not ensure that eligible recipients or their approved proxy are the only individuals receiving program benefits, distributions could be made to recipients who are not eligible for the program. Cause: Staff onsite during distributions were not properly identifying and verifying the eligibility of the individuals receiving program boxes. Questioned Costs: 8 individuals x $54.63= $437.04 Context: Thirty Senior Box distributions were tested. Six were found to be distributed to an unauthorized individual. Twenty-five additional Senior Box distributions were tested. Two were found to be distributed to an ineligible recipient. Recommendation: It is our recommendation that the agency implement procedures to ensure that distributions are only provided to eligible recipients or an approved proxy.
Criteria: The Senior Box Distribution Program requires that an eligible recipient or an approved proxy sign for each distribution received. Condition: During our testing of the Food Distribution Cluster, it was found that 6 of the 30 Senior Box Distribution Program boxes selected for testing were distributed to an unauthorized individual as evidenced by the signature on the distribution form that could not be verified. Additionally, it was found that 2 of the 25 additional Senior Box Distribution Program recipients tested were not eligible at the time of the distribution based on the invalid or expired application on file. Effect: If agency personnel at distributions do not ensure that eligible recipients or their approved proxy are the only individuals receiving program benefits, distributions could be made to recipients who are not eligible for the program. Cause: Staff onsite during distributions were not properly identifying and verifying the eligibility of the individuals receiving program boxes. Questioned Costs: 8 individuals x $54.63= $437.04 Context: Thirty Senior Box distributions were tested. Six were found to be distributed to an unauthorized individual. Twenty-five additional Senior Box distributions were tested. Two were found to be distributed to an ineligible recipient. Recommendation: It is our recommendation that the agency implement procedures to ensure that distributions are only provided to eligible recipients or an approved proxy.