Views of Responsible Officials: During our FY22 audit, GRF expressly noted that for an
organization our size, tracking grant expenses outside of Quickbooks was understandable and
acceptable. During this FY23 audit, GRF changed its stance and said we had to report grant
expenses in Quickbooks. This s...
Views of Responsible Officials: During our FY22 audit, GRF expressly noted that for an
organization our size, tracking grant expenses outside of Quickbooks was understandable and
acceptable. During this FY23 audit, GRF changed its stance and said we had to report grant
expenses in Quickbooks. This should be removed as a finding, as District Bridges was following the
advice of GRF from the FY22 audit. It is unconscionable to discredit an organization after they
followed the firm's advice.
Additionally, over the last few months, we have consulted several other nonprofit finance experts,
as well as peer organizations that receive federal funds, to see tracking templates and procedures,
and understand best practices. We are currently exploring more robust grant expense tracking
softwares based on their recommendations, but they all noted that spreadsheet tracking was
acceptable for an organization of our size.