MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES, INC.

Finding #2025-002 – Reporting – Significant Deficiency and Other Noncompliance. Applicable federal program: Department of Treasury, Passed through Harris County, Texas, Assistance Listing #: 21.027 – COVID-19 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Contract Number: SLFRFP1966, Contract Year: 10/31/24 – 12/31/26. Criteria: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) – 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) Section 200.203 requires recipients and subrecipients of federal funds to establish, document, and maintain effective internal controls over federal awards. Section 200.510 (b) requires the auditee to prepare a schedule of expenditures of federal awards for the period covered by the auditee’s financial statements, which must include the total federal awards expended. Condition and context: MAM incurred qualifying construction expenditures that were properly recorded as CIP. However, MAM did not record government grant revenue or a related grants receivable for the qualifying expenditures incurred during the fiscal year and did not identify or include the qualifying expenditures incurred during the fiscal year on the SEFA. Cause: MAM does not have a system sufficient to ensure that all qualifying federal expenditures are captured and reported to ensure completeness and accuracy of expenditures reported on the SEFA. Effect: Failure to adequately establish and maintain a system of internal controls over preparation of the SEFA adversely affected MAM’s ability to correctly identify and summarize federal awards for reporting in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. Recommendation: Develop policies and procedures to identify and reflect all federal programs on the SEFA, reconcile the federal expenditures to the federal program revenue on a routine basis, and formalize the independent review process for the SEFA and grant billings. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management agrees with the finding. See Corrective Action Plan.