Nonprofit Grant Audit Readiness Self-Assessment Checklist
A free, scored self-assessment tool to evaluate your organization’s federal grant audit readiness — before an auditor arrives. Covers six compliance areas with weighted questions and a readiness rating scale.
Nonprofits expending $750,000 or more in federal funds in a single fiscal year are required to undergo a federal Single Audit under OMB Uniform Guidance. Any organization receiving federal grants can also be selected for a program-specific audit at any time — often without advance warning.
This scored self-assessment tool covers six areas with 74 total points. Questions are weighted by audit risk: three-point questions represent material vulnerabilities that federal auditors routinely flag. The tool produces a readiness score and color-coded rating — Excellent, Good, Fair, or High Risk — and closes with an action plan for any gaps identified.
- Area 1: File organization & document accessibility (10 pts)
- Area 2: Financial documentation completeness (13 pts)
- Area 3: Procurement records (12 pts)
- Area 4: Personnel & timesheet compliance (11 pts)
- Area 5: Programmatic documentation (9 pts)
- Area 6: Policy & procedure currency (9 pts)
- Color-coded readiness scale: Excellent / Good / Fair / High Risk
- Gap action plan with priority and completion date fields
One platform built for human services nonprofits — not adapted from generic software.
