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Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictLocal Government

EIN: 216000282

UEI: KF6VTC3BFN31

Audited by: ARDITO & COMPANY LLC

Oversight agency: 84 [Department of Education]

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Data as of August 28, 2026

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District11 audit years5 findings2 repeat
11
Audit Years
5
Total Findings
2
Repeat Findings
$7.9M
Federal Awards Expended (FY 2025)

FY 2025-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$7,934,374 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on December 8, 2025. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by June 8, 2026 (84 days ago).

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FY 2024-06-30

$5,964,429 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on February 26, 2025 — management decision was due August 26, 2025.

2024-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEAT OF 2023-002OTHER MATTERS

Net cash resourses exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: Net cash resources of $113,506 exceeded three months average expenditures of $36,122 by $77,384. Effect: Excess profits retained in the food service fund. Cause: Low levels of capital investment over the past four years, increased subsidy rates at the "free" rate of reimbursement for all meals for all children under the age of 18 during COVID-19, additional COVID-19 assistance funds, and supply chain restraints for capital investment. Recommendation: The District should reduce net cash resources by purchasing needed equipment, improve food quality, or take other actions to eliminate the excess cash resources in the food service fund. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The District plans to reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

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Criteria or Specific Requirement: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires that net cash resources for the Child Nutrition Program not exceed three months average expenditures in the food service fund. Condition: Net cash resourses exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: Net cash resources of $113,506 exceeded three months average expenditures of $36,122 by $77,384. Effect: Excess profits retained in the food service fund. Cause: Low levels of capital investment over the past four years, increased subsidy rates at the "free" rate of reimbursement for all meals for all children under the age of 18 during COVID-19, additional COVID-19 assistance funds, and supply chain restraints for capital investment. Recommendation: The District should reduce net cash resources by purchasing needed equipment, improve food quality, or take other actions to eliminate the excess cash resources in the food service fund. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The District plans to reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

Prior Finding References

2023-002

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FY 2024-06-30

MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$5,964,429 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on March 6, 2025 — management decision was due September 6, 2025.

2024-001
Special Tests & Provisions
REPEAT OF 2023-002OTHER MATTERS

Net cash resourses exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: Net cash resources of $113,506 exceeded three months average expenditures of $36,122 by $77,384. Effect: Excess profits retained in the food service fund. Cause: Low levels of capital investment over the past four years, increased subsidy rates at the "free" rate of reimbursement for all meals for all children under the age of 18 during COVID-19, additional COVID-19 assistance funds, and supply chain restraints for capital investment. Recommendation: The District should reduce net cash resources by purchasing needed equipment, improve food quality, or take other actions to eliminate the excess cash resources in the food service fund. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The District plans to reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

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Criteria or Specific Requirement: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires that net cash resources for the Child Nutrition Program not exceed three months average expenditures in the food service fund. Condition: Net cash resourses exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: Net cash resources of $113,506 exceeded three months average expenditures of $36,122 by $77,384. Effect: Excess profits retained in the food service fund. Cause: Low levels of capital investment over the past four years, increased subsidy rates at the "free" rate of reimbursement for all meals for all children under the age of 18 during COVID-19, additional COVID-19 assistance funds, and supply chain restraints for capital investment. Recommendation: The District should reduce net cash resources by purchasing needed equipment, improve food quality, or take other actions to eliminate the excess cash resources in the food service fund. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The District plans to reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

Prior Finding References

2023-002

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FY 2023-06-30

$7,596,534 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on January 30, 2024 — management decision was due July 30, 2024.

2023-002
Special Tests & Provisions
OTHER MATTERS

Net cash resourses exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: Net cash resources of $1,254,526 exceeded three months average expenditures of $423,346 by $831,180. Effect: Excess profits retained in the food service fund. Cause: Low levels of capital investment over the past four years, increased subsidy rates at the "free" rate of reimbursement for all meals for all children under the age of 18 during COVID-19, additional COVID-19 assistance funds, and supply chain restraints for capital investment. Recommendation: The District should reduce net cash resources by purchasing needed equipment, improve food quality, or take other actions to eliminate the excess cash resources in the food service fund. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The District plans to reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

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Criteria or Specific Requirement: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires that net cash resources for the Child Nutrition Program not exceed three months average expenditures in the food service fund. Condition: Net cash resourses exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: N/A Context: Net cash resources of $1,254,526 exceeded three months average expenditures of $423,346 by $831,180. Effect: Excess profits retained in the food service fund. Cause: Low levels of capital investment over the past four years, increased subsidy rates at the "free" rate of reimbursement for all meals for all children under the age of 18 during COVID-19, additional COVID-19 assistance funds, and supply chain restraints for capital investment. Recommendation: The District should reduce net cash resources by purchasing needed equipment, improve food quality, or take other actions to eliminate the excess cash resources in the food service fund. Views of management and planned corrective actions: The District plans to reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will reduce net cash resources by investing in capital equiment where necessary and allocating direct cost overhead expenditures.

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FY 2022-06-30

QUALIFIED OPINIONMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$6,739,475 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 29, 2023 — management decision was due September 29, 2023.

FY 2021-06-30

QUALIFIED OPINIONMATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,578,200 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on June 14, 2022 — management decision was due December 14, 2022.

FY 2020-06-30

MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSED$3,700,498 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on January 24, 2021 — management decision was due July 24, 2021.

2020-001
Other
MATERIAL WEAKNESSREPEAT OF 2019-001OTHER MATTERS

Net cash resources in the Food Service Fund exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: None Context: Utilizing the USDA net cash resource calculation form, it was determined the District's net cash resources exceeded three months' average expenditures by $263,564, as of June 30, 2020. Effect: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture requirement regarding Net Cash Resources was not met. Cause: Inadvertent oversight. Recommendation: The District should implement a corrective action plan to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management is aware of the necessary procedures to be updated and followed.

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FEDERAL AWARDS Information on the federal program: Child Nutrition Cluster ( 10.553, 10.555) Finding: 2020-1 Criteria or specific requirement: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture requires a School Food Authority to maintain a nonprofit School Food Service. The nonprofit status of the School Food Service is determined by evaluating net cash resources, which may not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition: Net cash resources in the Food Service Fund exceeded three months average expenditures. Questioned Costs: None Context: Utilizing the USDA net cash resource calculation form, it was determined the District's net cash resources exceeded three months' average expenditures by $263,564, as of June 30, 2020. Effect: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture requirement regarding Net Cash Resources was not met. Cause: Inadvertent oversight. Recommendation: The District should implement a corrective action plan to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management is aware of the necessary procedures to be updated and followed.

Corrective Action Plan

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN NAME OF SCHOOL: PENNS GROVE - CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL COUNTY - SALEM TYPE OF AUDIT - FINANCIAL DATE OF BOARD MEETING: FEBRUARY 8, 2021 CONTACT PERSON: BRIAN E. FERGUSON, SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR TELEPHONE NUMBER: (856) 299-4250 EXT. 1111 RECOMMENDATION 2020-1 The District should implement a corrective action plan to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise CORRECTIVE ACTION The District will implement a procedure to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION Net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund will be reviewed on a periodic basis to ascertain they do not exceed three months average expenditures PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION Brian Ferguson, School Business Administrator & Colleen Green, Food service Director COMPLETION DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION February 8, 2021

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2019-001

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FY 2019-06-30

MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE DISCLOSEDLOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,705,195 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 19, 2019 — management decision was due May 19, 2020.

2019-001
Other
MATERIAL WEAKNESSOTHER MATTERS

Net cash resources in the Food Service Fund exceeded three months average expenditures. Context: Utilizing the USDA net cash resource calculation form, it was determined the District's net cash resources exceeded three months' average expenditures by $95,885, as of June 30, 2019. Effect: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture requirement regarding Net Cash Resources was not met. Cause: Inadvertent oversight. Recommendation: The District should implement a corrective action plan to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management is aware of the necessary procedures to be updated and followed.

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Information on the federal program: Child Nutrition Cluster (10.553,10.555) Finding: 2019-1(AMR Finding 2019-1) Criteria or specific requirement: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture requires a School Food Authority to maintain a nonprofit School Food Service. The nonprofit status of the School Food Service is determined by evaluating net cash resources, which may not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition: Net cash resources in the Food Service Fund exceeded three months average expenditures. Context: Utilizing the USDA net cash resource calculation form, it was determined the District's net cash resources exceeded three months' average expenditures by $95,885, as of June 30, 2019. Effect: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture requirement regarding Net Cash Resources was not met. Cause: Inadvertent oversight. Recommendation: The District should implement a corrective action plan to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Management is aware of the necessary procedures to be updated and followed.

Corrective Action Plan

Child Nutrition Cluster (10.553, 10.555) RECOMMENDATION 2019-001 The District should implement a corrective action plan to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise CORRECTIVE ACTION The District will implement a procedure to effectively reduce the net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund through capital expenditure or otherwise METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION Net cash resources on hand in the Food Service Fund will be reviewed on a periodic basis to ascertain they do not exceed three months average expenditures PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION Kenneth Verrill, School Business Administrator & Colleen Green, Food service Director

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FY 2018-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$2,995,186 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on February 11, 2019 — management decision was due August 11, 2019.

FY 2017-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,161,751 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on November 29, 2017 — management decision was due May 29, 2018.

FY 2016-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,375,098 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on November 28, 2016 — management decision was due May 28, 2017.

2016-001
Cash Management / Other
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCYOTHER MATTERS

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