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LEGAL AID BUREAU, INC.Non-Profit

EIN: 520591621

UEI: MVHFTKPPDN25

Audited by: SB & Company, LLC

Oversight agency: 09 [Legal Services Corporation]

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Data as of August 31, 2026

LEGAL AID BUREAU, INC.10 audit years1 findings
10
Audit Years
1
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings
$3.2M
Federal Awards Expended (FY 2025)

FY 2025-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$3,217,869 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on December 15, 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 15, 2026 (79 days ago).

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FY 2024-12-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$7,842,767 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on May 23, 2025 — management decision was due November 23, 2025.

FY 2023-12-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$8,818,005 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on April 22, 2024 — management decision was due October 22, 2024.

2023-001
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability
OTHER MATTERS

For 3 out of 25 selected transactions, management did not properly update the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) allocation tables, resulting in an overcharge of personnel costs to its Federal programs. Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR §200.303: The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. In accordance with 2 CFR 200.430: (i) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass both federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non-Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non-Federal entity; and (vi) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. Cause: Maryland Legal Aid did not have controls in place to detect errors in the FTE allocation tables that were used to allocate personnel costs to its Federal programs. Effect: Unallowed payroll costs could be charged to Federal grants. Questioned Costs: Unknown. Recommendation: We recommend Maryland Legal Aid perform a detailed review of the FTE allocations used to allocate personnel costs to its Federal programs. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Refer to management’s corrective action plan.

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Condition: For 3 out of 25 selected transactions, management did not properly update the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) allocation tables, resulting in an overcharge of personnel costs to its Federal programs. Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR §200.303: The non-Federal entity must: (a) Establish and maintain effective internal control over the Federal award that provides reasonable assurance that the non-Federal entity is managing the Federal award in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. In accordance with 2 CFR 200.430: (i) Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses (1) Charges to Federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must: (i) Be supported by a system of internal control which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable, and properly allocated; (ii) Be incorporated into the official records of the non-Federal entity; (iii) Reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated by the non-Federal entity, not exceeding 100% of compensated activities; (iv) Encompass both federally assisted and all other activities compensated by the non-Federal entity on an integrated basis, but may include the use of subsidiary records as defined in the non-Federal entity’s written policy; (v) Comply with the established accounting policies and practices of the non-Federal entity; and (vi) Support the distribution of the employee’s salary or wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one Federal award; a Federal award and non-Federal award; an indirect cost activity and a direct cost activity; two or more indirect activities which are allocated using different allocation bases; or an unallowable activity and a direct or indirect cost activity. Cause: Maryland Legal Aid did not have controls in place to detect errors in the FTE allocation tables that were used to allocate personnel costs to its Federal programs. Effect: Unallowed payroll costs could be charged to Federal grants. Questioned Costs: Unknown. Recommendation: We recommend Maryland Legal Aid perform a detailed review of the FTE allocations used to allocate personnel costs to its Federal programs. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Refer to management’s corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Response to Deficiency: Concur. The control has been added effective January 1, 2024. Corrective Action Plan: The current process has been modified to add internal audit to process for adding grant codes to allocation tables. Audit will be conducted by staff accountant who is not a part of the code input process. Internal auditor will review allocation tables to ensure new grant codes are properly included and communicate compliance to requestor and the CFO. Preventative Action Plan: All finance team members will be retrained regarding addition to the current process. Responsbile Personnel: Priya Sarathy, Chief Financial Officer Date: 4/11/2024

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FY 2022-12-31

$8,598,880 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on May 2, 2023 — management decision was due November 2, 2023.

FY 2021-12-31

$9,520,109 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on May 11, 2022 — management decision was due November 11, 2022.

FY 2020-12-31

$5,536,519 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on May 4, 2021 — management decision was due November 4, 2021.

FY 2019-12-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$6,113,314 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on June 8, 2020 — management decision was due December 8, 2020.

FY 2018-12-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$5,530,251 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on April 30, 2019 — management decision was due October 30, 2019.

FY 2017-12-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$5,019,918 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on June 13, 2018 — management decision was due December 13, 2018.

FY 2016-12-31

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$4,822,841 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on July 1, 2017 — management decision was due January 1, 2018.

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