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DESMOND & AHERN, LTD.: Nonprofit Single Audits

FAC reports DESMOND & AHERN, LTD. as primary auditor on 39 single audit reports of 22 Illinois nonprofits in audit years 2024–2025; the most recent observed audit year is 2025. Counts come from public Federal Audit Clearinghouse filings as of 2026-10-30.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026 · Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (public data)

Desmond & Ahern, LTD.

Observed 2016–2025150 single audit reports, 2016–2025

Named as auditor on nonprofit single audit reports filed with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Counts below are what those filings show — not a client list, and not a statement about any engagement in place now.

Chicago, IL

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22Nonprofit auditees (Illinois, 2024–2025)
2States observed
5Federal programs
2025Most recent audit year

Federal program mix

Share of this firm’s nonprofit auditees by federal program (ALN)

All programs
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RE: 1314.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/EN: 810.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM: 597.024 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL B: 514.267 CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM: 422auditees
  • 21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RE37%
  • 14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/EN23%
  • 10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM14%
  • 97.024 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL B14%
  • 14.267 CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM11%

Geographic coverage

Nonprofit auditees by state, audit years 2024–2025

State directory
Alaska: none observedAKMaine: none observedMEVermont: none observedVTNew Hampshire: none observedNHWashington: none observedWAIdaho: none observedIDMontana: none observedMTNorth Dakota: none observedNDMinnesota: none observedMNIllinois: 22ILWisconsin: none observedWIMichigan: 2MINew York: none observedNYRhode Island: none observedRIMassachusetts: none observedMAOregon: none observedORNevada: none observedNVWyoming: none observedWYSouth Dakota: none observedSDIowa: none observedIAIndiana: none observedINOhio: none observedOHPennsylvania: none observedPANew Jersey: none observedNJConnecticut: none observedCTCalifornia: none observedCAUtah: none observedUTColorado: none observedCONebraska: none observedNEMissouri: none observedMOKentucky: none observedKYWest Virginia: none observedWVVirginia: none observedVAMaryland: none observedMDDelaware: none observedDEArizona: none observedAZNew Mexico: none observedNMKansas: none observedKSArkansas: none observedARTennessee: none observedTNNorth Carolina: none observedNCSouth Carolina: none observedSCDistrict of Columbia: none observedDCOklahoma: none observedOKLouisiana: none observedLAMississippi: none observedMSAlabama: none observedALGeorgia: none observedGAHawaii: none observedHITexas: none observedTXFlorida: none observedFLPR: none observedPR
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24 nonprofit auditees observed in audit years 2024–2025 across 2 jurisdictions.

Filings by audit year

Nonprofit auditees on reports filed with the FAC

Full table
02505002016: 112017: 112018: 92019: 122020: 102021: 162022: 192023: 182024: 202025: 1920162025

19 in 2025, from 11 in 2016. A year is counted once the report reaches the Clearinghouse, so the most recent year keeps rising for several months.

Movement in and out

Organizations that changed the firm they name, audit years 2024 and 2025

How we count this
  • Named this firm after another1
  • Named another after this firm0
  • Net+1

Out of 17,125 organizations with a comparable pair of filings in that window.

Auditor changes involving this firm

Counted from filed reports, both directions

1in
1total
0out

These are the firms named on reports for periods that have closed, not a statement about any engagement in place now.

Where to look next

Three published views built from the same filings

Nonprofit auditees, most recently observed

The 8 largest by federal expenditures, of those whose latest filed report names this firm

All Illinois firms
Nonprofits whose most recently observed auditor is this firm
OrganizationStateFederal expendituresAudit yearReport
Carole Robertson Center For LearningIL$27,782,33320252025-06-GSAFAC-0000390219
Elevate EnergyIL$26,772,70920252025-12-GSAFAC-0000421881
Henry Booth HouseIL$17,968,66820252025-06-GSAFAC-0000395534
Council of Medical Specialty SocietiesIL$9,496,49920252025-12-GSAFAC-0000430893
Illinois Public Health InstituteIL$8,603,55320252025-12-GSAFAC-0000420113
Current Innovation NfpIL$6,398,12220252025-12-GSAFAC-0000423415
Pads Lake County, INCIL$5,836,06220252025-06-GSAFAC-0000406577
Special Children'S CharitiesIL$5,506,27220242024-12-GSAFAC-0000384031

Nonprofits whose latest report names a different firm

Their prior report named this firm; audit years 2024 and 2025 (renamed or combined firms not counted)

Auditor changes

No organization in the window named a different firm on a later report.

Which federal programs appear most often?

Auditees per program, all audit years

Federal programs
ALNProgramAuditees
21.027Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds13
14.218Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants8
10.558Child and Adult Care Food Program5
97.024Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program5
14.267Continuum of Care Program4

Where these nonprofits are

Observed nonprofit auditees per state, and the directory for each

States observed
StateNonprofit auditeesShare
Illinois2292%
Michigan28%

How many nonprofit single audits has Desmond & Ahern, LTD. filed?

39 single audit reports of 22 Illinois nonprofits in audit years 2024–2025. Across all audit years on record (2016–2025): 150 single audit reports of 35 nonprofits. The table is every audit year on record.

Filings by audit year
Audit yearNonprofit auditees
201611
201711
20189
201912
202010
202116
202219
202318
202420
202519

How often do the same nonprofits name this firm again?

18 of the 20 nonprofits that named this firm on a 2025 single audit also named it on their 2024 report. The rest either named a different firm or have no 2024 report on file.

What recent public changes involve this firm?

1 organization named Desmond & Ahern, LTD. on their latest filing after naming a different firm on the prior one, audit years 2024 and 2025. 0 named a different firm after naming Desmond & Ahern, LTD.. Out of 17,125 organizations with a comparable pair of filings in that window. A renamed firm, a firm that appears to have combined into another, and the same auditor contact e-mail on both reports are not counted as a change. These are the firms named on filed reports for periods that have closed, not a statement about any engagement in place now.

What size are the audited organizations?

Size bands
Federal expenditure bandAuditees
$3M–$10M10
$1M–$3M8
$10M–$50M3
Under $1M1

Which cities do these nonprofits sit in?

Counts show single audit reports filed in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse where the firm is listed as auditor. They are not a client list and do not describe any current engagement.

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