Congressional Directives (ALN 93.493): Nonprofit Single Audit Statistics

601 nonprofits reported spending Congressional Directives (ALN 93.493) funds in single audits for audit year 2025, $464,489,120 in total. 44 of 601 of those audits (7.3%) reported at least one finding on the program. Data as of 2026-11-06.

Data as of Nov 6, 2026 · Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (public data)

How many nonprofits report spending Congressional Directives funds?

601 nonprofits reported Congressional Directives (ALN 93.493) in single audits for audit year 2025, $464,489,120 in federal awards expended in total. A nonprofit is counted once per audit year.

Nonprofits reporting Congressional Directives, by audit year
Audit yearNonprofitsAmount expended
202245$17,870,897
2023336$202,879,227
2024612$452,998,899
2025601$464,489,120

How often is Congressional Directives audited as a major program?

177 of 601 (29.5%) of these audits for audit year 2025 audited the program as a major program, one the auditor tests in depth under 2 CFR 200.518. The table gives the auditor’s opinion on the program in those audits.

Auditor opinion on Congressional Directives where it was a major program
Opinion on the programAudits
Unmodified168 of 177 (94.9%)
Qualified8 of 177 (4.5%)
Adverse1 of 177 (0.6%)
Disclaimer0 of 177 (0.0%)

How often do audits report findings on Congressional Directives?

44 of 601 (7.3%) of these audits for audit year 2025 reported at least one finding on the program. A finding counts for the program when the filing links it to an award under this Assistance Listing.

Audits with a finding on Congressional Directives, by audit year
Audit yearAudits with a finding on the program
20223 of 45 (6.7%)
202315 of 336 (4.5%)
202432 of 612 (5.2%)
202544 of 601 (7.3%)

Which compliance requirements do those findings cite?

A finding can cite more than one requirement. The counts can add to more than the number of findings.

Compliance requirements cited by findings on Congressional Directives
RequirementFindings
Procurement and suspension and debarment (I)30
Reporting (L)12
Cash management (C)7
Other / not classified (P)4
Allowable costs / cost principles (B)3
Equipment and real property management (F)3
Matching, level of effort, earmarking (G)3
Special tests and provisions (N)3
Period of performance (H)2
Subrecipient monitoring (M)1

Is the money received directly or through a pass-through entity?

488 of 601 (81.2%) of these audits reported at least one award received directly from the federal agency; the others report the program through a pass-through entity.

How nonprofits received Congressional Directives
How the award was receivedAudits
At least one award directly from the federal agency488 of 601 (81.2%)
Only through a pass-through entity113 of 601 (18.8%)

Which states report the most Congressional Directives spending by nonprofits?

The ten states with the most nonprofits reporting the program for audit year 2025, with the federal awards those nonprofits expended.

States by nonprofits reporting Congressional Directives
StateNonprofitsAmount expended
California58$30,982,943
New York55$36,079,017
Illinois35$16,565,012
Connecticut32$17,178,525
Maine23$22,583,331
West Virginia22$24,375,544
Massachusetts21$15,562,128
Ohio20$17,075,007
Washington20$21,527,786
New Jersey19$7,996,349

Which audit firms were observed on the most filings that report Congressional Directives?

The auditor is the firm observed on each filing; this is not a client list. A firm is shown once under the name it files with, ranked by the nonprofits whose filing reports the program.

Audit firms observed on filings that report Congressional Directives
Audit firm observedNonprofits
Forvis Mazars, LLP43
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP33
KPMG LLP33
Baker Tilly US, LLP27
Ernst & Young LLP26
CohnReznick LLP25
BDMP Assurance, LLP20
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP13
AAFCPAs, Inc.12
Wipfli LLP12

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How we computed this

Counts cover single audit filings by non-profit organizations for audit year 2025 in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. A nonprofit is counted once per program. Amounts are federal awards expended as reported on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. A finding is counted for a program when the filing links it to an award under this Assistance Listing. Listings reported by fewer than 100 nonprofits have no page.

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AuditRadar. “Congressional Directives (93.493): Single Audit Data.” https://getauditradar.com/statistics/federal-programs/93-493/. Data as of 2026-11-06.