Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) (ALN 97.036): Nonprofit Single Audit Statistics
418 nonprofits reported spending Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially… (ALN 97.036) funds in single audits for audit year 2025, $4,670,317,958 in total. 35 of 418 of those audits (8.4%) 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 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) funds?
418 nonprofits reported Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) (ALN 97.036) in single audits for audit year 2025, $4,670,317,958 in federal awards expended in total. A nonprofit is counted once per audit year.
| Audit year | Nonprofits | Amount expended |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 622 | $2,449,791,794 |
| 2022 | 714 | $3,785,623,272 |
| 2023 | 653 | $5,110,368,036 |
| 2024 | 468 | $6,397,254,893 |
| 2025 | 418 | $4,670,317,958 |
How often is Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) audited as a major program?
231 of 418 (55.3%) 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.
| Opinion on the program | Audits |
|---|---|
| Unmodified | 228 of 231 (98.7%) |
| Qualified | 1 of 231 (0.4%) |
| Adverse | 2 of 231 (0.9%) |
| Disclaimer | 0 of 231 (0.0%) |
How often do audits report findings on Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)?
35 of 418 (8.4%) 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.
| Audit year | Audits with a finding on the program |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 of 622 (5.6%) |
| 2022 | 41 of 714 (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 35 of 653 (5.4%) |
| 2024 | 42 of 468 (9.0%) |
| 2025 | 35 of 418 (8.4%) |
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.
| Requirement | Findings |
|---|---|
| Allowable costs / cost principles (B) | 20 |
| Activities allowed or unallowed (A) | 16 |
| Reporting (L) | 10 |
| Special tests and provisions (N) | 6 |
| Other / not classified (P) | 5 |
| Period of performance (H) | 2 |
| Matching, level of effort, earmarking (G) | 1 |
| Procurement and suspension and debarment (I) | 1 |
Is the money received directly or through a pass-through entity?
83 of 418 (19.9%) 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 the award was received | Audits |
|---|---|
| At least one award directly from the federal agency | 83 of 418 (19.9%) |
| Only through a pass-through entity | 335 of 418 (80.1%) |
Which states report the most Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) spending by nonprofits?
The ten states with the most nonprofits reporting the program for audit year 2025, with the federal awards those nonprofits expended.
| State | Nonprofits | Amount expended |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 66 | $721,789,283 |
| California | 33 | $424,587,329 |
| Florida | 29 | $675,227,932 |
| PR | 22 | $22,494,469 |
| Louisiana | 18 | $182,569,385 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $202,187,642 |
| New Jersey | 17 | $70,495,577 |
| Tennessee | 17 | $48,252,348 |
| Georgia | 14 | $191,560,071 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $144,308,260 |
Which audit firms were observed on the most filings that report Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)?
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 firm observed | Nonprofits |
|---|---|
| Ernst & Young LLP | 51 |
| KPMG LLP | 45 |
| Forvis Mazars, LLP | 25 |
| Baker Tilly US, LLP | 21 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 20 |
| McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks & Co., LLC | 12 |
| CliftonLarsonAllen LLP | 11 |
| Plante & Moran, PLLC | 11 |
| BDO USA, P.C. | 10 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | 10 |
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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. “Disaster Grants - Public Assistance… (97.036): Single Audit Data.” https://getauditradar.com/statistics/federal-programs/97-036/. Data as of 2026-11-06.