State Grants to Non-Profit Organizations

January 2007 State Grants to Non-Profit Organizations In 2005, Minnesota state agencies made $4.7 billion in payments to non-profit organizations. Approximately $1 billion was awarded in grants to almost 1,900 nonprofit organizations and administered by either a state or county agency. Prior investigations identified inappropriate spending of state funds by some grantees and highlighted inadequate oversight of state grants by several state agencies. In April 2006, the Legislative Audit Commission sought to evaluate state grants to non-profit organizations. The auditors determined that the state has a fragmented and inconsistent approach to managing grants to non . . .