Nonprofit organizations can be more susceptible to fraud
Fraud in Nonprofits due to having fewer resources available to help prevent and
recover from a fraud loss. This sector is particularly vulnerable
because of less oversight and lack of certain internal controls.
Nonprofit schemes Percent of cases
Corruption 41%
191
NONPROFIT
Billing 30%
CASES Expense reimbursements
Cash on hand
23%
17%
Noncash 16%
Skimming 15%
MEDIAN LOSS AVERAGE LOSS
Check and payment tampering 14%
$75,000 $639,000
Cash larceny 12%
Payroll 12%
Financial statement fraud 11%
Register disbursements 3%
Owner/executive
39%
of cases
MEDIAN
LOSS $250,000
Perpetrators
AT NONPROFITS
Manager/supervisor
35%
of cases
MEDIAN
LOSS $95,000
Employee
23%
of cases
MEDIAN
LOSS $21,000
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Nonprofit TOP 3 CONTROL WEAKNESSES
organizations have
fewer anti-fraud 35% LACK OF INTERNAL CONTROLS
controls in place,
leaving them
19% LACK OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
MORE
vulnerable
14% OVERRIDE OF EXISTING
INTERNAL CONTROLS
to fraud
76%
68%
57%
43% 44% Nonprofit
40% organizations
Other
24% organizations
21%
Surprise audits Formal fraud risk Management review Internal audit
assessments department
CONTROLS
Detection AT NONPROFITS
TIP OR INTERNAL MANAGEMENT BY EXAMINATION
COMPLAINT AUDIT REVIEW ACCIDENT OF DOCUMENTS
40% 17% 13% 7% 6%
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