Audit finds Richmond gave more than $1M to nonprofits that didn’t meet city criteria

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Audit finds Richmond gave more than $1M to nonprofits that didn’t meet city criteria

The city of Richmond’s loosely enforced rules for awarding public grant funding to local nonprofits led the city to give at least $1.45 million to charitable groups that didn’t meet the city’s own application requirements, according to a new report from the city auditor’s office.The audit reviewed nearly $6 million in grant funding to outside organizations in fiscal year 2023. Each year, the city invites local nonprofits to apply for city money …