Core Control Advisory

Providing Financial Peace of Mind for Small Nonprofit Boards

We identify internal control gaps, fraud vulnerabilities, and governance risks before they become liabilities. 100% remote, asynchronous, and tailored for budgets under $1M.

Is Your Board Flying Blind?

Most small nonprofits are highly vulnerable to operational chaos, not because of bad intentions, but because of limited staff. Traditional audits cost tens of thousands of dollars and look backward. We look forward.

The Risks We Fix:

  • The Single-Point Failure: One person handling all the invoices, writing checks, and reconciling the bank statements.

  • Technology Gaps: Shared software passwords, lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA), and unmonitored digital wire transfers.

  • Board Disconnect: Board members approving financial packets they don’t fully understand or receiving them too late to act.

The 100% Asynchronous Financial Health Check

We provide a comprehensive, independent evaluation of your internal workflows without disrupting your daily operations or your budget.

  • Secure & Remote: You grant read-only digital access to your accounting systems. We never touch paper or interrupt your staff.

  • No Mandatory Meetings: We deliver your final, easy-to-read "Vulnerability Report Card" alongside a short video walkthrough. Your board can watch and discuss it entirely on their own schedule.

  • Zero-Liability Consulting: Conducted strictly under AICPA consulting standards. We provide actionable, step-by-step blueprints to secure your organization, not complex statutory audit opinions.

We Focus on 3 Pillars:

PILLAR 1: SYSTEM & FINANCIAL DATA

PILLAR 2: GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

PILLAR 3: CONTROLS & OPERATIONS

Pillar 1: System & Financial Data
Reason: To ensure the accuracy and untampered integrity of your historical records.What it means for the Board: We verify that the financial data you use to make critical organizational decisions is secure, accurate, and free from internal manipulation or unapproved backdated entries.

Pillar 2: Governance & Compliance
Reason: To insulate the Board from personal legal liability and protect your tax-exempt status.What it means for the Board: We verify that your organization's legal foundation is secure, confirming you meet strict IRS guidelines and are protected against administrative oversight errors.

Pillar 3: Controls & Operations
Reason: To eliminate day-to-day fraud vulnerabilities and prevent asset diversion.What it means for the Board: We screen your daily cash pipelines, corporate spending, and vendor systems to ensure no single individual holds unchecked, unsupervised power over your donor-funded assets.

Fixed-Fee Service Tiers

No hourly billing surprises. No hidden fees. Just fixed, predictable pricing based on your annual budget.

Tier 1: The Essential GRC Health Check
Designed for micro-nonprofits and volunteer-led boards tracking under $250k in annual revenue who need an immediate compliance and fraud safety shield.Total Investment: $1,950 (Flat Fee)What's Included:
- Full Core Pillar Scorecard Evaluation
- Core Banking & Cash Segregation Review
- Foundational IRS & Board Compliance Check
- 30-60 Day Actionable RoadmapAsynchronous Turnaround: 14 Business Days (From complete 7-item folder upload validation).

Tier 2: The Enterprise-Grade Control Audit
Our flagship package tailored for growing non-profits with budgets between $250k and $1M, employing a hybrid of full-time staff, contract bookkeepers, and active board members.Total Investment: $4,950 (Flat Fee)What's Included:
- Includes All Tier 1 Evaluations
- Deep-Dive Financial System & ERP Trail Audit
- Comprehensive Expense, Credit Card & Vendor Fraud Scan
- Full Fiduciary Governance & Policy Text Audit
- 30-60-90 Day Actionable Roadmap
- Granular Self-Implementation Remediation Roadmap
- Bonus Asset: Post-audit executive memo template to present directly to your donor network to prove operational security.Asynchronous Turnaround: 30 Business Days (From complete 20-item folder upload validation).

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What exactly is a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) "Health Check"?
A: Think of it as a structural stress test for your nonprofit's backend operations. We systematically audit your organization across 3 core pillars: your financial system data trails, your board's regulatory compliance records, and your daily cash/disbursement workflows. We pinpoint single points of failure where internal fraud or an IRS compliance error could occur before it manifests as a legal or financial liability.

Q: We have a small budget under $1M. Can we afford this?
A: Yes. Traditional corporate consulting firms charge tens of thousands of dollars because they price in heavy on-site travel and meeting hours. By operating entirely asynchronously and remotely, Core Control Advisory eliminates that overhead. We offer transparent, flat-fee pricing tiers specifically scaled for small, high-impact nonprofit budgets.

Q: Is this the same thing as a financial audit or a CPA review?
A: No. A CPA audit reviews past financial numbers to verify your accounting matches GAAP standards. Core Control Advisory looks at your structural operational controls. We test how your money flows, who has power over your systems, and where your compliance shields are weak. We do not provide formal legal opinions, tax filings, or certified CPA statements.

Q: How secure is the data we upload to your firm?
A: Data protection is our absolute highest operational priority. We utilize zero-knowledge, end-to-end encrypted storage arrays powered by Sync, ensuring your sensitive bank statements, minutes, and ledgers are entirely invisible to third parties. Furthermore, our strict data retention policy mandates that all raw client documentation and uploaded files are permanently purged from our secure servers exactly 30 days after we deliver your final report.

Q: Who on our team should handle the document gathering?
A: To preserve strict data integrity, we utilize a Role-Based Access Control model. We provide a clean intake checklist specifying exactly which board officer should pull each item (e.g., Board Treasurer for bank records, Board Secretary for meeting minutes). We strongly advise against delegating document collection to junior staff, volunteers, or interns.

Protect Your Mission. Secure Your Controls.

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