Minnesota Dept. of Education’s Flawed Oversight of Nonprofit Created Fraud Opportunities: Audit

‘There’s no excuse for this except for incompetence or purposely turning a blind eye,’ Rep. Patti Anderson said.

Twin City Teachers and their supporters march in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 12, 2022 Hannah Hobus/Pioneer Press via AP

While the nonprofit Feeding Our Future (FOF) failed to present an acceptable plan for serving hungry children, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) approved the organization’s annual applications and budget amendments amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.

A June 13 report from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) also found that MDE’s “actions and inactions” created “opportunities for fraud.”