Audit: Richmond gave over $1 million to charities who didn’t meet criteria while keeping $2.4 million from those who did

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Audit: Richmond gave over $1 million to charities who didn’t meet criteria while keeping $2.4 million from those who did

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- An audit found that, during the 2023 fiscal year, the city of Richmond awarded over $1 million to charitable organizations that did not meet its own criteria -- while also denying $2.4 million in requested funding to those who did. On the whole, auditors expressed concern that taxpayer dollars were not appropriately spent. Richmond's Office of the City Auditor (OCA) released a report that examined how taxpayer dollars wer…