Investigation Reveals Absence of Clear Boundaries Between Bureau of Indian Education Post-Secondary Educational Institution and Nonprofit Corporation

During an investigation at Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell), we found that employees of the Haskell Foundation (Foundation), a nonprofit corporation, utilize office space on the Haskell campus and manage the proceeds of grants to Haskell. We also found that Haskell and the Foundation had no written agreement governing their relationship. We believe that the absence of clear boundaries between the operations of Haskell and the Foundation creates the potential for legal violations concerning Government space and Federal grant management activities.

We made two recommendations to help Haskell effectively manage its office space and Federal grant awards.