Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial	 
Statement Audit Reports for the National Fallen Firefighters	 
Foundation for 1997-1999 (27-APR-01, GAO-01-644R).		 
								 
GAO reviewed the audit reports covering the financial statements 
of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, for the years	 
ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997. GAO's review disclosed  
no reportable instances of noncompliance. The audit reports	 
included the auditors' opinions that the financial statements of 
the corporation were presented fairly in accordance with	 
generally accepted accounting principles.			 
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REPORTNUM:   GAO-01-644R					        
    ACCNO:   A00918						        
  TITLE:     Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial 
             Statement Audit Reports for the National Fallen Firefighters     
             Foundation for 1997-1999                                         
     DATE:   04/27/2001 
  SUBJECT:   Financial statement audits 			 
	     Accounting standards				 
	     Audit reports					 
	     Federal corporations				 
	     Reporting requirements				 

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GAO-01-644R

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548

April 27, 2001 The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. Chairman, Committee
on the Judiciary House of Representatives

Subject: Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement
Audit Reports for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for 1997- 1999

Dear Mr. Chairman: As requested, we reviewed the audit reports covering the
financial statements of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, a
federally chartered corporation, for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998, and 1997. The corporation?s purposes are to encourage, accept, and
administer private gifts of property for the benefit of the Foundation?s
Memorial and the associated annual memorial service; provide financial
assistance to families of fallen firefighters for transportation and lodging
during the annual memorial service; assist State and local efforts to
recognize firefighters who die in the line of duty; and provide scholarships
and other financial assistance for educational purposes and job training for
the spouses and children of fallen firefighters.

Federally chartered corporations are required under 36 U. S. C. 10101 to
present the corporation?s assets and liabilities and reasonable detail on
the corporation?s income and expenses in annual financial statements,

obtain an annual financial audit by an independent public accountant, and
submit the auditors? report and the corporation?s financial statements to
the Congress.

The objective of our review was to determine whether the audit reports
complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law. In carrying
out our work, we reviewed the corporation?s financial statements and the
accompanying notes, performed certain analytical procedures related to
information presented in the financial statements, reviewed the auditors?
reports, and made inquiries to corporation officials or the auditors as we
deemed necessary. We did not review the auditors? working papers. Our review
disclosed no reportable instances of noncompliance.

GAO- 01- 644R National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Page 2 The audit
reports included the auditors? opinions that the financial statements of the

corporation were presented fairly in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. We are returning the audit reports you sent with your
letter.

Sincerely yours, Jeffrey C. Steinhoff Managing Director Financial Management
and Assurance

w/ o Enclosures (194024)
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