Case Study: Lowcountry Community Action Agency halves audit prep time and accelerates grant reporting with MIP Fund Accounting

Improving Audit Prep Time by 50% and Freeing Up Time to Support South Carolina Communities

Lowcountry Community Action, a private non‑profit serving Colleton and Hampton counties in South Carolina, needed software with strong internal controls to manage budgets, payroll for 70+ employees, and reporting for 20+ local, state, and federal grants totaling over $16 million — and to cut the time spent preparing for audits. The agency selected MIP Fund Accounting (including MIP Payroll and an Executive View License) to meet those requirements.

MIP Fund Accounting implemented role‑based internal controls, reusable budget templates, streamlined grant tracking and reporting, payroll processing, and view‑only auditor access. As a result, Lowcountry cut audit preparation time by 50% (from six months to three), reduced budget development time nearly 50%, sped up grant reporting, simplified payroll, and gained ongoing implementation and support from MIP Fund Accounting.

Lowcountry Community Action

Tamika Shiggs

Fiscal Officer