Wells CPA

Wells CPA says approximately 95% of its work is for nonprofit organizations. Wells CPA, LLC is based in Columbus, Ohio. Use this page to see what it offers and what to ask before you hire a nonprofit audit firm.

Services

• Audits
• Accounting
• Consulting

About the firm

Wells CPA was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 2015 by Donald Wells, who has 30 years in practice, including Price Waterhouse and Schneider Downs, and was appointed to the State of Ohio’s Audit Committee. The firm says about 95% of its work is for nonprofits and that it serves more than 300 organizations.

Who it works with

Clients include faith-based groups and churches, arts organizations, community action agencies and mental health and drug treatment providers. The office is in the Community Impact Center in downtown Columbus.

Services and how engagements work

Wells performs financial statement audits, including Single and Yellow Book audits, reviews and compilations, Form 990 in all versions, and consulting on audit preparation, internal controls and QuickBooks. It participates in the AICPA Peer Review Program and reports a most recent result of Pass. To request a proposal, send your latest audit or review, financial statements, Form 990 and budget; the firm says it responds within 24 to 48 business hours.

Free resources from the firm

• Money Matters class series at Columbus Metropolitan Library

Firm details checked on its website on October 7, 2026.

Before you hire an auditor

• License in your state. Audits are performed by licensed CPA firms. Confirm the firm can practice in your state, especially if it works with you remotely.
• Peer review. Ask for the firm’s most recent peer review report.
• Single Audit. If your organization expends $1,000,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year, it needs a Single Audit under 2 CFR 200.501. Ask whether the firm performs them.
• Scope and fee. Ask what the engagement letter covers (audit, Form 990, management letter) and how the fee is set.

Details come from the Wells CPA website, checked October 3, 2026.

Federal single audit record

The Federal Audit Clearinghouse, the federal government’s public database of single audits, lists Wells CPA as the auditor on 35 single audits of nonprofit organizations for fiscal years 2021 through 2025. The audited organizations were in Ohio and North Carolina.

Those organizations reported between $767K and $9.7 million in federal award spending for the year audited (median $1.9 million). The single audit threshold was $750,000 in federal awards spent for fiscal years starting before October 1, 2024, and is $1,000,000 for fiscal years starting on or after that date (how the threshold works).

The largest organizations in the 2025 records include Ohio Domestic Violence Network, Homeless Families Foundation, Community Action Commission of Erie Huron & Richland Counties, Inc, FosterHub, Lead the Way Learning Academy and The Crossroads Center. These are public filings, not client endorsements.

Counted from FAC records on October 7, 2026, one report per organization per year. Recent years are incomplete: a single audit is due nine months after the fiscal year ends.

Ohio nonprofits, especially community action, behavioral health and faith-based organizations, that need an audit or Single Audit from a firm with a published peer review result.

Wells CPA publishes its latest peer review result (Pass) and replies to RFPs within 24 to 48 business hours.

Good fit if: You are an Ohio nonprofit, especially community action, behavioral health or faith-based, needing an audit.

Watch for: Mostly Ohio clients; no prices published.

Nonprofit single audits on record: 35 (mostly Ohio)

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