Meet Darlene Burden
Darlene Burden is a licensed CPA with over 20 years of experience providing high-level financial leadership, grant management expertise, and regulatory compliance oversight to nonprofit organizations, Tribal government entities, and mission-driven businesses. As a trusted fractional CFO, Darlene Burden specializes in aligning financial operations with strategic goals, optimizing internal controls, and ensuring accountability in complex funding environments. As well as helped her clients successfully manage over one half billion in federal grants and loans
With a deep understanding of Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), federal and state grant regulations, and nonprofit GAAP standards, Darlene Burden supports clients with everything from pre-award budgeting and indirect cost rate proposals to post-award monitoring, audit readiness, and cost share compliance.
Key services include:
- Fractional CFO & strategic financial planning
- Federal grant compliance & reporting
- Internal controls & policy development
- Budget preparation & financial forecasting
- Audit support & corrective action implementation
- Staff training on financial procedures and grants management
Whether working with boards, executive teams, or program managers, Darlene Burden is known for bringing clarity to financial data, fostering transparency, and building systems that stand up to scrutiny and scale for growth.
