Specialty
Books your board and your auditor both trust.
Fund and grant tracking, restricted versus unrestricted reporting, functional expense allocation, board-ready financial packets, Form 990 preparation support, and audit-ready workpapers — maintained through the year rather than assembled under deadline.
Included
What nonprofit accounting covers.
- Fund accounting — restricted, temporarily restricted and unrestricted
- Grant tracking, drawdown schedules and funder reporting
- Functional expense allocation across program, management and fundraising
- Statement of activities and statement of financial position
- Board-ready financial packets with plain-English commentary
- Form 990 preparation support
- Audit preparation, workpapers and auditor liaison
- Budget development and budget-to-actual by program
- In-kind contribution tracking
Access Program
Every nonprofit qualifies for reduced pricing.
Nonprofits are one of eight categories in the Access Program. Ask during the free consultation — eligibility and discount amounts vary with the services requested and the scope of the engagement.
Questions
About nonprofit accounting.
How much does nonprofit bookkeeping cost?
Nonprofit plans follow the same published rate card, starting at $350 per month, and every nonprofit qualifies for reduced pricing through the Access Program. The final figure depends on grant count, restricted fund complexity and whether you require an annual audit.
Do you prepare Form 990?
We provide Form 990 preparation support and maintain the records it draws on — functional expense allocation, restricted and unrestricted fund balances, and grant reporting — so the filing is assembled from books that are already correct.
Can you get us audit-ready?
Yes. We maintain audit-ready workpapers through the year rather than assembling them under deadline, and we work directly with your auditor during fieldwork.
What is functional expense allocation?
It's the split of every expense across program services, management and general, and fundraising — required on Form 990 and expected by most funders. We set the allocation methodology up front and apply it consistently each month, so the statement of functional expenses is a by-product of the close rather than a year-end scramble.
Bring us your worst audit.
Thirty minutes, no cost. We'll tell you what we'd fix first, what your auditor is likely to flag, and roughly what it would cost to put right.