core services

  • Business needs assessment

    Accounting system design & implementation

    Annual tax preparation

    Basic Controller & advisory CFO services

all services

  • Accounting & reporting

    Frontline accounting (advanced-level bookkeeping)

    Financial analysis & reporting

    Grant reporting

    Interim close

    Year-end close*

    Support for complex transactions (mergers, fiscal sponsorships, etc.)

  • Advisory services

    Nonprofit start-up

    Budgeting, forecasting, modeling

    Financial aspects of strategic planning

    Software selection & implementation

    Compliance support (solicitation licensing, worker classification, etc.)

    Governance and strategic support (attend meetings*, read minutes, provide training)

  • Financial statement services

    General ledger review

    Compilation reports

    Custom supplementary reports

    Financial statement preparations

  • Tax preparation and advice

    Form 990*, Form 990-EZ, Form 990-T

    Forms 1023 and 1024 (Application for Recognition of Exemption)

    IRS compliance

  • Systems support

    Accounting system design*

    QuickBooks consulting*

    Accounting policies & procedures, including manuals

    Cost allocation plans*

    Spend management

    Internal controls assessment

  • Audit preparation

    Internal control documentation

    Account reconciliations*

    Audit schedules preparation

    Closing journal entries*

    Financial statement preparation

  • Training & presentations

    Conference and classroom presentations

    Customized workshops for your board or staff (coding transactions, coding time, understanding reports, participating in budgeting)

    Individual training for bookkeepers, financial managers, and boards

  • Custom procedures

    Examination of grant transactions

    Review of expense allocations

    Review of supporting documentation

*included in Core Services

Looking for an audit?

We don't perform audits. We serve more as an outsourced accounting department, performing everything from front-line accounting to tax preparation to audit coordination to budgeting and other advisory CFO services. This means we’re not considered “independent” for purposes of an audit.

However, many small or medium nonprofits who think they need an audit don’t actually need one. Audits are not designed to benefit the organization itself, but to give outside parties (funders, lenders) some assurance about the reliability of financial statements. For that reason, we generally don't recommend an audit unless a funder strictly requires it. Lots of our clients’ funders ask for it in their boilerplate information, but when we actually talk with them about the costs vs alternatives, they are often more comfortable with an alternative engagement. Sometimes, all it takes is a conversation with them to explain what our firm does routinely for the client.

We’re happy to discuss with you further the difference between an audit and other, less costly services that may meet your needs, such as financial statements compilations, agreed-upon procedures, and internal controls assessments. If you do decide an audit is what you need, we can help you with the RFP process, preparing the books for the auditors, and coordinating the audit process.