Accounting & CFO for Nonprofits
Live your mission and leave the finances to us. ZCW gives mission-driven organizations budgeting, grant compliance, Form 990 prep, and CFO-level guidance that keep more of every dollar working toward the mission.
Board Report
Clear numbers, every meeting
Restricted Funds
Tracked
By grant and donor
Program Ratio
82%
Dollars to the mission
Form 990
On time
Public and clean
Annual Audit
Ready
Schedules organized
We typically reply within one business day.
We work in the platforms nonprofits run on.
990
prepared and filed on time
5.0
rating on Sam's List
Budgets
built and tracked
1 day
typical reply time
Who We Serve
From grassroots charities to established foundations, we speak your world. Budgets, grants, functional expenses, and the 990.
Clean financials and strong budgets that keep your board and your donors confident.
990-PF preparation and grant tracking handled with care and precision.
Bookkeeping and reporting that respect both your mission and your budget.
Grant tracking and funder-ready reports that keep every grant compliant.
Program-level reporting that shows exactly where the money does its work.
Dues, programs, and reserves accounted for cleanly and transparently.
Our Expertise
The full finance function for a nonprofit, from monthly bookkeeping to board strategy, delivered by CPAs who specialize in mission-driven organizations.
A senior financial strategist at your board meetings, planning sessions, and grant negotiations. Financial leadership for a fraction of a full-time salary.
Full-charge monthly accounting and clean financials you and your board can actually understand.
Every grant tracked by funder and program, with funder-ready reports that stay audit-clean.
Your 990 is public and tells your story to donors and the IRS. We prepare it accurately and strategically.
Organized schedules and reconciliations that make your independent audit fast, with Uniform Guidance support.
Statements of activities, KPI dashboards, and program-vs-admin views your board can act on.
Annual budgets, budget-to-actual reporting, and cash-flow analysis your board can plan around.
Solving Your Pain Points
Great programs deserve great numbers behind them. Here's where mission-driven organizations lean on us most.
Talk to a nonprofit CPAWhere the money sits
Every dollar tracked to the right bucket
Net assets
Spending
A fractional CFO gives you a senior financial strategist at board meetings, planning sessions, and grant negotiations, for a fraction of a full-time salary.
We track every grant, prepare grant financial reports and budgets, and keep your books audit-ready year-round.
We translate your numbers into clear dashboards and board-ready reports, so you see cash runway, program spending, and budget-to-actual in plain language.
Ari Clark, CPA
Partner
Work With a Partner
You work directly with a partner who knows budgets, grants, and the 990, not a generalist bookkeeper. Board-ready numbers and audit-clean books, from someone who sits with mission-driven teams every day.
Engagements
Most engagements are a fixed monthly fee that scales with your budget size and complexity, so your finance costs stay predictable.
The public return that tells your story to donors and the IRS.
Starting at $1,500
per engagement
Grant tracking, budget-to-actual reporting, and board-ready statements.
Custom
monthly, scoped to your budget
Budgeting, forecasting, and a stress-free annual audit.
Custom
monthly engagement
Final pricing is based on your budget size, number of grants, and the complexity of your funding.
How It Works
01
Book a quick call to see if we are a fit. No pressure, no jargon.
02
We request your prior year return and key documents to understand where you stand.
03
You get a clear, transparent proposal from our team with scope and pricing.
04
We set you up with a dedicated professional and get your books moving fast.
We typically reply within one business day, and most new clients have a proposal in hand within the week.
Free Download
See exactly where your budgeting, grant compliance, and audit readiness stand, and what funders and boards look for before they ask.
Client Reviews
Sam's List·11 reviewsOur experience was excellent from start to finish. The team consistently delivered accurate and timely reports, communicated proactively, and demonstrated a strong understanding of complex accounting and reporting requirements. They handled every aspect professionally.
Dani Kirzner
Small business owner · Client since 2018
Ari and Sean continue to surpass expectations. They are never willing to accept 'good enough' and put our account on cruise control. They are constantly looking for ways to make us more efficient.
Joel Jerozolim
Small business owner · Client since 2024
We've had a great experience with Sean and his team. They put in a lot of effort to have our close process be smooth and timely.
Montgomery Link
Small business owner · Client since 2022
From basic bookkeeping to high-end consulting on complex issues related to tax returns as well as everyday bookkeeping. Really appreciate their follow up and timeliness.
Garry Z.
Investor · Client since 2020
Great service, always on time. Well priced.
Zev Neumann
Investor · Client since 2021
It was great service and a big help. Reliable, and they gave us the opportunity to review their work before submitting to the IRS. We will use them again.
Silvana Falco
Small business owner · Client since 2023
Common Questions
We do both, but nonprofit accounting is its own discipline. Grant tracking, budgeting, functional expense allocation, and Form 990 preparation are things a generalist bookkeeper isn't trained for, and they're core to how we serve mission-driven organizations.
Yes. We track every grant by funder and program, and produce budget-to-actual and expense reports your funders can rely on.
Yes. We prepare your 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF accurately and on time, treating it as the public credibility document that donors and funders actually read.
We get you fully audit-ready with organized schedules and reconciliations. The independent audit itself is performed by a separate firm for independence, and we coordinate closely with them so it goes smoothly.
We work in nonprofit-friendly platforms including QuickBooks Online, Aplos, and Blackbaud, and help you set up a chart of accounts built for grant and budget tracking.
Most engagements are a fixed monthly fee that scales with your budget size and complexity, so your finance costs stay predictable.
Not at all. We scale from foundational bookkeeping to a full outsourced CFO, and grow with you as your programs and funding expand.
We handle onboarding carefully, mapping your accounts and grants and running a clean handoff so nothing is lost and your reporting stays continuous.
Get Started
Let your team focus on programs and people while we handle the finances. Start with a quick, no-pressure call about your organization.
Get the free Nonprofit Financial Health Checklist and see where your funds, grants, and 990 stand.