Nonprofit
accounting services
Every dollar matters to your mission. Aerial helps nonprofits stretch funding further by building financial systems that maximize impact, maintain compliance, and help ensure nothing is left on the table.
Make every dollar go further
Our team of supportive, approachable accountants is passionate about making your funding go as far as possible in pursuit of your mission. We understand that for nonprofits, financial clarity means greater impact.
Increase your impact
Direct more funding to your highest-impact programs with clearer visibility into how resources are allocated and used.
Strengthen your story
Use our financial reporting to help connect the dots between resources used and impact made and inspire future funding.
Focus on the mission
Spend less time managing financial complexity and more time advancing your mission with streamlined processes and clearer insight.
Nonprofit accounting services that further your mission
When progress, not profit, is the goal, your accounting systems need to clear a path for your mission. We offer services that maximize the impact of your funding, keep your work moving, and help build donor trust.
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Track restricted and unrestricted funds at the grant and program level, so every dollar is used as intended and reporting aligns with donor and funding requirements.
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Allocate salaries, overhead, and shared costs correctly across programs and grants, helping you recover all allowable expenses and avoid leaving funding unclaimed.
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Produce clear, audit-ready financials and board reports that show exactly how funds are used, making it easier to meet requirements and communicate impact.
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Build program-level budgets and track actuals against them, so you can adjust spending early and keep resources aligned with your highest-impact work.
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Forecast timing gaps between spending and reimbursements, helping you maintain stable operations even when funding is delayed or uneven.
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Code and track expenses at the program level, giving you a clear view of what each initiative truly costs and where to focus resources.
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Allocate staff time and indirect costs in line with grant requirements, supporting compliance while ensuring programs are fully funded.
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Control costs and prevent overruns by monitoring and categorizing expenses across multiple projects and departments.
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Reduce administrative burden and improve accuracy across your team with simple, repeatable workflows for approvals, coding, and reporting.
Don’t let accounting divert you from goals
Limited resources, growing demand
Clear tracking and reporting help you understand where resources are going, so you can make more informed decisions about how to allocate funding for the greatest impact.
MISSED REIMBURSEMENTS
Accurate cost allocation and documentation make it easier to identify and claim allowable expenses, helping you fully utilize the funding you’ve already secured.
SLOW MANUAL PROCESSES
Streamlined accounting workflows and standardized processes reduce the burden of manual workflows, making day-to-day financial management more efficient and reliable.
Whether you’re up against an immediate challenge or planning for down the road, we’re here to help. No judgement. Just friendly, practical, forward-thinking finance support to keep your organization running smoothly.
Build higher faster with a solid foundation
Proactive financial assessment and planning means fewer surprises, fewer fire drills, and more time and energy for the work that matters.
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You have questions
WE have answers
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We help you clearly see where your money is going and how it supports your programs. With better visibility and structure, it’s easier to direct resources to the work that has the most impact.
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Your CPA supports tax filings and compliance. Aerial focuses on the day-to-day financial side of your organization, from helping you track programs and understand how resources are being used to and empowering you with data to make informed decisions that move your mission forward.
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We give you detailed reporting, tracking and planning reports that help you connect the numbers to the story, helping you clearly show how funding is being used and what it’s making possible.
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Absolutely. We put simple, consistent financial systems in place so your team isn’t rebuilding accounting processes as you scale. That means fewer workarounds and more efficiency as your programs expand.
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We organize your financials around how your programs actually run, so you can see what each initiative needs and how resources are being used across your organization.