Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Operations

Clear Financials. Accountable Stewardship.

Confident Leadership.

Your organization has a mission to carry out, people to support, and funding to manage responsibly. Reliable accounting gives leadership clear visibility into restricted and unrestricted funds, operating costs, and the resources available to move forward.

Stirn & Associates helps established nonprofits strengthen accounting systems, maintain timely board reporting, and improve financial processes. We bring hands-on experience supporting nonprofit growth, managing complex fund structures, and leading a nonprofit ourselves.

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Nonprofit Accounting & Advisory Services

From accounting cleanup and restricted-fund tracking to board reporting and year-end preparation, Stirn & Associates provides the financial expertise your organization needs. Engage us for a defined project, ongoing accounting, or advisory support for your internal team.

  • Resolve reconciliation problems, correct fund classifications, and bring incomplete records up to date. Improve QuickBooks setup, the chart of accounts, and reporting structures so your accounting reflects how the organization operates.

  • Establish clear tracking of donor-restricted funds and general operating resources. Reconcile fund balances, document activity and releases from restrictions, and give leadership visibility into how resources may be used.

  • Develop dependable monthly and quarterly reporting covering financial position, operating results, program costs, and budget performance. Prepare clear board reporting packages that support informed discussion and timely decisions.

  • Prepare grant budgets, financial schedules, and supporting documentation. Organize grant-related income and expenses so records support funding requirements and reporting deadlines.

  • Maintain clear accounting across related organizations and foundations. Reconcile intercompany activity, document shared-cost allocations, and prepare combined or consolidated reporting where appropriate.escription

  • Build practical budgets and cash-flow projections around funding expectations, program needs, and operating commitments. Help leadership identify timing gaps and plan for upcoming obligations.

  • Provide ongoing accounting, month-end review, staff training, and documented procedures. Clarify approval and review responsibilities, strengthen continuity, and prepare organized records for your outside CPA.

  • Get your financial records ready for your tax preparer. We reconcile year-end accounts, organize restricted and unrestricted fund activity, review program, administrative, and fundraising expense classifications, and prepare supporting financial schedules for Form 990 or 990-EZ. We coordinate with your CPA or tax preparer to resolve accounting questions before they complete and file the return.

Clarity for Your Board. Confidence for Your Team.

Experience That Understands Your Mission

Work with someone who has founded a nonprofit, served as treasurer, and supported organizations through years of growth.

Financial Records You Can Trust

Reconciled accounts, supported balances, and consistent processes give your team a dependable foundation for decisions.

Know What Is Available and Committed

Clear fund tracking helps leadership distinguish donor-restricted resources and grants from general operating funds and understand how each may be used.

Timely Reporting. Informed Decisions.

Established monthly and quarterly reporting routines put useful financial information in leadership’s hands when it is needed.

Experience in Nonprofit Accounting & Leadership

Life Services of Spokane

For approximately ten years, Amanda provided accounting oversight as Life Services expanded from a small residential operation to multiple locations and mobile campus outreach. She established clear tracking across numerous restricted and unrestricted funds, reliable reconciliations, and timely monthly and quarterly board reporting. When she relocated to Florida, established processes gave the internal team a financial foundation it could maintain.

Women’s Workforce Training Foundation & YWCA

Amanda founded and operated the Women’s Workforce Training Foundation, supporting workforce readiness and entrepreneurship for women. She also contributed financial empowerment and career-readiness curriculum to YWCA Hope & Power and shared her foundation’s business plan to help inform the development of the YWCA’s Opportunity Center.

Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium

Amanda rebuilt the museum’s accounting structure and cleaned up records across several restricted and general operating funds. Her work included grant budgeting, program reporting, and direct assistance with financial documentation supporting the museum’s successful 2012 IMLS grant.

NAWBO Inland Northwest

Amanda served for two years as Treasurer of the Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She implemented QuickBooks and strengthened financial reporting, bringing practical accounting expertise and financial leadership to the membership organization.

  • "She has faithfully compiled our monthly financial statements, which have been turned around very quickly (2-3 days). Her professionalism, technical knowledge, leadership and support of our overall vision and mission have been second to none!"

    Michael D. Drew, CPA
    Board Chairman, Life Services of Spokane

  • “Amanda’s business plan was part of the inspiration for what is now the YWCA Opportunity Center.”

    Patty Wheeler and Christine Pomeroy
    YWCA Spokane

Let’s Discuss Your Organization’s Financial Priorities

Whether your organization needs an accounting cleanup, clearer fund reporting, grant writing support, or dependable ongoing support, let’s discuss your priorities and define the right scope of work.

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