501(c)(3) organizations deal with restricted funds, grant reporting requirements, donor accountability, and board-level financial transparency. Nonprofit bookkeeping is its own discipline — and getting it wrong puts your tax-exempt status at risk. We build a compliant, transparent financial system for your mission.
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From community charities to faith-based organizations — we understand how nonprofit financials actually work.
Community organizations, foundations, and charitable nonprofits that receive public donations and grant funding. Fund accounting, restricted fund management, and 990 compliance are the priorities.
Schools, tutoring programs, churches, and religious organizations — high donation volume, payroll complexity, and significant compliance responsibilities.
Newer organizations building their financial infrastructure from the ground up. We establish proper fund accounting practices from day one so your organization grows on a solid foundation.
Nonprofits face financial challenges that general bookkeepers routinely miss. Here's what we hear from nearly every new client.
Grant money can only be spent on specific programs. Commingling restricted and unrestricted funds — even accidentally — is a compliance violation that can jeopardize your grants and your status.
Funders want detailed reports on how their money was spent. Without clean, organized books that track expenses by program and grant, producing those reports is painful.
The 990 requires detailed financial disclosures. Without clean books maintained throughout the year, your accountant spends extra time reconstructing your finances — and bills you for it.
Board members need clear, accessible financial reports — not raw QuickBooks data. We produce board-ready reports that help your leadership make informed governance decisions.
Every Tides plan includes all seven core services, adapted for nonprofit fund accounting requirements. Nonprofit clients get specific treatment for grant tracking, restricted fund management, and board reporting.
Every account reconciled, every transaction categorized, every month — without exception. You receive a clean P&L and balance sheet you can actually understand and use to make decisions.
Monthly reports that show your income, expenses, and profit — so you always know where you stand.
Every business account and credit card matched and verified each month. No mystery charges. No unresolved transactions. No surprises.
We track vendor bills and outstanding invoices so your cash flow stays healthy and nothing gets missed or paid twice.
Months or years behind? We clean it all up before we start your regular monthly service — no matter how far back the backlog goes.
If you have team members, we coordinate payroll processing and keep your tax filings clean and on schedule.
“Our board finally has confidence in our finances. Tides gave us the clean records and clear reports we needed to grow our grants.”
Questions we hear from clients before they sign on with Tides.
100% remote bookkeeping for small businesses across South Carolina and throughout the United States.
Tides Bookkeeping specializes in bookkeeping across 12 distinct industries. Industry-specific expertise means fewer errors, better categorization, and a bookkeeper who already understands how your business makes money.
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