Sunset Bookkeeping Stevensville · MT
Churches & small nonprofits · Fund accounting

Bookkeeping that answers the board's real question: what can we spend?

Restricted gifts, designated funds, and a treasurer report your board actually understands — delivered by the 10th, every month. Our practice keeps the books for an active church in Montana, so your questions are our normal Tuesday, not a specialty we look up.

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FundBalance
General Fund — reconciled8,412.00
Building Fund — restricted24,180.55
Missions — designated3,650.00
Borrowed between funds0.00
Board reportSENT
Balanced
QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor True fund accounting An active church in Montana, monthly Serving churches nationwide · remote
Services · Done-for-you

From "who has the checkbook?" to books your board trusts.

Fixed-scope, flat-price engagements — no hourly billing surprises, no jargon. Every tier includes true fund accounting and a board-ready report format, plus a modern back office: automated receipt intake and bank-feed rules, with human judgment kept on every question of donor intent.

The Cleanup

one-time flat quote · typically $750–$2,500

Inherited a mess? Your file diagnosed, repaired, and reconciled — funds untangled, balances verified, delivered with a written summary your board can read.

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The Monthly Close

from $450/mo flat · scoped to your funds

Giving recorded, every account reconciled, each fund tracked separately, and the treasurer report in your inbox by the 10th — before the board meets.

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Fractional Controller

$950–$1,800/mo · scoped to complexity

The monthly close plus the judgment layer: budget season support, cash forecasting through giving cycles, payroll and housing-allowance oversight, and a standing call before every board meeting.

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HOW EVERY ENGAGEMENT STARTS

A free 20-minute fit call — bring your treasurer. If it makes sense to go deeper, the next step is the Back-Office Scorecard ($149 flat): a written review of your books with fund balances verified, problem areas flagged, your three biggest automation opportunities, and a flat quote for the work — credited in full toward your cleanup or first month. No obligation to continue, and the scorecard is yours either way.

Full details on the church & nonprofit service: fund accounting in plain English →

Every fund, separate

Nothing quietly borrowed

Restricted, designated, and general money tracked to the dollar — so "can we use this for that?" always has a clean answer.

By the 10th

Reports before the meeting

A one-page treasurer report your board reads in five minutes: where every fund started, what moved and why, and what's truly available.

Clergy payroll

The quirks, handled

Housing allowances, dual tax status, year-end giving statements — the church-specific details done right the first time.

Five fund-accounting mistakes guide — first page preview
Free guide

Five fund-accounting mistakes almost every small church makes.

A free 4-page PDF: the five mistakes we fix most often, and the one-page treasurer report format that makes board meetings shorter. Written for treasurers, not accountants.

The practice
  • An active church in Montanabooks & board reports, monthly
  • QuickBooks Online ProAdvisorcertified
  • Small businesses & rentalssince 2024
  • Serving churches nationwideremote
About

We do this work every month, for real congregations.

I'm Elena. Sunset Bookkeeping is a Montana practice that keeps the books for an active church in Montana — designated funds, deacon reports, clergy payroll, and all the questions that come with money given in trust.

That's the difference we offer: not accounting theory, but the same monthly rhythm we already run for congregations like yours — explained plainly, delivered on time, and built so your board can trust its numbers.

Contact

Have a question? Just ask.

Not ready to book a call? Send a note — where your books stand, what your treasurer is carrying, what you're trying to figure out — and I'll get back to you personally.

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