Nonprofit Financial Services

Expert nonprofit bookkeeping, grant compliance, and financial advisory — so your mission never stalls over money.

Fully remote bookkeeping and grant management built specifically for small nonprofits carrying big grant responsibilities — without the overhead of a full finance team.

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Client Advisory Services · Nonprofit Fund Accounting · Grant Compliance

Years inside nonprofit finance

J.D.

Reads grants like a lawyer

Service tiers for any stage

100%

Remote — nationwide

Sound familiar?

Small nonprofits carry heavy financial obligations — often without the staff to match.

Grant funders expect precision. Auditors expect documentation. Boards expect clarity. Most small organizations manage all three with a part-time bookkeeper, a spreadsheet, and a lot of late nights.

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Grant reports due — books aren't ready

Funder deadlines don't move. When your books aren't current or restricted funds aren't tracked separately, every reporting cycle becomes a scramble.

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Audit prep feels like starting over

If your chart of accounts wasn't built for nonprofit fund accounting, your auditor is doing your bookkeeper's work — at audit rates.

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Board wants answers the numbers can't give

Funders and board members ask financial questions your current books weren't designed to answer. That erodes confidence at exactly the wrong moment.

The value

What proper nonprofit bookkeeping actually saves you.

The value isn't just clean books. It's what you stop losing — in dollars, in hours, and in the quiet worry that comes with underprepared finances.

Saves you

Money

Grant dollars you can't document are grant dollars you may have to return. Proper compliance tracking from day one protects every award you receive.

Clean books also mean your auditor spends less time digging — and you spend less in audit fees.

"Grant compliance isn't a cost. It's protection for revenue you've already earned."

Saves you

Time

Funder reports, board packets, and drawdowns have hard deadlines. When your books are current and compliance tracking is in order, hitting those deadlines takes hours — not a week of frantic catch-up.

"You get that time back for your mission — not for fixing last quarter's books."

Saves you

Stress

Most small nonprofit leaders aren't financial professionals — and they're not supposed to be. When you hand that responsibility to someone who has lived inside a nonprofit finance office, you stop wondering if the numbers are right.

"They are."

Services

Built around how nonprofits actually work.

Three monthly service tiers — each a complete foundation. Fund accounting is standard on every engagement because for nonprofits, it simply is good bookkeeping.

Core BookkeepingFund accounting included as standard

Monthly reconciliations, financial statements, and AP/AR — built on a properly structured nonprofit chart of accounts with restricted and unrestricted fund coding from day one.

Bank & credit card reconciliations
Restricted & unrestricted fund coding
Monthly income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows
Year-end close & audit preparation support

Most requested

Tier 1 + Grant Compliance & Reporting

Everything in Tier 1, plus active grant compliance management — the specialized work that protects your awards, satisfies funders, and keeps your organization audit-ready.

Grant tracking schedule — deadlines, budgets, allowable costs
Drawdown documentation & reimbursement submissions
Funder-required financial reports (federal, state, private foundation)
2 CFR Part 200 compliance & single audit coordination
Indirect cost rate application support

Tier 2 + Client Advisory Services

For organizations ready for a senior financial voice at the table — without the cost of a full-time CFO. Strategic clarity that ties your books to your mission.

Monthly budget-to-actual variance analysis with narrative
Board-ready financial reporting packages
Short-term cash flow projections
Internal controls review & written recommendations
Finance committee & board meeting attendance

One-time project

Books Cleanup & Fund Accounting Conversion

If your books need a rescue before they need a bookkeeper — this is where we start. Available standalone or as an onboarding step into monthly services.

Diagnostic review of existing financial records
Reconciliation of open periods & reclassification of miscoded transactions
Nonprofit chart of accounts redesign & fund structure conversion
Up to 3 years of historical data migration & restated financials

Payroll processing available as an add-on with any tier — including payroll allocation across grants and program cost centers. All engagements include secure portal access and a dedicated point of contact.

How it works

From first call to clean books — a clear path forward.

No lengthy onboarding mystery. Here's exactly what working with Graceful looks like.

Free diagnostic call

30 minutes. We look at where your books and grant compliance actually stand — and what it would take to get them working for your mission.

Scoped proposal

A clear engagement letter with a defined scope and fixed monthly fee. No surprises, no hourly billing anxiety.

Onboarding & setup

Accounting software, chart of accounts, and secure client portal configured. If your books need cleanup first, that's handled as a defined project.

Ongoing partnership

Monthly deliverables, proactive grant deadline tracking, and a financial partner who already knows your organization inside out.

Bryr L. Grace

Founder & Principal

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7+ years Nonprofit Finance Director

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Juris Doctorate (J.D.)

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Federal & state grant compliance specialist

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Nonprofit fund accounting

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Fully remote — serving nonprofits nationwide

"Seven years inside a small nonprofit's finance office teaches you things no textbook covers — the grant deadline that lands the same week as payroll, the board meeting where the numbers tell a story no one prepared for, the compliance requirement buried in page 47 of a federal award agreement."

I bring over seven years of hands-on experience as a nonprofit Finance Director, managing daily fund accounting, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, and state and federal grant compliance from the inside of a small organization.

I also hold a Juris Doctorate — which means I read grant agreements, funder requirements, and compliance regulations the way most bookkeepers simply don't. I understand what the language actually requires, not just what it seems to say.

Graceful was built specifically to serve small nonprofits that carry big grant responsibilities without a full finance team to back them up. Every engagement is designed to give your organization the financial infrastructure it needs — cleanly, reliably, and without requiring you to become a finance expert to use it.

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Let's start with a free 30-minute diagnostic call.

I'll tell you exactly where your books stand and what it would take to get them working for your mission — not against it. No obligation, no pitch deck.

"I've sat across the table from auditors, funders, and board members — and I know exactly what they need to see. My job is to make sure your books are ready before they come asking."

— Bryr L. Grace, J.D. · Founder, Graceful Bookkeeping & Grants Management, LLC

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GracefulBKGM@gmail.com · (307) 314-2045 · Fully remote — serving nonprofits nationwide