Manual vendor payments
Cutting, mailing, and reconciling paper checks wastes time and raises fraud risk.
Church and nonprofit fund accounting
Accounting Software for Churches and Faith-Based Nonprofits
Amplify Accounting is GAAP-compliant church accounting software with true fund accounting at its core, built specifically for churches and faith-based organizations. It gives finance leaders the clarity, control, and confidence to steward resources well.
- Donor-restricted tracking
- Board-ready reporting
- Audit-ready from day one
Trusted by Thousands of Churches Just Like Yours
The challenge
The Challenges Church and Nonprofit Finance Leaders Face
Most accounting software tracks profit. Churches and faith-based nonprofits track stewardship. That mismatch creates extra work, avoidable risk, and reporting delays. Finance directors and business administrators commonly deal with the following.
Disconnected systems
When giving platforms, member records, and accounting don’t sync, teams re-enter data and spend hours reconciling.
Audit and board pressure
Boards and auditors expect clear, consolidated reporting. When reports require spreadsheets and workarounds, trust and decisions slow down.
Limited staff capacity
Many finance teams run lean, often with one person responsible for payables, payroll, month-end close, and reporting.
Purpose-built for ministry
How Amplify solves it
How Amplify Accounting Solves This
Amplify Accounting was built for fund accounting from the start. That difference shows up in how the general ledger, reporting, and day-to-day workflows handle restricted giving, designated funds, and ministry reporting.
- Fund-first general ledger Instead of adapting business features with add-ons or class-tracking hacks, the ledger organizes around how churches operate.
- Designed for ministry reporting Restricted giving, designated funds, and program reporting are native, not bolted on.
- Part of the Amplify suite Works alongside the giving and people tools many churches already use.
- Confidence for leaders Clear, traceable records support boards, donors, and auditors.
Key features
Key Features and Capabilities
Everything a lean finance team needs to steward well, without stitching tools together.
True Fund Accounting
Track every dollar by purpose and restriction, without workarounds.
Benefit: You can show leadership and donors exactly how designated gifts were used, with reporting that matches how your church manages money.
GAAP-Compliant, Real-Time Reporting
Use dashboards and drill-down reporting to see what’s happening now, not weeks later.
Benefit: You walk into board meetings prepared and respond to audit requests quickly with audit-ready records.
Automated Vendor Payments
Move accounts payable to a paperless, automated workflow that reduces manual check runs.
Benefit: Your team gets hours back each week, while strengthening controls and reducing fraud exposure.
Giving and People Integration
Connect directly with Ministry Brands’ Giving and People modules so contribution and donor data sync to the general ledger.
Benefit: You reduce manual entry, speed up reconciliation, and gain a cleaner audit trail from gift to financial statement.
How it works
Simplify Church Accounting From Giving to Reporting.
A connected workflow that keeps giving, payables, payroll, and reporting in one place.
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Connect your giving and people data
Sync contributions and member records into your accounting system to eliminate duplicate entry.
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Manage funds, payables, and payroll in one place
Handle day-to-day transactions, vendor payments, and clergy-specific payroll within one platform.
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Generate audit-ready reports
Produce board-level, GAAP-compliant reports whenever leadership, auditors, or donors need them.
What this means
What This Means for Your Organization
Capacity
Less time on repeatable tasks
Automated payables and integrated giving data reduce weekly busywork and shorten month-end close.
Confidence
More confidence at the board table
Clear, consistent, board-ready reports strengthen trust and improve decision-making.
Scale
A system that scales without added complexity
Multi-fund and multi-campus structures are supported natively, so growth doesn’t force new workarounds.
In practice
Church Accounting in Practice
A single-campus church with multiple restricted funds
A church running a building fund, a missions fund, and a benevolence fund needs clear separation and clean roll-up reporting. Amplify Accounting keeps each designation distinct while still producing a consolidated view for leadership.
A multi-campus congregation
Churches with multiple locations need organization-wide visibility without losing campus-level accountability. Amplify Accounting supports roll-up reporting while allowing each campus to manage its own activity.
A faith-based nonprofit with program-specific tracking
A Christian school or church-run food ministry often needs to report spending by program for board and donor oversight. Amplify Accounting makes program-level tracking straightforward and consistent.
Detailed example
A mid-sized church finance director manages tithes, campaign funds, and missions while preparing quarterly board reports. Manual exports, data entry, and spreadsheet reconciliation make the process time-consuming. With Amplify Accounting’s giving integration, contributions post to the correct funds automatically, making board-ready reporting faster and easier.
Integrations and related capabilities
Connect Your Church’s Financial Ecosystem
Amplify Accounting connects with other tools in the Ministry Brands Amplify suite.
Amplify Giving
Automatic syncing of contributions into the general ledger.
Amplify People
Member and donor data integration keeps records aligned.
Connected financial stack
Reduce the fragmented tools that slow teams down and introduce avoidable errors.
Deeper platform look
Explore the full feature set on the Ministry Brands Accounting product page.
Why Choose Amplify Accounting for Churches and Faith-Based Nonprofits
Amplify Accounting isn’t a general ledger retrofitted for nonprofit use. It’s built on more than 40 years of church-specific accounting expertise through Shelby Systems, with capabilities designed around fund accounting, clergy payroll, and donor-restricted reporting from day one.
For finance leaders balancing limited staff, board expectations, and compliance needs, that purpose-built foundation reduces manual effort and improves clarity.
Evaluation checklist
A Quick Evaluation Checklist for Finance Leaders Comparing Accounting Platforms
Use these questions to compare platforms against the realities of church and nonprofit finance.
- Does it support true fund accounting with donor-restricted tracking?
- Can it generate GAAP-compliant, board-ready reports without manual rework?
- Does it integrate with your existing giving and member management systems?
- Does it handle clergy-specific payroll needs, including housing allowances?
- Does it include guided onboarding and support from people who understand church finance?
What churches and nonprofits say
Trusted by Ministry Leaders
Leaders on what changed when their finances moved to Amplify.
Ministry Brands’ solutions allowed us to have people give who have never given before. I don’t know that there’s a better place for small churches.
What I really like and appreciate is your customer service. We had some things we had to learn and understand, and the people who helped us with that were very patient and helpful in making that happen. We were able to get up and running quickly because of that.
Ministry Brands makes it simple to get your message out there, to be able to share the gospel with the people in your community and I think that’s what’s important…it makes it easy for people like me who aren’t graphics guys to go ahead and do this and deliver the message that needs to be delivered.
I really appreciate how easy it is to use this software. From making online forms, sending out giving records, emails, and finding reports, it’s wonderful! Makes updating the website very easy, as well!
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Amplify Accounting suitable for all types of nonprofits, or just churches?
Amplify Accounting is purpose-built for Protestant churches and faith-based nonprofits with fund accounting needs, including Christian schools and ministry-affiliated organizations. It isn’t designed as a general-purpose accounting platform for every nonprofit sector.
What’s the difference between fund accounting and standard business accounting?
Standard business accounting tracks profitability. Fund accounting tracks money by purpose and restriction, which aligns with GAAP expectations for nonprofit entities. This matters most when donors give for a specific purpose, such as a building campaign or missions trip.
Does Amplify Accounting integrate with our existing giving platform?
Amplify Accounting integrates with Amplify Giving and Amplify People, syncing contribution and member data into the general ledger. This reduces manual entry and simplifies reconciliation.
Can Amplify Accounting handle clergy payroll?
Yes. Amplify Accounting includes payroll tools designed for church-specific needs, including clergy housing allowances, alongside standard staff payroll.
How does Amplify Accounting support audit readiness?
The platform provides real-time, GAAP-compliant reporting with drill-down detail so boards, auditors, and donors can follow a clear, traceable record of how funds were received and used.
Bring clarity and confidence
Bring Clarity and Confidence to Your Church’s Finances
Managing fund accounting, payroll, and board reporting shouldn’t require stitching together tools that weren’t built for ministry. Amplify Accounting brings these essentials into one platform designed specifically for churches and faith-based nonprofits.