Mere Bookkeeping is designed to be a simple, yet powerful accounting software for small non-profits and churches. Built as a free Google Sheets template, yet no knowledge of spreadsheet formulas is required - just simple data entry.
Built for volunteer treasurers and bookkeepers to easily track revenues, expenses, fund balances, budgets, and generate reports and donor statements in their spare time. Mere Bookkeeping is a single-entry, cash accounting system - more similar to managing your home finances - so you don't need an accounting degree to use it.
The creator has an accounting degree, wears an IT developer hat in his day job, and has taught Excel to college students. When he couldn't find a simple accounting tool to manage his church's finances, he decided to build his own - and share it in hopes that similar non-profits could easily manage their finances and make better financial decisions!
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Free to use
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Built in Google Sheets (free gmail account required)
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No knowledge of formulas or functions necessary - just simple data entry
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Single-entry, cash accounting - no debits and credits
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Quickly build your chart of accounts and annual budget
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Track up to 100 funds (unrestricted and restricted funds)
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Enter transactions with a few clicks in a simple journal
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Over 30 reports included: monthly, quarterly, and annual reports:
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Statement of Activity
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Fund Balances & Activity
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Cash Flow Summary
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Budget vs. Actuals
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Expense Summary
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Revenue Summary
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Share read-only, real-time reports with others
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Reconcile your bank account in minutes
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Generate an annual donor tax statement with one click, then print or save to PDF
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Extensive User Guide
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Version 2024.02
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