THE FOUNDATION BOOKS

Your mission, fully funded and accounted for.

Every non-profit gets its own private, branded portal with books, payroll, donors and board-ready reports, without the accounting degree.

Start your 7-day free trial
then $85/mo for 60 days·$199/mo flat after · no per-employee fees
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Donations & grants

Track every gift, grant and pledge in one place.

Expenses & Form 990

Every expense split into Program, Management & Fundraising.

Full payroll

Paychecks, withholdings, pay stubs and direct deposit options.

Donors & vendors

Every relationship your organization depends on.

Board-ready reports

Statement of Activity and more — PDF, Excel or CSV.

Impact reports

Three branded templates with your photos and charts.

5-step grant journey

Find, check eligibility, write, track and manage awarded grants.

1099 contractors

Invite links, official W-9 & 1099-NEC, e-signed agreements and payments.

Staff, interns & volunteers

Role-based portals, onboarding, hours tracking and monthly refreshers.

Official IRS forms

Editable, prefilled Form 941, 990, W-9 and 1099-NEC before you download.

Manuals & handbooks

Operations manual and contractor handbook as page-turning books.

Executive briefings

Live alerts across every tab, read aloud by your executive assistant.

How we are better · How we are different

Everything a non-profit needs, in one place.

Most non-profits stitch together 4–6 tools for books, payroll, contractors, grants, donors and HR. THE FOUNDATION BOOKS includes them all — 7-day free trial, no per-employee fees.

Typical price

  • THE FOUNDATION BOOKS$85/mo for 60 days, then $199/mo flat
  • QuickBooks + Gusto$90–$400+/mo + per-employee fees
  • Aplos$79–$199+/mo + payroll add-on
  • Blackbaud / Sage Intacct$10,000+/yr + setup

Built for 501(c)(3) non-profits from day one

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Form 990 functional expense split (Program / M&G / Fundraising)

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Full payroll & direct deposit included — $0 per-employee fees

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Compensation summary (annual, per-period, weekly, hourly)

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Official IRS Form 941, 990, W-9 & 1099-NEC — prefilled and editable

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Separate 1099 contractor hub: invite links, e-signed agreements, payments

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Interns & volunteers with hours logging and approvals

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

5-step grant journey: finder, eligibility, proposals, tracker, post-award

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Restricted funds & Schedule A public support workpapers

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Donor tax receipts & year-end giving summaries

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Smart Upload: PDFs, receipts, W-4/W-9 sorted into the right place

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

HR hub: roles, training, monthly refreshers, messages & welcome videos

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Executive assistant: live cross-tab alerts read aloud

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Flip-book operations manual & contractor handbook

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Impact Report Studio & board meeting packets

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Private document vault for bylaws, IRS letters & grant files

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Paste your website — portal brands itself

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Set up in minutes, no consultant or setup fee

THE FOUNDATION BOOKS
QuickBooks + Gusto
Aplos
Blackbaud / Sage Intacct

Included Partly or paid add-on Not includedCompetitor pricing is approximate public list pricing and may change.

Words Are Rich Foundation — THE FOUNDATION BOOKS is the heart of the world

Proudly powering our first portal: Words Are Rich Foundation, Las Vegas, NV.