Getting a financial statement audit sounds at most terrifying and at least intimidating. Coming from this side of the table (the people who do the auditing), we promise it doesn’t have to be either. It might not be the highlight of your year, but if it’s on your list of to-dos, then we’ve listed out […]
Jehron Petty, founder and CEO of ColorStack, knows the value of community and the cost of pursuing a goal. ColorStack is a 501(c)(3) collegiate member organization for Black and Latinx Computer Science majors. Supporting over 2000 students at 500 schools across the country, ColorStack is dedicated to resourcing students with the support they need to […]
No More Paper As we enter the primary tax return filing season (or as we CPAs call it, “busy season”), the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a lasting impact on nonprofit operations, including annual 990 information returns. For several years, the IRS has been gradually “getting with the times” by progressively adding to the list […]
When Pete Bowen stepped in as interim CEO of Southern California based nonprofit Giving Children Hope (GCH) in 2021, he didn’t know what a passionate and capable team he was joining. Now he’s part of 15 staff members and hundreds of volunteers impacting thousands of Orange County families each year. GCH is on a mission […]
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02 in February of 2016, subsequently known as, FASB Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 842 Leases. This replaces ASC 840, which was more than 40 years old. The overarching goal of this standard is to increase comparability and transparency to financial statement readers. While this […]
In honor of Veterans Day and the countless lives who have been lost or forever changed serving our country, we’re proud to feature AMVETS and the work they do every day. Giving Back Established in 1949, the American Veterans Department of California Service Foundation (AMVETS DCASF) is committed to serve those who served. AMVETS is […]
Evergreen Alliance Interview with Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA) September 2021 EA: IDEPSCA has been doing some incredible things for so many years. Will you tell us more about your organization? How did you start? How long have you been around? IDEPSCA: IDEPSCA was founded in 1984 when a group of […]
PRESENT NOW started in a garage in 2012. Founders Erica Fisher and Melanie Neumann, two mothers with a passion for helping children in need, saw an opportunity to use their gifts for good and jumped on it. Built on a mission to give children in domestic violence shelters a sense of joy, comfort, and relief […]
Every organization we work with is on the frontlines of making the world a better place. They support the very things that make us human. Through art, compassion, helping people or taking care of endangered plants, our clients prioritize quality of life in all its forms. Whether by practicing conservation and recuperation efforts or providing […]
Nonprofit organizations were certainly not immune to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many nonprofits were forced to temporarily cease operations or significantly limit service offerings. Various rounds of governmental funding were rolled out to support employers and encourage organizations to continue paying employees even if the entity was forced to shutter under a governmental […]
