Parish Accounting Built on Fund Accounting
Give your parish business manager and finance council clear fund balances, expense visibility, and reports that respect how Catholic parishes steward collections and restricted gifts.
Challenges we hear from churches like yours
Grain Ledger is built to replace spreadsheet risk with fund accounting that scales.
Collections and restricted purposes
Keep parish operations, second collections, and restricted intentions reflected accurately in the ledger, not blended into one checking balance.
Finance council transparency
Deliver statements leadership can review with confidence, including drill-down to transactions when questions arise.
Vendor and bill discipline
Route invoices through approval and track payables by fund so spending stays aligned with parish priorities.
How Grain helps
Explore product areas that map to what you need, then book a demo for a tailored walkthrough.
Common questions
- Can Catholic parishes use Grain Ledger?
- Yes. Grain provides nonprofit fund accounting, AP workflows, bank sync, and reporting suitable for parish operations. Your diocese may have specific policies; Grain gives you the ledger and exports to support them.
- Does Grain replace parish management systems?
- Grain focuses on accounting, banking, bills, and financial reporting. Many parishes pair it with other tools for registration and ministry, using integrations where available.
- Can we produce year-end reports for auditors?
- Yes. You can generate GAAP-oriented statements and supporting detail from journal entries and dimensions to support reviews and audits.
Free Church Accounting
Free to Start. Scales as You Grow.
No credit card required. Most features free for churches under $20k in monthly spend.
Starter
For churches under $20k in monthly spend
Accounting
- 1 Bank Connection
- Unlimited Funds
- Accrual & Cash Basis
- 3 Users
- Standard Roles
- One-Click QuickBooks Migration
Giving Intelligence
- Donor Insights
- Donor Development
- DAF Analytics
- Giving Statements
- ChMS Integrations
Spend Management
- ≤ $20k Monthly Expenses
- AI Invoice Scanning
Budgets
- 1 Active Budget
Reporting
- Standard GAAP Reports
- Custom Dashboards
- Dimension Tags Reporting
Support
Growth
Popular
For growing congregations
Accounting
- 3 Bank Connections
- Unlimited Funds
- Accrual & Cash Basis
- 3 Users
- Standard Roles
- One-Click QuickBooks Migration
Giving Intelligence
- Donor Insights
- Donor Development
- DAF Analytics
- Giving Statements
- ChMS Integrations
Spend Management
- Unlimited Monthly Expenses
- AI Invoice Scanning
- Email Invoice Automation
Budgets
- Unlimited Active Budgets
Reporting
- Standard GAAP Reports
- Custom Dashboards
- Dimension Tags Reporting
Support
- Priority Email
Enterprise
For larger churches with complex needs
Accounting
- Accrual & Cash Basis
- Unlimited Bank Connections
- Unlimited Funds
- Unlimited Users
- Custom Roles
- One-Click QuickBooks Migration
Giving Intelligence
- Donor Insights
- Donor Development
- DAF Analytics
- Giving Statements
- ChMS Integrations
Spend Management
- Unlimited Monthly Expenses
- AI Invoice Scanning
- Email Invoice Automation
Budgets
- Unlimited Active Budgets
- Multi-Scenario Planning
Reporting
- Custom Reports
- Custom Dashboards
- Dimension Tags Reporting
Support
- Phone
Church Payroll
A standalone product, built into Grain
Pay your church staff, file payroll taxes, and keep every paycheck tied to the right fund. Priced and packaged on its own — no plan upgrade required.
Run church payroll without the bookkeeping cleanup
Modern payroll, time tracking, and tax filings — with every pay run posting straight to the right fund. No exporting, no re-keying, no month-end mess.
No plan upgrade required - works with Starter, Growth, or Enterprise
Simple, transparent pricing
Everything included
Give your finance council the clarity they have been asking for
See how Grain Ledger handles parish accounting, restricted collections, and council-ready reporting.