Observed arrival · 2026-09-28
Steward’s nonprofit books, down to the restricted funds
Steward presents a fund-accounting dashboard for a nonprofit, with sample books covering gifts, grants, bills, fund balances, and journal entries.
- For
- Nonprofits managing donor-restricted funds
- Worth noticing
- The dashboard flags low fund cash and upcoming grant reports, and explicitly notes that restriction releases are not expenses.
Field notes
The sample ledger separates unrestricted, purpose-restricted, and perpetual assets, with a board-designated reserve included in unrestricted funds. Its “Needs a look” area turns balances into operational prompts, including low Food Access cash, unpaid bills, and deadlines for foundation reports. The interface says statements recalculate from journal activity and that data stays in the browser until export; those are page claims, not independently verified behavior.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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