Real books. Not a spreadsheet with a steeple.
Journal entries that must balance, bank reconciliation, budget-vs-actual, payroll runs with pay stubs, and per-fund giving ledgers — in the same platform that already runs your people and giving.
Everything the treasurer actually needs
Not a giving tracker with a reports tab — a real ledger with the discipline your board and your accountant expect.
A true double-entry ledger
Journal entries post only when debits equal credits — the ledger enforces it. A hierarchical chart of accounts is seeded at onboarding, and a trial balance is always one click away.
Per-fund giving ledgers and fund reporting
Every fund keeps its own running balance and audit trail. Donations post to the fund's own journal, and per-fund reports show exactly where designated money stands.
Bank reconciliation
Import your bank statement as CSV — major bank export formats supported — and GLAD auto-matches lines to posted entries, so month-end takes minutes instead of evenings.
Budgets that talk back
Set budgets by account, watch budget-vs-actual in real time, see the run-rate forecast, and get alerts when a line crosses its threshold — before the overspend, not after.
Payroll runs and pay stubs
Run payroll with per-employee PDF pay stubs, and every run posts its journal entries automatically. It's a straightforward gross-and-deductions model — your bookkeeper keeps handling tax remittance.
Annual giving statements and tax receipts
Numbered annual PDF receipts per donor with a per-fund breakdown — and members download their own from the portal. For Canadian churches, receipts are CRA-compliant.
Giving and the books, one plan
Most churches run giving in one product and the books in another — two bills, and a monthly export in between. In GLAD, donations post straight into the ledger they belong in, and both come with the plan.
Frequently asked questions
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