The Accounting Firm for Faith-Based Organizations

Give your nonprofit the foundation to grow.

Nonprofit accounting and compliance can be complex and time-consuming. Align builds you a foundation that keeps your finances clear and easy to track. With that kind of transparency, your ministry can grow, scale, and put every dollar toward greater impact.

A TRUSTED EXPERT IN NONPROFIT FINANCE

When your finances are clear, your mission goes further.

Running a nonprofit carries significant weight. You trust God completely with the mission He has entrusted to you, and still, the finances can feel overwhelming. You may find yourself asking, Am I even managing this the right way?

Mia understands the heart of a ministry leader. From a young age, she felt called to hone her accounting expertise specifically for faith-based ministries, rather than build a general practice. For decades since, she has partnered with ministries across the nation and even internationally, becoming a specialist in the rules, risks, and day-to-day realities nonprofits face.

When you establish transparent financial systems and safeguards, everything downstream changes! You can trace a single dollar from the moment it's given to the moment it funds the mission. You know exactly where your ministry stands, so you're equipped to make wise decisions. Your donors see their generosity at work and give with greater confidence. And your financial plan becomes the road map to expand impact.

"WHO WILL TRUST YOU WITH TRUE RICHES?" LUKE 16:11

No ministry is too small, too new, or too far along.

For decades, ministries across the nation have trusted Align with their finances, and what an honor that has been. We've watched organizations of every size and mission discover that faithful stewardship isn't optional; it's how a ministry fulfills its calling. When you steward every dollar with integrity, true riches follow: lives changed, families restored, communities transformed.

50
States

COAST TO COAST

Any
Size

VOLUNTEER-LED TO FULLY STAFFED

Every
Mission

EVERY FAITH-DRIVEN CAUSE

All
Budget Sizes

From $100k-$10M

Every
Role

FOUNDERS, DIRECTORS, BOARDS, & STAFF

THE NUANCES TO GET NONPROFIT ACCOUNTING RIGHT

Bringing clarity, compliance, and ease to nonprofit accounting.

Nonprofit accounting is its own world. There are restricted funds to monitor, grants to report on, tax-exemption rules to follow, and donations to track. Most firms don't specialize in any of that, and your ministry is too important to leave compliance to guesswork. So we set up clear accounting systems your team can repeat every month. You save time, every dollar works harder, and your mission goes further than ever.

Concerns we hear from leaders:
“I don't know if we have enough to launch what's next.”
“We're a small team, and no one here is a finance person.”
“Our grant reporting takes weeks, and I dread every deadline.”
“I can't trace a donation from the moment it's given to the work it funds.”
“Our reports don't answer the questions our board actually asks.”
“Our accountant has done this for years, and it all lives in their head.”

A trusted CPA-led accounting firm

Accounting services for Nonprofits.

Every donation your ministry receives comes from someone who believes in your mission. That gift deserves to be followed all the way through. When you can follow a dollar from donation to the project it funds, you know your spending matches your vision. Nothing gets lost along the way.

That kind of tracking takes a system, and a system only works if your team knows how to run it. So we build it with you, then train your team on the ongoing processes. That is the part most firms skip. We work hand in hand, empowering your team to understand the process, spot problems early, and stay compliant. Your team gains real independence, and you gain confidence that every dollar is going where God is leading you.

Form 990 preparation
Grant compliance and reporting
State charitable solicitation reporting
Capital campaign accounting
Quarterly and year-end filings, W-2s, and 1099s
Protect and maintain exemption status
Financial sustainability and funding-models
Guidance on reserves & capital projects
Federal ID Number for startups
Operational improvement
Unrelated business income (UBI) tax planning
Oversight of your bookkeeper and finance team
Budget development and monitoring
Cash flow forecasting
Internal control review, training and implementation
Payroll tax filing and compliance
Restricted contribution tracking
Board financial reporting

Free Consultation

How to get started.

Mia's heart is to bless you with as much guidance as she can in this one conversation, and if deeper support would serve your organization, she'll show you exactly what that could look like.

i.

Connect

Schedule a free thirty-minute conversation where Mia gets to know your organization, asks the right questions to surface your needs, and offers guidance right there on the call.

ii.

Find the Gaps

From that conversation, Mia recommends a path forward built around your organization's vision, which may include a quick financial review to understand your needs more deeply.

iii.

Build the Game Plan

Mia works one-on-one with you and your team to create a plan to build a strong financial foundation, whether through training, controller support, or consulting.

Mia Celino, CPA, founder of Align Consulting Group, sitting at a table with a laptop and her hands clasped in front of her
Mia Celino, CPA

Why Align

Biblical wisdom built into every step.

Align was founded by Mia Celino, CPA. Her heart is to see your missional organization align its finances with its vision and thrive. Her goal is to equip you with the tools and confidence to fulfill the calling God has entrusted to you.

Everything Align offers, from the booklet to consulting, is grounded in what Scripture says about stewardship, accountability, and faithfulness. That conviction shapes how we work: we don't create dependence. Pastors, elders, and staff leave every engagement able to read, question, and defend the numbers themselves. 

It all runs on the Five-Point Alignment Method, the framework Mia developed to pair national nonprofit best practices with biblical wisdom. This method helps your budget become what it was always meant to be: your vision expressed in numbers, with every dollar moving toward the destination God has given you.

Pastor Joe Warner of Prophetic Voice Ministries & Churches, speaking to pastors at a Network of Related Pastors event

Working with Align Consulting Group was an absolute blessing! They guided us through every step of forming our nonprofit, from filing with the state to obtaining our IRS 501(c)(3) status.

Their professionalism, knowledge, and attention to detail gave us complete confidence that everything was handled properly. We couldn't have asked for a smoother process! Thank you, ACG!

Pastor Joe Warner

Prophetic Voice Ministries & Churches

Resources and services

Begin Building Financial Alignment.

Every resource trains and equips your leaders and team. The result: faster, more accurate decisions, and a team that raises red flags before they become real problems. You'll notice your leadership and staff finding a shared language and working toward the same goals.

i.

2-Hour Financial Assessment

In this quick introductory assessment, Mia reviews your financials to uncover hidden gaps and hands you a clear, personalized plan for what to do next.


ii.

Five-Point Alignment Method Course

With CPA-led teaching and step-by-step video training from Mia, the course equips pastors, board members, and finance teams to build strong financial systems in-house.


iii.

Controller
Services

Align's controller services keep your financial statements accurate, compliant, and audit-ready, so leadership can make confident, data-driven decisions.


iv.

Consulting
Services

Align's consulting services connect your vision to strategy, equipping your team to build a healthy, sustainable, mission-driven ministry.


A Free 30-Minute Consultation

Start with a conversation.

You don't need to have it all figured out to start this conversation. In just 30 minutes, at no cost to you, Mia will listen to where you are, ask the right questions, and give you clear next steps, a blessing to your ministry as you move forward.