Tides Center’s finance and accounting department manages all project finance functions, and provides timely and accurate financial information to each project.Our team of 15 finance professionals encompasses expertise in accounting, fiscal compliance, investments, reporting, and auditing.

The Tides Finance team: (back row, l-r) Shandy Koeswanto, Loren Newquist, Nathan Pugh; (front row, l-r) Phuong Tran, Ivanatalia Tjokro, Ashley Lin, Gail Ravitz, Angela Luo, Limin Tjandrajati. Not pictured: Lori Eason, Jamie Li, Klara Shlyapochnik.

Tides Center’s financial management includes:

Online Donations

• Secure online donations and processing for each project

Bookkeeping and Accounting

Cash Receipts

• Accepts and applies funds according to grant conditions
• Posts funds into financial accounting system
• Manages banking relationship and reconciliation
• Provides acknowledgment to donors of tax-deductible donations

Accounts Payable

• Disburses funds according to vendor contracts
• Conducts weekly check runs
• Expedited AP processing*
• Posts into financial accounting system
• Credit card management*
• Vendor management
• Wire transfers

General Ledger

• Monthly GL reports
• Financial records and reporting by grant
• Monthly income statements

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Jurisdictional reports: Secretaries of States, IRS-990
• Federal, state, and municipal lobbying regulations
• Department of Commerce requirements
• Consolidated audits
• Special audits for government grants*
• Annual financial audits

*Items marked with an asterisk may be optional or entail an additional fee.