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Tracking Expenses & Church Finances

Log money going out, see fund balances, and produce board-ready reports — without a separate accounting program.

SteepleOS includes simple, plain-language finance tools so a small church can track its money and produce reports without QuickBooks. It's built for clarity, not for accountants — no debits, credits, or ledger jargon.

Logging an Expense

  1. Go to Expenses in the sidebar (under Finance).
  2. Click Log Expense.
  3. Enter the amount, pick a category (Utilities, Salaries, Missions, etc.), choose the fund it came from, add the payee and a note, and save.
  4. Your expense list is filterable by fund, category, date range, or payee, with a running total at the top.

Categories come pre-loaded with sensible defaults the first time you open the page — you don't have to set anything up.

Financial Overview (where the money went)

Go to Financial Overview to see your whole financial picture at a glance:

  • Income, Expenses, and Net for the year (with a year selector).
  • Fund balances — money in (donations) minus money out (expenses) for every fund.
  • A "where the money went" breakdown showing each spending category as a share of the total.
  • A Print button for board meetings.

This is the report most treasurers and boards ask for, and it builds itself from your giving and expense data automatically.

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