School Accounting Software

School Accounting Software Built for Your Institution

Purpose-built school fund accounting software for managing federal funding, compliance requirements, and lean finance teams. Trusted for 40+ years.
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Benefits

Compliance. Security. Transparency. Always.

Be audit-ready with MIP Accounting’s robust audit suite. From our built-in audit trail to internal controls and view-only licenses, we give your organization the tools to ace your financial audits.

Eliminate guesswork and prevent fraud. Track any changes that are made to the system by user ID. All changes are time stamped and list the terminal server that a user made the change from.
Fight fraud and dictate who can access and change information with internal controls. Separate duties, require authorization for transactions, and document every change to your finances.
MIP has robust security features honed over 40-plus years of working with nonprofits backed by the Momentive Security and Compliance team. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, MIP offers the highest standard of security in the industry with crucial features like multi-factor authentication, redundant security layers, industry-standard data encryption, and automatic updates to state and national security standards.
Benefits

Bring on better financial clarity for your education institution.

Fund accounting for schools involves federal grants, categorical funding, state mandates, and annual audits — all managed by a team that rarely has enough hours to do so. MIP Accounting by Momentive Software is built to handle the complexity, so your team doesn’t have to.

Fund accounting flexibility built for education — track Title I, grants, and district funds separately

Stop managing Title I, IDEA, food service, and capital funds across disconnected spreadsheets. Momentive keeps every funding source separate, traceable, and compliant — in one flexible chart of accounts.

Compliance and audit readiness for federal and state requirements

Compliance with Single Audit requirements, 2 CFR Part 200, state-mandated GASB reporting, and a complete audit trail is built into every transaction, so your team walks into every audit prepared.

Board and administrator-ready reporting

150+ built-in report templates cover everything your district is required to produce, from SEFA to per-pupil expenditure reports to board presentations.

Automation for lean school finance teams

Automated payroll allocation, bank reconciliation, and vendor payment processing eliminate the manual work that costs your finance team hours every week, freeing them to focus on strategic work.
Features

Everything your school finance team needs in one platform.

Purpose-built platform for the funding structures, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations of school finance.
Fund and Grant Accounting

The structure that federal funding requires

Mixing categorical funds, federal grants, and general operating dollars creates an audit risk. MIP Accounting’s segmented chart of accounts keeps every fund separate and traceable, with validation rules that enforce correct coding at the point of entry. GASB-compliant financial statements and federal expenditure reports generate directly from the system.
Budget Management

Built for school year cycles, grant periods, and everything in between

District budgets don’t follow a simple annual cycle. Grant periods overlap fiscal years, categorical funds expire on federal timelines, and mid-year adjustments are constant. Build unlimited budgets across any time frame, enforce spending controls by fund, and run what-if scenarios when state funding shifts or enrollment projections change.
Financial Reporting and Insights

Every report your district requires

From Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) to per-pupil expenditure reports to fund-by-fund board presentations, Momentive’s 150+ built-in templates cover the full range of education reporting requirements. Build custom reports for your district’s specific needs, Drill Down to transaction-level in seconds, and automate delivery to administrators, board members, and state agencies.
Accounts Payable and Automated Payments

Vendor payments that don't create audit exposure

Momentive Automated Payments, powered by Corpay, processes ACH, EFT, and virtual card payments with the fund-level coding your programs require. Every payment posts automatically to the correct grant or program, with a complete audit trail from invoice to disbursement.
Payroll and HR Management

Your largest expense line, allocated correctly every time

Personnel costs are your largest budget line and the most error-prone to allocate. Momentive Software connects payroll directly to fund accounting and automatically distributes salary and benefit costs across Title I, the general fund, and special programs, eliminating duplicate entries and manual end-of-month reconciliation.
Audit-Ready Security and Compliance

Ready for federal monitors before they call

Maintain a tamper-evident audit trail across every transaction, enforce role-based access by program and fund, automate indirect cost allocation, and issue view-only licenses to your finances. When a monitor asks for documentation, your answer is a few clicks away, not a few days.

Trusted by educational institutions across the country

"There are features that have helped us strengthen our audit compliance. Even new users — including student workers we train each semester — are able to quickly learn to use the system."
Tim Warren
"The more familiar I become, the more I enjoy the software — it's very well designed and easy to tailor to your industry needs."
Brenda C.
"One of the best accounting systems I have implemented and used. Better accounts management between the campus and auxiliary departments — reliable connections, all the time."
Director of Information Technology
"It helps us keep accurate financial records, which is extremely useful for our annual audit. It accommodates as many GL codes and departments as you need to maintain detailed, accurate records."
Administrator

FAQ

QuickBooks was built for businesses with a single bottom line. School finance is more complex, including categorical funds, federal grants, state allocations, and compliance reporting that changes every year. Momentive’s fund accounting solution is purpose-built for that complexity, with a flexible chart of accounts, built-in GASB compliance, and 150+ report templates designed for education finance.
The Grants Administration module tracks Title I, Title II, IDEA, and other federal funding streams, along with their budgets, expenditures, and compliance requirements — all in one system. It supports Single Audit compliance under 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), and the Allocations Management module automates indirect cost distribution and generates corresponding GL entries.
Yes, in three configurations. Cloud Modern is a true SaaS product accessible from any web browser, with automatic updates and enterprise-grade security. Cloud Classic is a hosted remote desktop option. On-Premises is available for districts that require full on-site data control. Cloud Modern is recommended for new deployments.
Yes. The platform supports both GASB and FASB reporting, making it suitable for public school districts and charter schools alike. GASB-compliant financial statements, fund-level reporting, and the required disclosures for governmental and proprietary funds are all built in.
Yes. As part of the Momentive platform, fund accounting connects directly with association management, learning management, and event management, providing institutions with a unified technology ecosystem. It also integrates with GiveSmart for fundraising, Momentive Automated Payments powered by Corpay, Microix Workflow, DrillPoint Reports, and AvidPay by AvidXchange.

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