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The Minister for Finance of the Grand Canyon Synod manages the accounting of the GCS including the preparation of the monthly financial statements, receipt and reporting of congregational mission support, coordination of the annual external audit, and consolidation of the annual financial mission plan (budget).
The information and links provided here will give you access to financial data related to the Grand Canyon Synod. If you have any questions about this information, please contact Barbara Dykman-Thomas or call 602-957-3223.
Help for Treasurers and Bookkeepers
The ELCA Office of the Treasurer has a lot of great information about the duties and responsibilites of the Congregational Treasurer and finances of the congregations. Visit the ELCA website to learn more.
501(c)(3) Exempt Status
Congregations and other affiliated entities, often contact us requesting a copy of our certification letter. This request must be made electronically to the ELCA offices in churchwide. To initiate the Group Ruling Exemption process for your congregation or other ELCA entity or organization, please send an email and follow these instructions:
Enter 501(c)(3) Exempt Status in the subject heading and send your email.
You will receive an automatic e-mail reply stating: Please provide us with your entity name, address, city, state, and the Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) currently used for filing wage statements or quarterly reports with the IRS.
Once they have verified that this information is in the group ruling, they will send the certification letter and attachments by PDF to your e-mail.
IRS Adjusts Mileage Rate Reimbursement for 2010
The IRS has reduced the business mileage reimbursement rate for 2010. Effective 1-1-10, the rate decreases to 50 cents a mile. Charitable driving remains at 14 cents a mile. For more information, visit the IRS.
Financial Statements and Audit Report
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July 2010 Financial Statements - Unaudited
July 2010 Graphs
Annual External Audit for the year ended January 31, 2010.
Accounting Survey Summary
This survey summarizes information about software that congregations in the Grand Canyon Synod use as well as a self-evaluated level of expertise on that software. If you have a question about your membership or accounting software, check out this summary to identify another congregation that uses the same software and has an expert on staff who might be willing to help you solve your problem.
Accounting Survey Summary
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Forms
Mileage
Check Request
Employee Expense Voucher
Non-Employee Expense Voucher
Treasurer's Remittance Statement
Council Travel Reimbursement Request
If you need to be reimbursed for an expense, please complete the appropriate form and send it in along with supporting documentation to the staff person who supports the area of ministry for which you have incurred an expense.
You may print the Treasurer's Remittance Statement and send it in along with your benevolence gifts. If you would prefer to receive this form as an Excel file, please contact Barbara Dykman-Thomas with your request.
Congregational Statistics
Every year congregations are requested to provide certain information about their membership, assets, liabilities, income and expenditures. Please review the summaries below by congregation and conference.
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
This information is provided to the Synod Assembly each year in the Assembly notebook. Please contact Barbara Dykman-Thomas with any questions.
If you are interested in information specific to your congregation that covers a period of several years, go here and view the Congregation Trend Report.
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