Add to favorite
Nonprofit Essentials - Expense by Cost Center and Program
The Expense by Cost Center and Program in Solver is a pre-built xFP&A planning template for the nonprofit industry. Designed for nonprofit organizations, it lets budget owners enter next year's operating expense budget for a selected cost center and program directly in Solver. Last-year actuals, year-to-date actuals, an annualized current-year projection, and the current-year budget appear beside highlighted input cells.
NOTE: This template is included as part of the Nonprofit Essentials.
Built for nonprofit organizations, this Solver planning template connects to your accounting data via the Solver Data Warehouse and writes approved inputs back for reporting. In addition, it groups expenses into categories such as Personnel, Travel, Sub-Grants, Equipment and Supplies, Occupancy, and Indirect Costs, with expandable account detail and variance of the next-year budget to the current-year budget, ending in Total Operating Expenses. It supports annual expense budgeting, cost control reviews, and program-level budget approvals.
What is the Expense by Cost Center and Program in Solver?
The Expense by Cost Center and Program is a pre-built xFP&A planning template in Solver designed for nonprofit organizations. It enables expense budgeting by cost center and program with actuals, annualized projections, and variance to the current budget shown in context.
Who uses this Solver template?
This planning template is used by cost center owners, program directors, and finance teams at nonprofit organizations during the annual budget process. It is particularly valuable for nonprofits that need account-level expense budgets tied to individual programs.
Where does the data come from?
Data is sourced automatically from your general ledger, HR and payroll, grant management, and ERP systems through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, actuals and baseline data populate the template automatically, so budget owners only need to enter their assumptions.