MIP Fund Accounting Reviews & Ratings 2023

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MIP Fund Accounting

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What is MIP Fund Accounting?

MIP Fund Accounting™ is a configurable fund accounting solution. The solution includes functionality for fund accounting, procurement, budgeting, payroll, human resources, timekeeping, fixed asset management, grant management, and dashboards for nonprofits and government agencies.

Great product that is easily customizable.

10 out of 10

December 08, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting to manage our local HRA and also our company, which is an economic development organization. We use it for AP, …

Good Product for the Money

8 out of 10

November 21, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting's GL, A/P, bank recs, budgeting, and reporting. We process employee reimbursements using the EFT module and are …

Happy Customers

10 out of 10

November 21, 2022

It works well. We have used it for several years and have had very few issues. Support has been very responsive and effective. The product …

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9 out of 10

September 19, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting for all agency accounting processes, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and …

MIP -Workhorse Financial System

9 out of 10

September 19, 2022

Annual budgeting, financial reporting with comparison to budget, variance analysis, nonprofit grant expenditure tracking, accounts payable

MIP is good if you know how to use it.

7 out of 10

September 13, 2022

We use MIP to enter invoices, AR invoices to send to customers, journal vouchers, reconcile cash and ledgers, issue checks, and maintain …

Healthcare? Grants? Departments? Budgets? YES!

8 out of 10

June 29, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting for Payroll, Human Resources, and Accounting. In Accounting - my area - we use it for Accounts Payable, partial …

Bang for your buck

9 out of 10

June 25, 2022

It is across the whole organization. All our payables, receivables and financial report are generated by MIP.

MIP Fund Accounting brings an array of tools for accounting needs!

9 out of 10

June 21, 2022

MIP Fund Accounting allows our business easily accessible software for everyday accounting needs. It is used as our accounting and payroll …

Would like to see more free training provided

7 out of 10

June 08, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements, Journal Entries, and …

I love using MIP Fund Accounting

10 out of 10

June 03, 2022

I use it to enter various transactions and reports. The A/P Module is the one I use the most. Using MIP Fund Accounting to do check runs …

MIP Love!

8 out of 10

May 25, 2022

We use MIP for all of our accounting needs; accounts payable, accounts receivable, allocations, payroll, HR, bank reconciliation, and all …

MIP Fund Accounting - User Friendly and Great Product

9 out of 10

May 23, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting for Accounting and Payroll. We have used this system since the 1990s. MIP Fund Accounting works great for us …

Great product, great price

10 out of 10

May 14, 2022

I use MIP Fund Accounting to manage the finances of a multi-county library system. I use the system for the whole cycle of business …

MIPleased!

8 out of 10

May 14, 2022

We use MIP Fund Accounting for our HR and Accounting functions. We run a lot of reports using the MIP Fund Account. Sometimes the reports …

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How MIP Fund Accounting Differs From Its Competitors

Implementation Support

Implementation of the product seemed easy enough. It was already in use before my first day. I've haven't had any problems using it. Neither has anyone else that I know of. System documents & modules are configured to our company's specific needs.

Training Support

I've used View Help, the Customer Community, MIP Website and What's New for various updates, tips, and resources. I've learned things that I wasn't taught initially. It helped me get a better understanding of my position at the company and nonprofit accounting in general.

Deployment Flexibility

We use MIP Fund Accounting on-premise. The flexibility of it helps us with everyday transactions & activities. I feel it gives me a better understanding of nonprofit accounting. It helps me to understand what I've learned in college.

Training Support

The Knowledge Base is helpful and the Community Brands MIP Fund Accounting Discussion group is a great place to learn from others who are using the system. I've learned more from discussion group and I try to participate and help others with questions they have.

Deployment Flexibility

We use MIP on-premise. I don't see us transitioning to the cloud. The ability to restore the back-up at any time for the on-premise comes in really handy. Most of the time, the back-up is restored when payroll is being processed. Staff click a wrong button or put in a wrong date and instead of …

Implementation Support

Yes they have really helped understand how to use the product and have even helped me create shortcuts for some items

Training Support

I have used the forums to learn how to do things. I never have done any trainings

Deployment Flexibility

We use on premises. I have it on a laptop and take it with me. This worked out well during the pandemic and working from home.

Implementation Support

MIP (the name has changed since I came on board) has always been our Accounting Software. We recently moved to the cloud (2 years ago) and the client services was vital to our implementation. They fully worked with us on the date we would be starting with it, how it would work, what to expect, …

Training Support

I have used some of the free training they have provided, but I like going in there and checking out the white papers available. I am not sure if it enhanced my use of the program, but I definitely have learned some things outside of the software itself for our non-profit. There is so much …

Deployment Flexibility

We moved to the cloud about 2 years ago. The benefit to moving to the cloud was freeing up space on our server. This was going to be a very expensive thing to deal with and moving to the cloud was the economical benefit to us. Yes the cloud does cost more than the classic version, but not having …

Training Support

I took the Management Setup course, and am signed up for the Management Processing and Report Writer classes for next week. The one I have completed so far gave me some insight on how to better utilize the system.

Deployment Flexibility

We are on-premise. I think that eventually we may wish to switch to the cloud, but it's not in the budget at this time. The only issue with the on-premise version is that we, as the final users, are not able to run the updates. Sometimes (especially at the end of the year) this causes us to delay …

Training Support

I have not used any training resources from Community Brands since the product is so user friendly

Deployment Flexibility

Our organization uses the on-premise version could easily deployed in the cloud if we choose so.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

The product has the ability to manage different funds, but the training for how to use that capability is expensive. We use it to some extent, but I feel there is a lot more that we don't know.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

MIP is very flexible and can be customized to your specific industry and needs. Would work well for a medium sized non-profit for tracking multiple funds and sources. And any module you buy for MIP was actually developed by them so it doesn't end up a hodge podge mess like other competitors. It …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

Yes, we have multiple sources of funds within our organization and the benefit is tremendous and now we are able to track these funds. The reporting by fund is intuitive and creates a very seamless process. We are able to create income statements and balance sheets by fund type and use this for …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We have multiple programs and multiple funding sources. We also have multiple sites, many with shared aspects. MIP is able to address these with ease through their distribution codes that we heavily utilize.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

Our organization has achieved the benefit of managing multiple funds from multiple sources. Currently we have 28 different funds that we manage, with a few more coming down the pike. To date, we've had 118 different funds tracked within our system. Another benefit is having access to customer …

Implementation Support

We have used MIP Fund Accounting since 2002. Tedious set-up in the beginning as we ran a dual system for one year during the conversion, but once we transitioned, it has been great.

Training Support

I highly value the Gold Support we purchased as an add-on. We can email tech support and receive a response within minutes. Definitely worth the price!

Deployment Flexibility

Originally we were on-premise but moved to Cloud based as we do not have IT on staff -moving to Cloud based has been the best decision.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We are currently able to track funds from multiple sources. Our major improvement to the software would be to have better reporting of the customers. The current system does not allow for printing of something as simple as labels, nor the ability to produce an email integration into sending to …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We are able to track and manage donors and their donations and grants form private and government sources, whether it is to our organization or our Endowment Foundation.

Implementation Support

We have been using MIP for about 20 years. It was initially implemented from a program disk.

Training Support

I learned to use MIP by hands on experience. I have occasionally used the help menu or called customer service with questions.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

This has been our primary reason for using MIP. The fact that all transactions can be coded to reflect funding streams, department, etc., makes this reasonably doable.

Implementation Support

Our organization used a Partner for Implementation of the product. At the time we implemented, client services were not an option for us.

Training Support

We have participated in web based training classes on a particular topic and they were extremely helpful. The staff at Community Brands is extremely knowledgeable. We also continue to use them for technical support when we have an issue that we can't resolve. The training classes have helped to …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

MIP does a great job of managing funds from multiple sources. Every entry can be coded to a funding source, and the program that used the funds. It can also be coded to different locations like branch offices.

Implementation Support

Easily, we just downloaded the software module. You do however have setup the reports yourself. It was fairly easy. You just pick the report type ie Balance sheet and select the GL codes for each category.

Training Support

I have not done an official community brands training. There are some basic demos on youtube that seem good for training.

Deployment Flexibility

We utilized the cloud software for a short period of time. Being able to access the software from anywhere is helpful if you work from home or arent in the office that day. We actually switched back to the on-premise which I now have access to at home through a laptop.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

The software is wonderful for managing different grants and/or sources of revenues and their corresponding expenses.

Implementation Support

In our early set-up, MIP had a dedicated vendor for all areas, to provide local support. Pam Kennemore was great with issues, set-up, new modules, in office or group training. The annual convention/workshop trainings were also great. The service team was great. With the sale to Sage, then on to …

Training Support

We renew our product annually, with the annual updates, in recent years, there are always some quirks! Our IT department, usually gets on a call to support to work out issues. Sometimes, we have to wait on a call back from Abilia support. Often, its not at a convenient time for both myself and our …

Deployment Flexibility

We tried the cloud version and with the current climate of help, we were not able to get it to work. We therefore returned the licenses. Our IT contractor had to develop a means for us to remote into our computers. He uses Amazon connections for remote time into our computer. We had issues with …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

As a non-profit, we receive grant money that has to be tracked very closely. Each grant has its own code so it can be tracked from receipt to use - with the balance remaining easy to retrieve before purchases are made; departments receiving grant funds can get the information they need for …

Implementation Support

It was in use before I started with the organization.

Training Support

Regularly attend webinars offered, have especially found the ones around reports very useful.

Deployment Flexibility

Due to current conditions requiring most of our accounting staff to work remote, we are considering moving to the cloud.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We use it for all accounts payable and accounts receivable and that works great.

Implementation Support

Worked with a partner NP Solutions on the implementation. While I consulted with MIP the actual implementation and planning was setup by NP Solutions.

Training Support

Community Brands setup our complete MIP Cloud environment by converting us from in house to hosted. They also provided training links to resources for Admins and Users.

Deployment Flexibility

We are now in the cloud and it has enabled has to have much more flexibility for access as well as adding other services such as Microix

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

Yes MIP has allowed us to do that very effectively. We have over 50 funding sources that needs to be tracked annually. MIP allows us to track the expenses properly in addition to ensuring the reporting is being done in a timely manner. The Accounts Receivable module has made our reconciliation …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We do not use MIP very much for this. We are fortunate in that we don't have multiple funds to manage.

Implementation Support

MIP was implemented long before I came here so I can't answer this one.

Training Support

We get our training from our local reseller, not from Community Brands.

Deployment Flexibility

We use MIP on-premise. It's more work for our IT department, but judging from some of the problems I've heard from others who have switched to the cloud, I'm glad we are on-premise.

Implementation Support

When we first started the implementation we have a team for the IT software side of things and then a trainer named Jo helped us with the set up and initial fund balances. In MIP we had more flexibility with our GL numbers so we had to do some revamping and adding to our own GL string which took …

Training Support

We had several trainings over the phone with Jo mostly because of IMPORTS and REPORTS. These were a huge hiccup. We had to create our reports and not being familiar with the system we had to explain to Jo what we wanted to see and then she would tell us where to go and what to add to the content …

Deployment Flexibility

Our team considered the cloud based version but then ultimately decided against that but we have been satisfied with the product so far. We are a non-profit health care facility that caters to the needs of our community that does not have access to quality healthcare and most of our funding comes …

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We have achieved this goal by using MIP to keep track of rack grant and the expenditures against it.

Implementation Support

1099s have so many changes and requirements, yet the MIP client services have always been there to assist in getting the 1009s produced in a timely fashion to avoid any federal/state penalties.

Training Support

The online videos and knowledge base articles have continued to provide useful information in resolving issues.

Deployment Flexibility

On-premise is the method used on site. Having it locally installed means it is always available. Plus neing local, we can integrate the database with our own internal applications.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

We do not have a current need for multiple funds tracking at the current time. It may have been used previously, but since our government funding has changed it is no longer necessary for us. We have gone from primarily Grant funding to Fee for Service funding making the need for multiple funds …

Implementation Support

Members if the MIP Team can on-site to facilitate implementation of two different modules. Client services is quick to respond to problems and questions regarding new installations.

Training Support

When installing our Fundraising Module we used all of the available video training. Very helpful.

Effectiveness at Managing Multiple Fund Sources

This is MIP's strongest aspect. It's easy to set up multiple funding sources and streamline/customize reporting to meet all the reporting requirements.

Implementation Support

Implementation was painless compared to other conversions I have done. A great deal of the work was done by MIP team to incorporate old system into the the new.

Training Support

I have had other staff members participant in the trainings to familiarize themselves with the new functions, Accounts Payable and general ledger/financial statement reporting.

Deployment Flexibility

In cloud...as previously mentioned the only issue was the delay to repair our files after the security breach earlier this year which unfortunately was shortly after we implemented the system.

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Able to provide true fund accounting.
A/R is a bit clumsy, too many steps.

Verified User

Administrative Assistant in Finance and Accounting

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 1-10 employees

You are able to drill down to transaction level.
Encumbrance could be easier to use.

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Manager in Finance and Accounting

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees

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What is MIP Fund Accounting?

MIP Fund Accounting is a configurable fund accounting solution that allows users to report and track finances, streamline processes, and scale and grow based on your unique needs. MIP is the accounting software of choice, with cloud or on-premises deployment options, and designed to meet and handle the complex accounting needs of nonprofit financial management.

MIP's integrated software solution suite provides general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, payroll, human resources, allocations management, procurement, fixed assets, grant management, and advanced security functionality. The solution enables users to manage and report on multiple cost centers at the general ledger level including multiple organizations, funds, projects, grants, programs, departments, locations, etc.

MIP Fund Accounting exclusively serves the financial management and fund accounting needs for nonprofits and government agencies with its complete, end-to-end suite of functionality and multi-segmented chart of accounts. The company states that with the right fund accounting platform and expert guidance, users can track unlimited funds, manage complex reporting requirements, streamline productivity, and make the right data-driven business decisions for an organization.

MIP Fund Accounting Screenshots

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MIP Fund Accounting Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Windows
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

MIP Fund Accounting starts at $249.

Sage Intacct, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, and QuickBooks Desktop Pro are common alternatives for MIP Fund Accounting.

Reviewers rate In-Person Training and Configurability and Product Scalability highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of MIP Fund Accounting are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

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August 17, 2020

Abila MIP Fund Accounting is worth a try for any non-profit business!!

Verified User

Director in Finance and Accounting

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

August 14, 2020

Abila MIP Fund Accounting - An Objective view by a user.

Karen Hoffman

Accounting Manager

Lenape Valley Foundation (Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

Area meetings to review functionality needed
Review of reports needed
Determine GL/Chart Structure
Begin with AP and GL
Other modules rolled out over time

March 15, 2019

We're OK with MIP; it was our only option.

Jon Dize, CFRE

Director of Advancement

The Lutheran Schools Partnership (Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

January 18, 2019

MIP Saved The Day!!!

Joan A. Cox, CMA CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Head Start of Greater Dallas (Non-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

January 09, 2018

Abila - Great FInancial Software for medium to large non profits

Shirley Merrick

CFO

Capital Area Agency on Aging (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

We started with the basic - general ledger and payroll and eventually moved to the EFT module, HR Module and EWS module.

January 09, 2018

Abila MIP great tool

Verified User

Former Employee in Finance and Accounting

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

January 08, 2018

Ideal for Head Start with Multiple funding streams

Lorrie Ogden

Finance Director

Child Development Inc (Education Management, 51-200 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

1. review of existing software

2.. transfer of date to "trial company"

3. training of staff

4. Go LIVE

5. follow up support during implementation

February 13, 2017

It's worth a million

Zimran Azim

Software Project Manager

Forman Christian College (Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees)

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

September 22, 2016

Abila in a non-profit world

Al Hesse

CTO / COO

Fox Valley Workforce Development Board (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

It's been nearly five years since the decision was made; however, it was broken into at least five phases:
1. Requirements / Design
2. Data mapping (from old to new)
3. Initial training
4. Implementation
5. Follow up training

September 12, 2016

Mip user for 8 years.

Jan Crockett

Chief Financial Officer

TRIPIL (Non-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

Can't really remember, but we started with chart of accounts, accounts, payable, reports, accounts receivable, and then started to use other features as we became more confident and experienced in using the software.

August 19, 2016

MIP is great for non-profit organizations

Julie Hamann

Accountant

Our Family Services (Individual & Family Services, 51-200 employees)

Score 6 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

August 06, 2016

MIP friend or foe?

John Angelone

Chief Financial Officer

CN Guidance and Counseling Services, Inc (Mental Health Care, 201-500 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

July 27, 2016

I love MIP!

Nikki Patterson

Financial Analyst/Accountant

University of Washington (Higher Education, 10,001+ employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

July 27, 2016

Maximize your abilities with Abila MIP

Verified User

Executive in Corporate

Museums and Institutions Company, 11-50 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Implementation Phases

Yes

Analysis of COA needs, development of COA, implementation of basic GL modules, development of PR needs, implementation of basic PR fulnctions, implementation of advanced accounting modules. Training at each stage, with touch-up training as needed at each successive step.

July 19, 2016