A Mission Can Change a Community. Its Financial Foundation Has to Carry the Growth.
THE ARK NPS helps nonprofits, churches and purpose-driven businesses build compliant structures, reliable financial systems and strategies that protect the work they were created to do.
15+
Years of experience
2010
Client trusted since
6,785+
Taxes filed & businesses helped
5.0
Google rating · 204 reviews
Your mission needs more than annual compliance.
A filing deadline is a snapshot. The organizations that endure are the ones whose books, reporting, governance and planning hold up every month of the year — long before a funder, an auditor or the IRS ever asks.
Bookkeeping
Clean, current records with restricted funds tracked separately — so grant reporting and audits are not a scramble.
Financial reporting
Statements your board and funders can actually read, delivered on a rhythm instead of once a year.
Governance
Bylaws, policies and documented oversight that keep exempt status intact and directors protected.
Planning
Budgets, reserves and forecasts that turn generosity into programs you can sustain.
One path, three stages — from formation to sustained growth.
- 01
Start
Formation, exemption and foundational governance
- Entity formation and state charitable registration
- Federal 501(c)(3) exemption applications
- Bylaws, conflict-of-interest and governance policies
- 02
Steward
Bookkeeping, reporting, Form 990 and compliance
- Monthly bookkeeping with restricted-fund tracking
- Board-ready financial statements
- Form 990 preparation, audits and reviews
- 03
Grow
Budgeting, board education and financial strategy
- Annual budgets and reserve planning
- Board and leadership financial training
- Long-range strategy for programs and staffing
Tell us who you are and we will take it from there.
Nonprofits & Churches
Formation, exemption, reporting and governance support for organizations whose work depends on being trusted with other people's generosity.
- Nonprofit formation & registration
- Federal tax-exemption applications
- Form 990 & nonprofit tax support
Businesses & Entrepreneurs
Practical accounting and tax work for LLCs, S-Corps, C-Corps, partnerships and the owners behind them.
- Tax preparation & planning
- Bookkeeping & accounting
- Business registration
Individuals & Families
Personal tax work handled with the same care and explanation we bring to organizational clients.
- Personal tax preparation
- Tax questions & year-round guidance
Dr. Lilly Mbinglo, CPA — Founder & CEO
Dr. Lilly is a licensed Certified Public Accountant, MBA professor, author and TEDx speaker who built THE ARK NPS on one conviction: empowered people make better decisions when they understand their finances.
She is especially recognized for her work with nonprofits, where transparency, governance and stewardship are critical — and she is known for translating compliance into language a founder or board member can act on immediately.
“Our purpose is to help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all.”Read her full background
A CPA who also teaches, writes and speaks.
The advice you receive is shaped by classroom teaching, published work and public advocacy for financial literacy — not just filing season.
Licensed CPA
Practicing public accountant serving individuals, businesses and exempt organizations.
MBA professor
Teaches graduate business students, including Accounting for Entrepreneurial Leaders at Regent University.
Author
Books on entrepreneurship, family enterprise and financial literacy — including the Letters series and The Fabric of a SHERO.
TEDx speaker
Public speaking on entrepreneurship, money management, resilience and intentional living.
Client experiences that speak for themselves.
Dr. Lilly's professionalism and knowledge are unmatched, and her pleasant attitude made the process smooth and stress-free. Her amazing assistant, Chelsea, was always available to answer my questions and provide any information I needed. I highly recommend Dr. Lilly's services to anyone seeking expert guidance.
Working with Dr. Mbinglo was such a pleasure. She is so professional and very knowledgeable. She answered all of our questions and sent us home with a greater understanding of what our role as board members means. Additionally, she is an absolute joy to be with, her energy is so inspiring and uplifting.
Dr. Mbinglo is the most passionate CPA I've ever met. She loves what she does, and it comes through in how she shares her knowledge with and genuinely cares for others. If I had a business, The Ark would be my accounting firm.
Knowledge that empowers you.
Articles, books and educational resources on taxes, bookkeeping, business growth and nonprofit management.
Visit The Ark HubYou will always know the next step.
- Step 1
Choose your path
- Step 2
Select a consultation
- Step 3
Complete intake
- Step 4
Receive a document checklist
- Step 5
Enter the client portal
- Step 6
Begin the engagement
Strengthen the foundation beneath your mission.
Whether you are forming a nonprofit, steadying a church's books, growing a business or filing a personal return, the first step is a conversation with a CPA who will explain it in plain language.