Common Good Bookkeeping Cooperative

not your typical accounting firm

Common Good Bookkeeping Cooperative (CGBC) is a worker-owned cooperative based in Madison, Wisconsin, serving clients across the U.S. Our competently invested team consists of licensed CPAs and highly trained accounting and bookkeeping professionals.

Our financial services include accounting, taxes, bookkeeping, payroll, financial consulting, and outsourced CFO capacities.

Kinds of clients we work with:

  • Nonprofits
  • Cooperatives
  • Individuals
What makes us different:

We’re able to charge our clients equitable hourly rates below the current market, while also paying our members a solidarity rate*

What does “solidarity rate” mean?

To us this means, livable wages and benefits in which every hour of effort in a given month is worth the same. 

For each hour worked, all workers are paid the same, regardless of how much we charge the client. This goes for all our members, regardless of credentials, degrees, or seniority.


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Looking for bookkeeping services?

The co-op is currently taking a pause on new bookkeeping and accounting clients. We are in the process of refining our systems to ensure that we continue to serve our clients in a reliable and sustainable fashion. We hope to open back up to new nonprofit clients in 2-3 months. If your need is not urgent and you would like to be put on our waiting list please click here to fill out our interest form. 

We are still taking new nonprofit tax clients! Please click here if you are looking for help filing a nonprofit tax return.