Testimonials
“It was more than two decades ago that our organization found Donna Cohen. Our small nonprofit foundation had been blessed with a sizable endowment whose proceeds made our programs possible without the need for fundraising. As the Executive Director, I truly needed the kind of supportive advice that Donna provided to our Foundation at the outset, and through the twenty years since then. Donna is more than an experienced nonprofit accountant. She is a thoughtful, conscientious person who is always straightforward with observations and questions that will help to keep an organization on the right course.”
— Bob Darr, Executive Director
The Arques Maritime Preservation Foundation
“As the new Executive Director at the Nepal Youth Foundation, the quick and clear support provided by Donna and Tricia was incredibly helpful in getting me up to speed on the organization’s complex finances. Our monthly process benefited from their analyses and recommendations due to their depth of knowledge and combined experiences.”
— Eric Talbert, U.S. Executive Director
Nepal Youth Foundation
“We have been working with Donna Cohen and her team for the better part of a decade. She has been able to streamline our accounting processes, assure we are compliant, and make our auditing process seamless. As a mid-size non-profit her engagement has been accessible and worth the investment.”
— Jessica Evert, MD, Executive Director
Child Family Health International
“I work at a non-profit organization in Marin. Donna Cohen's office has provided services for our organization for years - spanning three different directors each with different styles. She and her associates produce quarterly and annual reports and our yearly tax returns. They answer questions quickly and efficiently and provide timely reports. When I first became the director, Donna was willing to meet and explain the nuts and bolts of the reports and accounting as I had no experience in these areas. I often still make mistakes and Donna's office handles these recurring problems with grace and support. I referred them to another non-profit last year. It is a great relief to have confidence in her and her firm.”
— Mary A. Stearns, Director
Alternate Defenders Inc.
“Our experience working with Donna Cohen and her associates over the last 12 years has been nothing but positive. Donna and her team have been able to help Meedan’s accounting and financial operations from systems and procedures through to project and organizational audits. Their contributions have been critical to our organization’s success. If you need an accounting partner that can help with the details and the larger strategies for growth Cohen Anderson is the right choice.”
— Ed Bice, CEO
Meedan
“Donna Cohen began working with Out & Equal in 2010. She was brought in by our Controller to bring our financial statements up to date and establish solid processes for closing the books and producing timely financial statements. Since that time, we have been able to rely on Donna and her staff to deliver solid financial reporting for management and the board of directors, as well as noting important best practice trends and requirements as we evolved. Leveraging their solid non-profit accounting expertise and collaboration with our new CFAO, we have improved our internal controls, and our annual audits have gone smoothly. Donna and her team – Tricia Anderson – have also filled in the gaps during periods of staff turnover, which helped greatly with continuity. Over the 10 years of their tenure with Out & Equal, Donna’s firm has been a constant – providing the stability of reliable financial statements, as well as advice and direction to management when needed.”
— Erin Uritus, Executive Director
Out & Equal
“The Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco has had a professional relationship with Donna Cohen and Associates since 2005. Donna Cohen's expertise in not-for-profit finance, her attention to detail and compliance, her ability to explain complex accounting principles to staff and board members with minimal grasp of the subject, and her high standards when it comes to hiring staff moved us to enter into a contract wherein Donna Cohen and Associates would provide accounting services on a regular basis. This relationship carries on, and ILRCSF has every intention to continue this relationship into the future.
Donna Cohen is a consummate professional whose professionalism extends beyond her financial expertise. She and her staff are extremely clear and open communicators who have always made themselves available to ILRCSF - including during times when our agency lacked internal financial/accounting expertise. During periods of internal transition at our agency, Donna Cohen and her team have been incredibly supportive, every step of the way, making sure that our monthly financials were prepared not only in a timely fashion, but always to the highest of standards. The stability offered by Donna Cohen and her team over the years has proven invaluable. From a customer service point of view, Donna Cohen and her team excel - they are approachable, communicative, and always responsive to our questions or requests within an impressively short amount of time.
During even the roughest of times for our organization, ILRCSF has been able to count on the services of Donna Cohen and Associates as a stabilizing force.”
— Lana Nieves, Executive Director
ILRCSF