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Which accountants AI recommends for nonprofits

We asked Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT who the best accountant for nonprofits is. Here are the firms named in the 6 answers that came back, from Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

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What the answers say

Latest answer October 17, 2026.

  • 6answers from Claude, Gemini and Perplexity
  • 35different firms named
  • 100%of answers named at least one firm
  • 4 of 6answers named each of CliftonLarsonAllen and Jitasa, tied for the firm named most often

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Firms named for nonprofits

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Firm namedNamed byAnswersNamed here?
CliftonLarsonAllenClaude, Gemini and Perplexity4 of 6Get your badge
JitasaClaude, Gemini and Perplexity4 of 6Get your badge
Baker TillyClaude and Gemini3 of 6Get your badge
Altruic AdvisorsClaude and Perplexity2 of 6Get your badge
BDOGemini2 of 6Get your badge
CapinCrouseGemini and Perplexity2 of 6Get your badge
CohnReznickClaude and Perplexity2 of 6Get your badge
Fund AccountingClaude and Gemini2 of 6Get your badge
GRF CPAsGemini and Perplexity2 of 6Get your badge
Institute for Nonprofit ExcellenceGemini2 of 6Get your badge
Single AuditsGemini2 of 6Get your badge
ArmaninoGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Berry DunnPerplexity1 of 6Get your badge
Big FourGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Carr, Riggs & IngramClaude1 of 6Get your badge
ChazinGemini1 of 6Get your badge
CroweGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Dedicated & Nonprofit-Specialized FirmsGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Forvis MazarsClaude1 of 6Get your badge
Gary McGee & Co.Claude1 of 6Get your badge
Highly Regarded Regional & National Mid-Tier FirmsGemini1 of 6Get your badge
James MoorePerplexity1 of 6Get your badge
Kiwi PartnersGemini1 of 6Get your badge
MarcumGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Miller KaplanPerplexity1 of 6Get your badge
Moss AdamsGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Mullins P.C.Claude1 of 6Get your badge
PKF O’Connor DaviesGemini1 of 6Get your badge
RaffaGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Single AuditGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Software AlignmentGemini1 of 6Get your badge
The Charity CFOGemini1 of 6Get your badge
Wegner CPAsPerplexity1 of 6Get your badge
WipfliGemini1 of 6Get your badge
WithumGemini1 of 6Get your badge

Every answer

The question asked, the assistant that answered, and the firms its answer named.

“Who is the best accountant for nonprofits?”

Answered by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5) on October 17, 2026

Named 1 firm: Fund Accounting.

“Who is the best accountant for nonprofits?”

Answered by Gemini (gemini-3.8-flash) on October 17, 2026

Named 14 firms: CliftonLarsonAllen, Jitasa, Baker Tilly, BDO, Fund Accounting, Institute for Nonprofit Excellence, Single Audits, Big Four, Chazin, Kiwi Partners, Moss Adams, Single Audit, Software Alignment and The Charity CFO.

“Who is the best accountant for nonprofits?”

Answered by Perplexity (perplexity fast) on October 17, 2026

Named 2 firms: Jitasa and James Moore.

“Which CPA firms specialize in nonprofits? Name the top ones.”

Answered by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5) on October 17, 2026

Named 9 firms: CliftonLarsonAllen, Jitasa, Baker Tilly, Altruic Advisors, CohnReznick, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Forvis Mazars, Gary McGee & Co. and Mullins P.C..

“Which CPA firms specialize in nonprofits? Name the top ones.”

Answered by Gemini (gemini-3.8-flash) on October 17, 2026

Named 16 firms: CliftonLarsonAllen, Baker Tilly, BDO, CapinCrouse, GRF CPAs, Institute for Nonprofit Excellence, Single Audits, Armanino, Crowe, Dedicated & Nonprofit-Specialized Firms, Highly Regarded Regional & National Mid-Tier Firms, Marcum, PKF O’Connor Davies, Raffa, Wipfli and Withum.

“Which CPA firms specialize in nonprofits? Name the top ones.”

Answered by Perplexity (perplexity fast) on October 17, 2026

Named 9 firms: CliftonLarsonAllen, Jitasa, Altruic Advisors, CapinCrouse, CohnReznick, GRF CPAs, Berry Dunn, Miller Kaplan and Wegner CPAs.

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Questions

About the answers for nonprofits.

Which accounting firm do AI assistants recommend most for nonprofits?

CliftonLarsonAllen and Jitasa were each named in 4 of the 6 stored answers about accountants for nonprofits, more than any other firm.

How many firms do AI assistants name for nonprofits?

35 different firms across 6 answers from Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

Where do these answers come from?

Each one is a real reply from an AI assistant, asked through its API with web search on and with no city named. We store the reply as given and count the firms it names. Nothing on this page is typed in by hand.

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