Connect What You Do to What It Costs
Program Managers Deserve to See Their Own Numbers
How It Works
Mission Work and Financial Accountability in the Same System
Meridian sits on top of Unity's fund accounting core, presenting program-area budgets and activity data in terms that make sense to the people doing the work. Program managers log activities, record outcomes, and see their budget utilization in plain language — without ever touching the general ledger.
Behind the scenes, every program expense Meridian tracks is grounded in actual fund accounting data. When leadership generates a program performance report, the expenses aren't estimates pulled from a separate system — they're the same verified numbers in the financial statements. This makes Meridian uniquely valuable for grant reporting, board presentations, and annual reports where program impact and financial integrity must be demonstrated together.
Program Tracking Questions
No. Meridian is specifically designed for program staff who need financial visibility without accounting expertise. They see budget utilization, activity logs, and outcome records in plain language. The accounting detail stays in the fund accounting core, visible only to finance staff with appropriate access.
Yes. Meridian includes configurable outcome and output tracking fields for each program area. You can define what metrics matter for each program — participants served, units delivered, milestones achieved — and track them alongside the financial data in a single program record.
Meridian reads expense data directly from Unity's fund accounting ledger — there's no separate import or sync process. When an expense is posted to the general ledger with a program code, Meridian reflects that expense in the relevant program budget instantly. Program budgets and financial statements always agree because they draw from the same source.
Yes. Because Meridian's program expense data ties directly to the fund accounting core, you can generate program expense reports that reconcile to your financial statements — exactly what most funders require. Outcome data recorded in Meridian can be included in the same report alongside financial actuals.