About Us

FS4N’s approach is based on a Vision for Success developed by seasoned and proven financial professionals who recognize that healthy nonprofit organizations embrace change and are constantly evolving and remaking themselves. Most nonprofit organizations tend to manage influenced by their legacy and past experiences (which makes them stagnate – one fiscal cycle at a time). Sustainable, vibrant and impactful nonprofit organizations look forward and plan for success. They steer planning and culture to be generative and opportunistic, while keeping an eye on building a strong, financially healthy balance sheet that helps them to be well positioned to embrace and react to change.

 
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 A. Michael Gellman, CPA, CGMA

A. Michael Gellman is an independent Fiscal and Financial Strategist for nonprofit organizations and a founding principal partner for Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits, LLC where his primary focus is helping legacy organizations and new organizations build and achieve a sustainable and financially healthy future while enhancing mission delivery and capacity.  Mr. Gellman was a previously a Partner for Rubino & Company, Chartered for over 20 years.

Michael is a past-president of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) and a former chair of Not-For-Profit Organizations Symposium and Not-For-Profit Committee. He also serves on numerous nonprofit boards including B’nai B’rith International as the current International Treasurer.

He regularly teaches adjunct classes in nonprofit management for Georgetown University and conducts numerous seminars on budgeting, fiscal and financial sustainability, effective financial messaging and strategic planning for exempt organizations for national and local nonprofit organizations including American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), federal and state agencies and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management. He is the author of numerous articles, including articles entitled Creating Financial Expectations is Healthy, Balancing Mission Resources and Sustainability, Three-Dimensional Financial Messaging, Creating a Culture of Projections and Attributes to Consider and Balance When Making Financial Decisions.

 
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 Jeremy Zissman, CPA

Jeremy Zissman joined A. Michael Gellman in forming Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits in 2016. Mr. Zissman brings more than 30 years of experience in public, corporate & non-profit accounting.

Mr. Zissman brings experience in the oversight of the financial health and viability of nonprofits and ensuring that financial resources are aligned with the strategic goals. Mr. Zissman participates in determining strategic direction and program accomplishments by tracking progress and forecasting outcomes of operations compared to planned objectives, budgets and grant funds. This function becomes part of an overall Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role that Mr. Zissman provides to clients in all areas of non-profit accounting. Additionally, Mr. Zissman provides Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as well as all ancillary functions.

Mr. Zissman started his career in public accounting at KPMG, followed by nearly 20 years in the corporate accounting environment. Most recently, he transitioned into the non-profit sector, bringing his corporate accounting experience to non-profits in need of recognizing corporate governance, strategies and a business model that follows corporate philosophies while still delivering the invaluable program services to their constituents. Thus, he brings a wealth of experience in managing the finance and accounting data of organizations to benefit the clients of Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits - FS4N. He is a certified public accountant in Virginia.