Mount Olivet Rolling Acres (MORA) is a Victoria, Minnesota-based nonprofit with more than 60 years of experience providing residential, community, and educational services for children, adults, and seniors with disabilities and mental health needs.
Before adopting Martus, MORA's finance team managed departmental budgeting and monthly income statement reporting through manual, spreadsheet-based processes that were time-consuming and prone to error.
Since implementing Martus, the organization has streamlined its departmental budgeting and reporting, giving CFO Joe Christenson and his team faster, more accurate access to financial information.
"We use Martus for budgeting and income statement reporting by department. It replaced excel spreadsheets. It enables to access more information very quickly and easily make budget changes." — Joe Christenson, CFO, Mt. Olivet Rolling Acres
The Challenge
Prior to Martus, MORA's finance team relied on manual, Excel-based processes to manage departmental budgets and monthly income statement reporting. As Christenson described it, budgeting "felt like a labyrinth" — the spreadsheet-based system made it difficult to access information quickly or adjust budgets as needs changed, and left more room for error in departmental reporting.
The Solution
Martus replaced MORA's Excel-based system with a centralized platform for departmental budgeting and income statement reporting.
Special purpose worksheets built for MORA's specific reporting needs
Streamlined navigation for building and adjusting departmental budgets
Roll-up functionality that consolidates departmental results into a clear, unified view
The Result
Since implementing Martus, MORA's finance team has seen meaningful improvements in both the speed and accuracy of their budgeting and reporting.
Significantly improved accuracy in budget preparation and monthly departmental income statement reporting
Faster access to departmental financial data, enabling quicker budget adjustments
A more user-friendly system that requires less oversight effort across numerous financial segments
Megan Alba
