Case Study: Target ALS Foundation achieves streamlined fund management and improved transparency with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

Target ALS Foundation - Customer Case Study

Target ALS Foundation is a nonprofit that accelerates development of new ALS treatments by funding collaborative research and supporting early-career scientists. Treasurer Kenneth Devaney needed a mobile, cloud-based accounting solution with strong support that could handle frequent fund movements and detailed project tracking—requirements that made desktop tools like QuickBooks and uninterested vendors unsuitable.

They chose Blackbaud’s Financial Edge NXT, a flexible cloud solution that eliminated manual processes and let Kenneth build General Ledger nodes for each project, site, and study. The system delivers bank-ready data, simplified reconciliations, easy audit and donor reporting, and real-time organization snapshots—improving transparency, donor relationships, and the team’s ability to manage shifting priorities.

Target ALS Foundation

Kenneth Devaney

Treasurer