Financial Leadership Built Around Partnership
We deliver executive-level financial leadership through a flexible, partnership-driven model that meets organizations where they are.
Years of Executive Financial Leadership. A New Way to Deliver It.
Stokes Financial Partners was founded to give nonprofits and growing organizations access to the kind of executive financial leadership that is typically reserved for large corporations.
The founder brings years of experience working at the intersection of financial operations, strategy, and organizational leadership — and built Stokes Financial Partners to deliver that expertise through flexible, partnership-driven engagements.
This isn’t a startup learning as it goes. This is seasoned financial expertise delivered through a modern, accessible model designed to meet organizations where they are and help them get where they want to go.
Founder & Fractional CFO
Gia Stokes
Stokes Financial Partners
A seasoned financial executive with deep experience in nonprofit finance, organizational accounting, financial strategy, and executive leadership. Gia has worked with boards, executive directors, CEOs, and leadership teams to build stronger financial operations, improve reporting, and connect financial management to long-term organizational strategy.
After years of executive financial leadership, she founded Stokes Financial Partners to make that expertise accessible to nonprofits and growing organizations through a flexible, collaborative engagement model.
Her approach is direct, thoughtful, and grounded in genuine partnership — bringing CFO-level insight without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Our Philosophy
Clarity
Great financial leadership starts with making the numbers clear, accessible, and meaningful to the people who need them.
Structure
Strong financial systems, reliable processes, and solid internal controls create the foundation for sustainable growth.
Sustainability
Financial strategy should support the long-term health and mission of your organization — not just the current quarter.
Partnership
We work alongside leadership teams as a trusted financial partner, not just a service provider.
Technology Meets Judgment
We believe technology should make financial management more efficient, more visible, and more useful — without adding complexity. We use modern cloud accounting tools, automation, and reporting systems to improve the quality and accessibility of financial data. But technology is never a substitute for judgment, relationship, and strategic thinking. Those remain human.
Let’s Build a Stronger Financial Future
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