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Tithely

“Can a giving-first platform become the all-in-one operating system for the 50,000+ small-to-mid church market?”

Founded2014
HQNashville, Tennessee, United States
FoundersDean Sweetman, Barnabas Sweetman, Frank Barry, Steve Klein
Total raised$20M
Latest roundSecondary - Private
IndustryVertical SaaS / Churches & Nonprofits
The story

Founded in 2014 as a simple mobile-first digital giving tool for churches, Tithely has expanded via M&A into a full church operating system — bundling giving, church management (Breeze, Elvanto), custom apps, websites, and messaging under one platform. Serves 53,000+ churches globally with a subscription + payments-processing revenue model. The embedded finance footprint is narrow: donation processing via Stripe Connect is the sole financial rail.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2012
Dean Sweetman conceives idea for mobile church giving after using Starbucks mobile ordering· founding
2014
Tithely officially launched with Frank Barry and Steve Klein joining Dean Sweetman· founding
2019
Expanded product suite (Church Management, Apps, Sites)· product
2021
Acquired Elvanto (Australian ChMS) and Breeze (US ChMS)· acquisition
2023
Acquired Ascend Collective (Canada)· acquisition
Acquisitions
Breeze ChMS2021
US-based church management software, now bundled with Tithely All Access
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Elvanto Pty Ltd2019
Australian church management software provider, brought international ChMS product into Tithely stack
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Ascend Collective
Canadian entity added to Tithely group
The stack
4 layers disclosed in Tithely’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Stripe Connect
Money movement
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Open banking
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Accounting
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Accounting gap: minor
4 more providers across 3 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Tithely — frequently asked

Who is Tithely's payment processor?

Tithely processes payments through Stripe Connect. Disclosed money-movement rails: ACH.

Which open banking provider does Tithely use?

Tithely connects to bank accounts through Plaid.

Which accounting software does Tithely integrate with?

Tithely integrates with QuickBooks Online and RockRMS.

What is Tithely's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Tithely's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe Connect); Money movement (ACH); Open banking (Plaid); Accounting (QuickBooks Online and RockRMS).

Who founded Tithely?

Tithely was founded by Dean Sweetman, Barnabas Sweetman, Frank Barry and Steve Klein and is founded in 2014, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

How much funding has Tithely raised?

Tithely has raised $20M in total (latest round: Secondary - Private).

What companies has Tithely acquired?

Tithely's acquisitions include Breeze ChMS (2021), Elvanto Pty Ltd (2019) and Ascend Collective.

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