CLUSTER PAYROLL-CLERGY-COMPLIANCE · 9 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-04-14

Clergy payroll and tax compliance platforms

This cluster consists of platforms addressing clergy compensation, payroll, housing allowances, tax compliance, and related financial management for churches and religious organizations. The dated entry history shows a declining pattern: 4 entries in 2026-04, 3 in 2026-05, and 1 in 2026-06. Traction leaders, each with 0 stars, are cloister-pay, vestry-pay, and pulpit-pay, indicating minimal observed activity across the cluster.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

APR 2026: 4MAY 2026: 4JUN 2026: 1
APR 2026JUN 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 8 unlabelled

Operator · 2 commercial · 1 enterprise · 6 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 9 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01pulpit-pay0★3 mo—hand-codedcommercialManages clergy payroll, housing allowances, and tax compliance for churches and religious organizations, handling unique compensation scenarios.
  2. 02cloister-pay0★3 mo—Payroll and financial compliance platform for religious orders that handles taxes, benefits, and integrations with church systems.
  3. 03vestry-pay0★3 mo—Clergy payroll and parish finance platform that automates housing allowance calculations, diocesan assessments, and endowment payouts for Anglican and Episcopal churches.
  4. 04pallium-pay0★3 mo—enterprisePayroll and stipend disbursement platform for diocesan administrative units, syncing clergy payments with canonical assignment records.
  5. 05chalice-ledgr0★3 mo—Accounting platform for religious organizations that manages donor-restricted endowments, computes clergy housing allowances, handles inter-parish fund allocations,and prepares IRS tax filings.
  6. 06tonsure-track0★4 mo—commercialPlatform that manages priests' canonical status, sabbaticals, and compliance for diocesan HR.
  7. 07oblation-os0★5 mo—Donor management and IRS compliance platform for large religious nonprofits that tracks pledges, restricted funds, and benevolence disbursements.
  8. 08psalm-ledgr0★5 mo—Financial compliance platform for clergy that handles housing allowance elections, SECA calculations, and payroll forms for ministries.
  9. 09rector-rate0★5 mo—Platform providing clergy compensation benchmarking and analysis for churches to set fair salaries.