<s>
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
is	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
for	O
nonprofit	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Fresno	O
,	O
California	O
by	O
Dan	O
Kelly	O
and	O
Tim	O
Goetz	O
,	O
a	O
certified	O
public	O
accountant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
could	O
n't	O
find	O
the	O
low-cost	O
fund	O
accounting	O
solution	O
he	O
wanted	O
for	O
his	O
nonprofits	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
joined	O
with	O
a	O
Fresno-based	O
investor	O
that	O
shared	O
his	O
vision	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
nonprofit	O
sector	O
with	O
simple	O
,	O
affordable	O
software	O
and	O
founded	O
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
initially	O
developing	O
a	O
desktop	O
fund	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
program	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
launched	O
its	O
fund	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
Aplos	O
Accounting	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
product	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
,	O
tailored	O
specifically	O
to	O
small	O
and	O
mid-sized	O
non-profit	O
organizations	O
and	O
religious	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
focused	O
its	O
software	O
on	O
simplifying	O
the	O
primary	O
back	O
office	O
tasks	O
required	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
nonprofit	O
,	O
private	O
foundation	O
,	O
foundation	O
(	O
nonprofit	O
)	O
,	O
charitable	O
organization	O
or	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
must	O
track	O
how	O
these	O
funds	O
were	O
used	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aplos	O
first	O
launched	O
its	O
online	O
fund	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
Aplos	O
Accounting	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
launched	O
Aplos	O
Oversight	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
software	O
which	O
provides	O
an	O
administrator	O
or	O
accountant	O
real-time	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
accounting	O
of	O
multiple	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
summer	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
was	O
approved	O
as	O
an	O
IRS	O
efile	O
provider	O
to	O
submit	O
IRS	O
tax	O
forms	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
tax-exempt	O
organizations	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
launched	O
Aplos	O
e-File	O
,	O
a	O
tax	O
preparation	O
and	O
filing	O
software	O
for	O
IRS	O
Form	O
990-N	O
.	O
IRS	O
Form	O
990-N	O
is	O
an	O
annual	O
electronic	O
IRS	O
filing	O
for	O
tax-exempt	O
organizations	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
$	O
50,000	O
in	O
annual	O
gross	O
receipts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
also	O
focused	O
on	O
expanding	O
the	O
fundraising	O
and	O
donation	O
tracking	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
software	O
since	O
2012	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
successful	O
for	O
the	O
vertical	O
market	O
of	O
nonprofits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
keep	O
pace	O
with	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
and	O
requests	O
by	O
its	O
customers	O
for	O
an	O
online	O
giving	O
platform	O
,	O
Aplos	B-Application
Software	I-Application
expanded	O
its	O
fundraising	O
functionality	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
by	O
partnering	O
with	O
WePay	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
payment	O
portal	O
,	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
nonprofits	O
to	O
accept	O
online	O
donations	O
.	O
</s>
