The people doing the most
important work shouldn't pay
for time tracking software.
CKZ Time Clock is completely free for nonprofits and first responder organizations. Full access. Every feature. No time limit. No strings.
Built for organizations
doing good work.
Grant tracking. Volunteer hours. Program codes. Compliance-ready records. Everything a nonprofit needs to manage time, scheduling, and leave — at exactly the right price.
Organizations with 26–100 employees receive a permanent 50% discount. We believe nonprofits at every scale deserve access to professional tools, not cut-down versions of them.
- ✓ Project/program codes — tag every punch to a specific grant or program
- ✓ Volunteer time separate from paid staff (volunteers don't count toward your limit)
- ✓ Full audit trail required for grant reporting and IRS compliance
- ✓ Leave management — PTO, sick, and vacation accruals for all staff
- ✓ Payroll export to ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks, Gusto, and more
- ✓ Mobile app for field staff and remote employees
US-based 501(c)(3) organizations including churches, food banks, shelters, animal rescues, educational nonprofits, foundations, and community organizations.
Larger nonprofits (26–100 employees):
Permanent 50% discount on any plan.
Verification:
We verify your EIN via IRS Tax Exempt records. Usually same business day — no paperwork needed.
For the people who show up
when everyone else runs.
Volunteer fire departments. EMS crews. Police departments. Search and rescue teams. These organizations carry a responsibility most of us will never know — and they shouldn't spend a dollar of their operating budget on time tracking software.
Unlike the nonprofit program, there's no employee count limit. Whether you have 5 volunteers or 200, the program is free. Forever.
- ✓ Duty roster scheduling — shift coverage that accounts for call-outs and mutual aid
- ✓ Volunteer hour tracking — separate from paid career staff on the same system
- ✓ Training attendance records — document required certifications and drills
- ✓ Overtime pre-authorization — control budget before it's committed
- ✓ Open shift claiming — volunteers pick up coverage from the app
- ✓ Kiosk PIN clock-in for shared station terminals
Volunteer and paid fire departments, EMS and ambulance services, law enforcement agencies, search and rescue teams, hazmat response teams, and other emergency services organizations.
No size limit. A 5-person volunteer rescue team qualifies the same as a 200-person fire department.
Verification:
We verify using your organization's official .gov email domain or fire/EMS association records.
It's the right thing to do.
It also makes us better.
We're not doing this for a tax write-off or a press release. But here's the honest case for why community programs are good for everyone.
Word of mouth that money can't buy
Volunteer fire departments talk to each other. Nonprofits share resources across networks. One happy organization becomes five referrals — and those referrals trust the recommendation because it came from a peer, not an ad.
The backlinks you can't outspend
A fire department's .gov website linking to ckzinc.com is worth more in SEO authority than any paid campaign. These organizations have the exact domain authority Google rewards — and they tend to leave links up for decades.
The kind of press that sticks
"Small business gives 200 fire departments free software" is the kind of story local papers and trade publications print. It's authentic, it's specific, and it's not something a marketing team can manufacture.
Near-perfect retention
Nonprofits and government agencies almost never churn once embedded in their operations. When you earn trust with an organization that has no reason to switch, they stay for years — and recommend you to others like them.
The infrastructure cost is nearly zero
Our free tier already exists. Adding 500 nonprofit and first responder accounts adds essentially no marginal cost. But those 500 accounts become the reference base that helps close 5,000 paying ones.
It's just who we are
We're a small business. We know what it's like to count every dollar. We also know that some of the most important work happening in our communities is done by people who don't get paid nearly enough for it. This is the right thing to do.
Three steps. One business day.
We keep this as simple as possible. The only thing we need to verify is that you are who you say you are — once that's done, your account is free forever.
Contact us
Fill out the contact form and select "Nonprofit Free Program" or "First Responder Free Program" from the request type. Tell us your organization name and a brief description.
We verify
Nonprofits: we check your EIN in IRS Tax Exempt records — no paperwork needed from you. First responders: we verify your official organization credentials. Usually same business day.
You're in — free, forever
We activate your account and set the billing to $0. No credit card on file. No expiration. No catch. Just full access to the platform, no cost, as long as your organization remains active.
Apply for a community program
Questions? Email sales@ckzinc.com. Mon–Fri, 8AM–5PM PST.