You're right about the amount on top of the annual cost for QuickBooks Desktop Enhanced Payroll, @Acht20. I'll share insights about the offered subscription that fits your business.
If you're purchasing a bundle subscription of QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) with Payroll, the support you spoke with is correct that you can only avail of the QBDT Enterprise Gold Edition. If you find this expensive for you in a non-profit organization, I suggest contacting our Customer Care Team to see if there are other options you can avail of.
To reach them out, you can go over to this article to see ways of contacting them or scroll down to the bottom of the page to see their support number: Contact QuickBooks Desktop support.
Furthermore, you can browse this blog to learn more about nonprofit accounting and key financial statements: Nonprofit accounting beginner’s guide and key financial statements.
Feel free to post back to the Community if you have questions about managing payroll in the future or any transactions you may have in QuickBooks. I'm just a post away to help. Take care!
