Share Google Ads & GA4 access safely

What we need, and why

The assessment reviews your account — it does not change campaigns or settings. We use a Manager Account link so Patronage can review Google Ads through the API, plus the least-privilege roles available in the other systems.

Before you start

• You need Admin access to the Google Ads Grant account yourself, or a Google for Nonprofits admin who can approve access.

• Have your Google Ads customer ID handy — the 10-digit number shown as XXX-XXX-XXXX in the top-right account picker.

• For GA4, know which property is tied to your main website.

• For GA4 and Search Console, invite automation@patronage-analytics.iam.gserviceaccount.com. Use this same address for both.

• For Google Ads, verify that the request comes from Patronage Ads Management (268-423-6203). Google Ads does not use an email invitation.

Part 1 — Accept the Google Ads Manager Account request

1. 01

   Send Patronage your customer ID

   Share the Grant account's 10-digit customer ID with your Patronage contact. Patronage uses it to send a link request from our Google Ads Manager Account.

2. 02

   Open Access and security

   Sign in to the individual Grant account with Admin access, then go to Admin → Access and security.

3. 03

   Open the Managers tab

   Under Managers, find the pending link request from Patronage. If an agency or parent manager owns the account, its admin may need to accept the request.

4. 04

   Verify the manager

   Confirm that the request comes from Patronage Ads Management (268-423-6203). Do not accept a request with a different name or customer ID.

5. 05

   Accept the request

   Accept the link request and let your Patronage contact know. The account remains yours, and the link does not grant Patronage administrative ownership or billing access.

If an agency or parent manager already manages the account

A Grant account can already sit beneath an agency, diocese, or parent organization's Manager Account. Patronage's request still applies only to the Grant child account.

• Ask the current manager to accept

  An admin of the existing owner manager can accept Patronage's pending request for the Grant child account.

• Keep the scope to one child account

  Do not link Patronage to the agency or parent Manager Account. Patronage does not need visibility into any other account in that hierarchy.

Part 2 — Google Analytics 4 access (required)

1. 01

   Open Admin in Analytics

   Go to analytics.google.com and open Admin.

2. 02

   Open Property access management

   Under the property tied to your website, select Property access management.

3. 03

   Add the Patronage service account

   Click + → Add users and paste automation@patronage-analytics.iam.gserviceaccount.com.

4. 04

   Assign the Viewer role

   Choose Viewer — read-only — and save.

Part 3 — Search Console (optional but helpful)

1. 01

   Open your site's Search Console

   Go to Settings → Users and permissions for the property that matches your website.

2. 02

   Add the Patronage service account

   Add automation@patronage-analytics.iam.gserviceaccount.com as a Restricted user. Patronage only needs read access to query and page performance.

If you can't find or accept the request

• The Manager Account request is missing

  Confirm that you sent Patronage the customer ID for the individual Grant account, not an agency or parent Manager Account. Ask Patronage to verify or resend the request.

• The Accept action is unavailable

  You need Admin access to the Grant account, or an admin of its current owner Manager Account must accept the request.

• The Analytics property looks wrong

  Stop before adding access. Match the GA4 property and Search Console property to the website domain in your assessment request.

• The account details do not match

  Do not accept the request. Contact Patronage and verify that it should come from Patronage Ads Management (268-423-6203).

Revoke access anytime

Access ends when you unlink the Patronage manager — no call required. In Google Ads, go to Admin → Access and security → Managers and unlink Patronage. In GA4 or Search Console, remove the Patronage service account. Nothing is installed on your site or in your accounts.

How we handle your data

• Access is used only for the assessment and, if you proceed, the agreed pilot work.

• We do not sell or share your account data with third parties.

• Results are shared with your organization only, unless you explicitly approve a case study.