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Advanced
Advanced end-to-end grant management
$899 / mo
Paid upfront annually
(or $980 / mo monthly)
Everything in Pro plus:
40 projects
Single sign-on
API access
10 users
Branded PDF Reports
Organize projects into folders
Custom Security Agreements
Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Pro
Best Value
Streamlined end-to-end grant management
$499 / mo
Paid upfront annually
(or $544 / mo monthly)
Everything in Standard plus:
20 projects
Personalized onboarding & training
Draft winning proposals faster with the Apply Advisor
Seamless Salesforce, Raiser's Edge NXT, Virtuous, and calendar integrations to keep grant info in sync
Peer Prospecting (identify, track, and evaluate peers and their funders)
Customizable tracker with finance tracking (payments, budget spenddown)
User roles & permissions
Standard
Core prospecting & grant management
$299 / mo
Paid upfront annually
(or $326 / mo monthly)
Standard gives you:
10 projects
AI-powered Prospecting Assistant — the fastest way to connect with relevant grants
450k funders and 27k+ active opportunities — the most comprehensive database for nonprofits
See giving trends and who's funded orgs similar to yours
Centralize your team's grant work with deadline reminders, and Calendar, Tasks, and Award views
Advanced (Consultant)
Advanced end-to-end grant management
$899 / mo
Paid upfront annually
(or $980 / mo monthly)
Everything in Pro plus:
40 projects
Single sign-on
API access
10 users
Branded PDF Reports
Organize projects into folders
Custom Security Agreements
Dedicated Customer Success Manager
User roles & permissions
Pro (Consultant)
Best Value
Streamlined end-to-end grant management
$499 / mo
Paid upfront annually
(or $544 / mo monthly)
Everything in Standard plus:
20 projects
Personalized onboarding & training
Dedicated Client Profiles to keep each client’s grants organized
Seamless Salesforce, Raiser's Edge NXT, Virtuous, and calendar integrations to keep grant info in sync
Customizable tracker with finance tracking (payments, budget spenddown)
Standard (Consultant)
Core prospecting & grant management
$299 / mo
Paid upfront annually
(or $326 / mo monthly)
Standard gives you:
10 projects
AI-powered Prospecting Assistant — the fastest way to connect with relevant grants
450k funders and 27k+ active opportunities — the most comprehensive database for nonprofits
See giving trends and who's funded orgs similar to yours
Centralize your team's grant work with deadline reminders, and Calendar, Tasks, and Award views
University
For Grant Teams or Entire Institutions
Access the most comprehensive grant database for universities and get curated lists of opportunities for your programs and faculty—fast
Contact UsSmart grant & funder matching specifically for universities & faculty
Powerful and easy-to-use grant tracking to help your team keep deadlines, deliverables, and documents all in one place
Secure and easy access with SSO
Dedicated support & training for your entire team from experts with grant fundraising experience
CRM integrations & API access to easily integrate your workflows
Options for institution-wide access and collaboration for your entire university or even multiple campuses
AI-powered Apply to increase your capacity to write funder-aligned proposals in your own voice
Organize departments and programs into folders
Enterprise
Specialized Solutions to Grow Your Impact
Enterprise solutions for hospitals and large nonprofits scaling impact from grants. Contact us to build a customized experience for your organization to unlock greater impact.
Contact UsBuilt for organizations to:
Fundraise for numerous projects and program areas
Provide organization wide collaboration, SSO, & centralized account management
Deliver dedicated training, support & onboarding
Features
Active RFP database
Access a continually updated database of 22,000+ active RFPs. Our in-house experts add 250+ new opportunities weekly, ensuring you're always ahead of the curve.
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API Access
Connect Instrumentl to your existing systems using API access to automate workflows and streamline operations.
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Application Cycles
Track multiple submission cycles and deadlines for each opportunity. Stay organized and proactive at every stage of the application process.
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Application Forms NEW
Start private foundation applications directly within Instrumentl. No need to switch tabs or platforms.
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Apply Advisor BETA
Craft stronger, funder-aligned proposals in half the time with real-time AI recommendations powered by Instrumentl’s 990 data and funder insights. Resurface and refine your best ideas—while maintaining your unique voice and style. Apply Advisor learns from your past applications. Plus, access application forms for all private grant opportunities directly within Instrumentl to streamline your entire workflow.
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Automatic Deadline Reminders
Stay ahead of every deadline with automated notifications sent directly to your inbox.
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Awards Report (CSV)
Export award data in CSV format for easy reporting, sharing, and analysis.
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Award Assistant
Drop in your award documents for instant clarity. Our AI extracts key details and compliance information, auto-creates reporting tasks, summarizes the award, and saves everything to Instrumentl—so you can track requirements and brief your team in seconds.
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Awards View
Get a clear overview of all your post-award grant activities and deliverables. This centralized view helps you monitor awarded grants effectively–all in one place.
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Calendar Integration
Sync your Instrumentl calendar with Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar. Keep track of your deadlines—wherever you already work.
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Calendar View
See all upcoming deadlines, tasks, and events in a shared calendar to better coordinate team efforts.
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External Client Account Linking
Link your clients' Instrumentl accounts to your own for quick collaboration. This allows you to easily collaborate on projects in clients’ accounts without using a separate login.
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Collaborator Access NEW
Loop in finance teams, program staff, or external partners—no login required. Assign tasks and share updates directly via email or calendar invites to keep everyone aligned.
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Custom Fields
Tailor Instrumentl to your workflows. Add custom data fields to funders and opportunities for granular tracking.
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Document Library
Centralize all your grant documents in one organized location for easy access and control.
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External Doc Links
Add links to external documents, applications, or storage solutions—bringing everything your team needs into one workspace.
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Foundation Discovery
Get matched to private foundations from a database of 450,000+ funders—including those without websites or public application processes.
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Funder History
Funder History consolidates all essential funder information, from key contacts to application history, in one convenient location, simplifying your grant-seeking journey.
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Foundation Insight Profiles
Uncover funder trends and preferences from over 450k advanced funder profiles. Access detailed profiles of foundations, including their giving history, focus areas, and application guidelines, to inform your grant-seeking efforts.
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Openness to New Awardees
At a glance, see past and new grantees. See a snapshot over the past three years or dive into individual awards.
Grant Amounts
Easily see the range of award sizes given over time. Find out key stats such as the most common award size, min/max, and more.
Category Insights
Identify funders’ interests by seeing their top giving categories. Drill down into giving patterns per category.
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Grant Ownership
Assign owners to specific opportunities to ensure accountability and clarity across your team.
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Grant Performance Dashboard NEW
Get a real-time view of your grants portfolio. Track performance metrics, visualize progress toward goals, and easily share updates with leadership.
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Grant Tracker
Manage and track every opportunity from identification to submission in one place. Never miss a deadline again.
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Document Library
Keep all your grant documents stored, organized, and easily accessible in one place so your team has a single source of truth.
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Support for Multiple Clients
Manage multiple clients within Instrumentl. Discover funders, opportunities, and handle grant & client management all in a single platform.
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Onboarding & Personalized Support
Standard Onboarding
Kick Off Call
Work with your Onboarding Coach to optimize use of Instrumentl
Onboarding Checklist
Track your progress learning and adopting the latest product features
Training Courses
Access comprehensive Instrumentl training courses for your team
Customized Training
Create a personalized onboarding for your team
Coach Check-In
Stay on track with mid-year and annual check-ins with your Onboarding Coach
Professional Onboarding
Kick Off Call
Work with your Onboarding Coach to optimize use of Instrumentl
Onboarding Checklist
Track your progress learning and adopting the latest product features
Training Courses
Access comprehensive Instrumentl training courses for your team
Customized Training
Create a personalized onboarding for your team
Coach Check-In
Stay on track with mid-year and annual check-ins with your Onboarding Coach
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Payments Tracking
Track expected and received payments by fiscal year, funder, and more. Simplify financial oversight for awarded grants.
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Peer Prospecting NEW
See how your peers fundraise and uncover new potential funders by seeing who funds organizations similar to yours. Track similar organizations to identify funders who may be a strong fit for your mission.
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Post-Award Collaboration
Assign tasks, collect requirements, and set automated reminders to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. As the first full lifecycle grant platform, Instrumentl keeps your entire team on track from pre to post award.
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Projects
A project is like a "workspace" with two components: a saved search & your saved grants. Projects typically map to ongoing program areas at an organization. Each week, you'll get an email with new matching opportunities for your projects.
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Prospecting Assistant BETA
Find better-fit grants faster with conversational, AI-powered discovery that understands your project and delivers more relevant matches.
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Raiser's Edge NXT Integration
Push updates from Instrumentl into Raiser’s Edge NXT with ease. Customizable sync behavior with control at the individual field level provides full control over what info gets synched.
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Virtuous Integration
Keep your Virtuous account updated with the latest information and activity in Instrumentl with a one-way sync. Customizable sync behavior with control at the individual field level provides full control over what info gets synched.
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Recipient Profiles
Reverse search a nonprofit similar to yours to find their funders. This helps you identify potential funders who have supported organizations like yours.
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CSV & PDF Reports
Generate professional reports in CSV or PDF format for internal reviews, board meetings, or funder updates.
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Salesforce Integration
Keep your Salesforce account updated with the latest information and activity in Instrumentl with a one-way sync. Updates made in your Tracker will automatically sync to your Salesforce account, maintaining your funder and opportunity records seamlessly.
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Single Sign-On
Enable secure and convenient access with Single Sign-On. Reduce friction and enhance user security.
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Intelligent Grant Matching
Cut down on manual research with Instrumentl’s Intelligent Matching. Our system recommends high-fit grants based on your mission, location, and funding needs—so you can spend less time searching and more time winning.
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Spenddown Tracking
Visualize spending progress alongside your grant budgets. Spenddown helps you ensure that program execution and fundraising stay aligned.
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Personalized Support & Training
Receive dedicated onboarding and ongoing training tailored to your organization's needs. Instrumentl's experts assist your team in maximizing the platform's capabilities, ensuring a smooth and efficient grant management process. See 100+ reviews on G2
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Tasks NEW
Create, assign, and track tasks related to your grant opportunities at every stage of the grant lifecycle. Upload documents, track progress, and receive email notifications when tasks are complete.
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Flexible User Management
Collaborate with your team by adding users to your Instrumentl account. Additional users can be added for $5/month, allowing for flexible team management.
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User Roles and Permissions NEW
Manage access with confidence. Customize user roles and permissions to control who sees and edits what.
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$1.1m
Raised by customers in their first 12 months
3.5x
more grant opportunities after Instrumentl
2x
more grant applications with Instrumentl
Source: 2024 Instrumentl customer survey
I started looking at Instrumentl and thought—wow, this is the answer to my prayers! Now that I look back, I just think about how much Instrumentl fundamentally changed the way we work, especially finding foundations that really fit us.
standard
What I really like about Instrumentl as an all-year round platform is that we can track on a year-on-year basis, we got history in there, we got documents in there. It just makes everything easier.
pro
I love the fact that Instrumentl is like a one-stop shop where I can research and track grants all in one place. I feel like 90% of my work is concentrated in one platform, and this has been a huge help for me.
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Pricing FAQ
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Here are the nine things only Instrumentl can do.
- Your entire grant journey in one place — As the first full lifecycle grant platform, Instrumentl eliminates the need for multiple tools, saving time, reducing complexity, and enhancing collaboration. Most alternatives can provide only a few of these features.
- AI purpose built for grant professionals — Our AI tools are designed specifically to streamline grant workflows like proposal writing and award review. Boost your efficiency, and surface new insights all while protecting your authentic voice and data privacy.
- Proven impact across 4,500 organizations — Leading organizations—like Habitat for Humanity and NYU— have secured over $6.7B in grants using Instrumentl.
- The most comprehensive grant database — Instrumentl is the most comprehensive source of active and open grants for any field. We pull grants from corporate, private, federal, and even state funding sources, you don't need to search anywhere else.
- Intelligent matching to the right funders — Our smart matching algorithm automatically matches your projects to new, relevant funding opportunities as they come up.
- Up-to-date grant information — We pull the eligibility criteria from a funder's website and 990s and consolidate it on one, easy-to-read page (see example). Additionally, we track funder websites 24/7 and notify you when there is a material change — such as a change of deadline or giving preferences — so you’re always in the loop.
- Clearly visualized 990s & foundation profiles — Strategically evaluate new and existing funders by spotting revealing trends such as new grantees, geographical giving, grant sizes, and giving by category through clear breakdowns of funders’ 990 data.
- Grant management — Save your favorite grants on the Grant Tracker, receive deadline reminders, view your history with a grant or funder, set up tasks and task reminders, and see your progress from a bird’s eye view.
- Grant reporting — Export any of your saved grants pipeline data into an easy-to-read PDF or CSV in seconds. Share them with your clients or nonprofit team on a weekly or monthly basis to keep everyone in the loop on your latest progress.
If you’d like to go straight to a paid plan, please email hello@instrumentl.com and our team will set you up with the plan of your choice.
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