For Small to Mid-Sized Nonprofits

More reliable, resilient, grant funding.

One system to grow your grants portfolio, and stay on top of every deadline, report, and relationship.

Smiling mature woman with short gray hair and colorful glasses wearing a rust blazer and black top.
October calendar with tasks: Quarterly report due and Final report due for Green Horizons Grant.
Smiling older man with glasses and beard wearing brown jacket and blue shirt on purple background
Drag and drop interface to upload a budget file with an example file named budget_final.xlsx.

Nonprofits that are 
trusting Instrumentl

A more resilient funding strategy starts here.

Every grant decision in one intelligent system.

Man and woman sitting on a couch, smiling and looking at each other while using a laptop and paper.

One system instead of five.

Research, proposals, awards, and reporting live in one workspace. What you learn about a funder carries into your proposal, the budget you submit carries into your post-award tracking.

Scale your grants, even when you can’t scale your team.

Intelligent matching finds the right funders in minutes. AI drafting builds on your past proposals. Your team pursues more grants without adding staff or hours.

Smiling woman with long dark hair talks with two people in an indoor setting, coffee cup visible.

Nothing falls through the cracks.

Automated reminders, shared task lists, and real-time status updates mean deadlines don't sneak up and funder reports don't get built the night before. Everyone on the team sees where every grant stands.

What other Nonprofits say

“When capacity building repeatedly came up in our annual grantee surveys, I thought of Instrumentl. Subsidizing platform access for a cohort of our grantees was the easiest, most direct way to build their capacity and expand their grant pipelines.”

Daniel Jenkins

Daniel Jenkins
Lutheran Braille Workers

“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”

Beth Kander-Dauphin

Beth Kander-Dauphin
Chief Strategist Officer at Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life

“When capacity building repeatedly came up in our annual grantee surveys, I thought of Instrumentl. Subsidizing platform access for a cohort of our grantees was the easiest, most direct way to build their capacity and expand their grant pipelines.”

Daniel Jenkins

Daniel Jenkins
Lutheran Braille Workers

“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”

Beth Kander-Dauphin

Beth Kander-Dauphin
Chief Strategist Officer at Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life

A smarter workflow:
From initial research to final report

Intelligent Prospecting Assistant

The assistant understands your program priorities, finds grants that fit, and explains its grant recommendations.

Animated GIF showing a male figure’s head transforming into a light bulb connected to a laptop, illustrating the concept of ideas powering technology.

Active RFP Database (34k+)

New opportunities updated daily and vetted by our team of grant experts.

Animated graphic illustrating a person viewing a computer screen with an information box on a greenish-yellow background, symbolizing digital content or software usage.

Always-On Prospecting

Once you've refined your matches to meet your funding strategy - new opportunities find you. When a relevant opportunity hits our database, it's added to your results automatically.

Rural Healthcare Program interface showing three new matches since last visit: Bellwether Award by Delacroix Family Foundation with $155,000 funding until July 11, 2027, 85% for first-time grantees focused in South and lower Midwest; Waymark Grant by Harland Civic Endowment with $135,000 until May 9, 2027, prioritizing orgs under 5 years in rural areas; Confluence Fund also listed but details are partially visible.

Apply Advisor

An AI co-pilot that aligns your answers to the funder's priorities, pulls quotes from your past proposals, and revises on request.

Animated GIF showing a cartoon character with a clipboard and face mask, checking boxes labeled 'I Agree,' 'I Understand,' and 'I Consent' sequentially, on a green and white background.

Funder giving history + 990 data

See a funder's typical grant size and giving patterns right beside your draft, so you can shape your answers to match what they actually fund.

Grant range data showing 71 awards over 3 years with minimum $1,250, median $40,000, average $51,290, and maximum $84,663, highlighting $40,000 as the most common grant amount.

Grant overview context

Know who a funder backs, where they give, and what they've funded before you write a word.

A white card on an orange background displaying details of the Bellwether Award from Delacroix Family Foundation, with $155,000 amount and deadline July 11, 2027, highlighting it as new and noting that 85% of awards go to first-time grantees, funding is concentrated in the South and lower Midwest, and it supports patient outreach and health training.

Award Assistant

Automatically extract deadlines, compliance requirements, and other critical details from grant agreements.

Animated sequence showing a letter from My Community Foundation addressed to Dr. Emily Carter about a $200,000 grant approval for the Bright Futures Community Initiative, explaining terms, tax-exempt status, and reporting requirements.

Budget import

Drop in your funder budget and get clean, ready-to-map categories. Map your GL once. Actuals flow in automatically after that.

Animated graphic illustrating a person viewing a computer screen with an information box on a greenish-yellow background, symbolizing digital content or software usage.

Budget vs. actuals view

See exactly what's been spent and what's left on every grant at a glance, with progress bars that flag whether you're on track.

Animated infographic showing a hand placing red coins into a transparent piggy bank, symbolizing budget management.

Recurring tasks

Assign tasks, collect requirements, and set automated reminders to keep everyone on track.

Budgeted Amount section showing a total of $300,000 divided into three phases: Year 1 with $100,000, Year 2 with $100,000, Year 3 with $100,000, and an option to add another phase.

Planned expenses

Track committed and upcoming costs alongside actuals. Program leads always know what's truly left, not just what's cleared.

Animated illustration showing managing planned expenses: a smartphone screen with icons representing money and bills transitions into a checklist with completed tasks marked.

Over/under spend notifications

Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem

Animated illustration of a female user managing notification settings on a smartphone, toggling options like app notifications, email, and news alerts with checkmarks and X marks.

Pays for itself, usually many times over

Organizations average $1.1M in new grant revenue in their first year. The cost of Instrumentl is a fraction of the cost of one missed opportunity.

Two people shaking hands, one woman smiling and wearing glasses and a yellow cardigan.
Abstract plant with black and bright yellow leaves sprouting from a red spiky base on a lavender background.

Up and running in days, not months

No six-month implementation. No IT project. Your team can start finding and tracking grants in the first week — and collaborators can join without creating an account.

Your data stays yours

SOC 2 Type II certified. Your proposals and funder data are never shared across accounts or used to train AI models. Integrates with Salesforce, Raiser's Edge NXT, Virtuous, Sage Intacct, and more.

Frequently asked questions

Do foundations use Instrumentl directly, or just their grantees?

Both. Some foundations use Instrumentl to research the funding landscape before making their own grants, or to vet alignment between their priorities and what funders are actually funding. Most use it primarily as a grantee capacity-building tool. We can help you think through the right model.

Can we offer Instrumentl as part of a cohort program?

Yes, it's one of the most effective ways to structure it. Ask us how other foundations have built Instrumentl access into their grantee support packages.

What does grantee onboarding look like?

Instrumentl's customer success team handles it. Each grantee gets onboarding tailored to their org size and grant practice, plus ongoing access to guides, templates, and training resources.