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Grant management built by nonprofits, for nonprofits

Born from 15 years in the nonprofit sector. GrantForge is the tool I wished existed — simple, honest, and built to serve your mission, not monetize your data.

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Built by a Nonprofit Veteran

Our Story

15 years in the sector.
Zero good tools.

I've spent my career in the nonprofit world — writing grants, managing programs, reviewing applications, and chasing spreadsheets. Every grant management tool I tried was either built for Fortune 500 companies or priced like it.

So I built GrantForge for myself. And now I want to share it with the rest of the sector.

This isn't a Silicon Valley startup chasing venture capital. There are no data centers humming in Virginia or Oregon burning through megawatts of grid power. GrantForge is locally hosted on infrastructure powered entirely by off-grid solar energy. The AI runs right here alongside your data — nothing is ever sent to OpenAI, Google, Amazon, or anyone else's cloud.

The big platforms process your data through the same infrastructure that powers surveillance advertising and billion-dollar language models. I think nonprofits deserve better than that.

GrantForge is small on purpose. And that's the point.

Solar-Powered Infrastructure

GrantForge is locally hosted on servers powered 100% by off-grid renewable solar energy. No data centers. No coal-powered cloud farms. No carbon offsets as greenwashing — just clean energy running real hardware.

Local AI, Not Cloud AI

Our AI assistant runs on the same server as your data using Ollama — an open-source local inference engine. Nothing is sent to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, or any third party. Ever.

Fully Transparent

No investor pressure. No hidden data monetization. No surprise price hikes. Just honest software built by someone who understands the sector.

Features

Everything you actually need

No bloat. No features you'll never use. Just the tools that make grant management less painful.

Grant Management

Create grants, set eligibility criteria, and build custom application forms without touching a spreadsheet.

Application Tracking

See every application's status at a glance. Automated notifications keep applicants informed without extra emails.

Review & Scoring

Assign reviewers, create rubrics, run blind reviews. Make funding decisions based on data, not gut feelings.

Reporting

Generate the reports your board and funders actually ask for. Export to PDF, CSV, or Excel in one click.

Compliance & Audit Trail

Every action is logged. Role-based access controls ensure the right people see the right things.

AI Assistant

Draft grant descriptions, summarize applications, and get suggestions — all processed locally on our solar-powered server.

How It Works

Simple by design

If you can use a spreadsheet, you can use GrantForge.

01

Create a Grant

Define your program, set deadlines, and customize the application form.

02

Share the Link

Applicants submit through a clean, branded portal. No accounts required for them.

03

Review Together

Your team scores applications with rubrics. AI can help summarize long proposals.

04

Award & Track

Approve funding, track disbursements, and generate reports for your board.

Why GrantForge

What we do differently

Most grant platforms are built by tech companies who've never written a grant. We're built by someone who has — and who got tired of the alternatives.

Locally hosted servers, powered by 100% renewable off-grid energy

Not scattered across AWS data centers

AI runs locally — nothing sent to OpenAI, Google, or anyone else

Your applicant data is not training someone else's model

No investor pressure means no surprise price hikes or pivots

We're not chasing a Series B

Built for small to mid-size nonprofits, not Fortune 500 companies

You won't pay for features you'll never use

Honest pricing, no per-applicant fees, no hidden costs

You can read every word of our pricing in 30 seconds

How we compare

Your data livesLocally hosted serversAWS / Azure data centers
AI processingOn-device, privateSent to OpenAI / Google
Energy source100% rooftop solarGrid power (coal/gas mix)
InfrastructureLocal, off-gridMassive data centers
Pricing modelFlat monthly feePer-user + per-applicant
Built by15-year nonprofit vetVC-backed tech companies
Carbon offsets?Not neededUsed to greenwash
Our commitment

This is not a data center

The average cloud data center consumes 10-50 megawatts of power — enough to run a small town. Most grant platforms are hosted on these massive facilities alongside ad networks, surveillance tools, and AI training clusters.

GrantForge is locally hosted on servers powered entirely by off-grid renewable solar energy. Every watt comes from the sun.

100%

Solar powered

Local

Off-grid hosted

0

Carbon offsets needed

We don't buy carbon credits to feel better about burning fossil fuels. We just use the sun.

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

No per-applicant fees. No hidden charges. No sales calls required. Start free, upgrade if it helps.

Community

For small nonprofits and community organizations

Free
  • Up to 3 active grants
  • Unlimited applications
  • 2 team members
  • Basic reporting
  • Email support
  • AI assistant included
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Organization

For growing nonprofits with multiple programs

$49/month
  • Unlimited grants
  • Unlimited applications
  • Unlimited team members
  • Advanced analytics & exports
  • Custom branding
  • AI assistant included
  • Priority support
  • Audit trail & compliance tools
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Need something custom? Have questions? Just email me. I read every message personally.

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