Bonterra Grantmaker
Bonterra Grantmaker
Grantmaking made fast, simple, and painless
Bonterra Grantmaker combines intelligent automation, built-in best practices, and essential visibility to help small and mid-sized funders run complete grantmaking programs – without complexity or overhead.
Smart matching tools
Use AI-powered grant matching which connects funders with the right nonprofits and programs. Bonterra Grantmaker integrates with the Nonprofit Hub and leverages proprietary and third-party data to surface the best potential applicants for your funding opportunities across 180,000+ vetted organizations.
Easy application workflows
Streamline the process for both funders and nonprofits with intuitive workflows, common application templates, and automation built on 20+ years of best practices. Designed with trust-based philanthropy principles, our tools reduce friction while improving transparency.
Efficient decision-making tools
Empower teams to make better, faster, and fairer funding decisions. AI-enabled reviewer tools, transparent committee workflows, and self-service admin features minimize bias, boost efficiency, and keep programs moving forward.
Simple reporting & visibility
Built-in reporting gives you instant visibility into your grantmaking—no setup or spreadsheets required. Ready-to-use views show application metrics, award analytics, and activity dashboards across grant cycles in one place.
That means you can quickly understand what’s happening, spot trends, and answer key questions with confidence. When you need to share results, export clean data for boards or finance without managing complex reports.
The largest network in social good
Powered by Bonterra’s network of 200,000+ vetted nonprofits and 640M+ data interactions, Grantmaker gives funders unparalleled visibility into the nonprofit landscape, helping you discover, evaluate, and connect with aligned partners confidently.
How Grantmaker helps you succeed
Streamlined workflows, powered by AI
Manage grants, applications, and committee reviews all in one place. With automated workflows and AI-assisted reviews, your team saves time, reduces errors, and stays focused on driving impact.
Transparent and accountable funding decisions
Give the right people access to the right information. With secure, role-based permissions, Grantmaker makes it easy to manage reviews, protect sensitive data, and keep your process transparent from start to finish.
Smarter scoring for faster reviews
Grantmaker’s AI generates evaluation summaries that assess how well nonprofit missions and proposed applications align with your grant criteria, surface-level insights, key highlights, and potential concerns. These summaries appear alongside the full application, never replacing it, so your reviewers retain full control.
Stronger funder–grantee partnerships
Build lasting relationships with nonprofit partners. A seamless portal for grantees, automated communications, and AI-supported discovery tools make it easy to collaborate and work toward shared goals.
FAQs about Grantmaker
Grantmaker is Bonterra’s intelligent, grant management solution designed for small and mid-sized foundations. It’s simple to use, quick to set up, and built to save time for lean teams. With AI-enabled matching, and automated workflows, Grantmaker streamlines every stage of the grant lifecycle, from grant creation to applications and reviews to funding decisions so funders can focus less on process and more on building impactful nonprofit relationships.
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