For foundations
Re-imagine grantmaking.
Your whole funding process in one platform, from application to impact, with AI tools and real-time monitoring.
- 211,000US grantmakers analyzedPublic IRS filings
- 19.8Mgrants, complete through FY2023Public IRS filings
- 8 yearsrunning live grant programs (UK)Operating history
- 51countries with automated register checksRegistry coverage
What Plinth reads in a foundation’s own filings
Every figure comes from public IRS filings and links back to the return it came from. Yours is in there too.
- The Skillman Foundation
Which grantees come back, and how much of every dollar the returning ones take
- The Barr Foundation
Where a Boston funder's money actually lands, by county rather than by mailing address
- Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation
A Sarasota family foundation's portfolio, and the comparable organizations it hasn't funded
Plinth has run live grant programs in the UK since 2018, for 80+ funders. Plinth US works with US foundations — grant management, AI due diligence on IRS Form 990 filings, and funding portfolio intelligence, built on that operating experience and the public US funding graph. Look your foundation up.
Applications
Build better application forms
Import your existing PDF or Word forms and they become structured applications. AI guides applicants as they write and checks eligibility in real time.
- Existing forms imported in minutes, no rebuilding
- Eligibility checked as applicants write
- Works on mobile and desktop
Due diligence
Automated due diligence, done thoroughly
AI reads each application, analyzes the accounts and scans uploaded policies, then checks the register that governs the applicant. Every check is logged and every finding links to its source for your team to review.
- Register checks in 51 countries, from IRS filings to Companies House
- Financial analysis from PDF accounts
- Policies read for safeguarding, governance and insurance
- News and reputational risk flagged
Assessment
Assessment and feedback that work for your team
AI extracts the evidence against your criteria and your assessors make the final call. It then drafts personalized feedback for every applicant, funded or not.
- Collaborative scoring dashboard for panels
- One assessor per fund instead of 3–5
- Feedback reviewed and edited before it is sent
Monitoring
Monitor delivery against the original plan
AI compares each progress report with the application and flags underspend, slipping timelines or changes to planned activities.
- Payments scheduled against milestones
- Concerns flagged automatically
Reporting
Impact reports whenever you need them
Reports from your full grant history, with outcomes, milestones, financials and maps, written for trustees, donors, policymakers or the public.
- CSV and Excel exports for your own analysis
Connects with your existing tools
Salesforce integration
Full sync, including the Outbound Funds Module.
CSV and Excel exports
Applications, assessments, financials and monitoring, exportable at any time.
Enterprise security
Google Cloud, encryption at rest and in transit, annual independent penetration testing, audit logs and point-in-time recovery. Data is held in the EU (europe-west3) and governed by GDPR, a stricter standard than US law requires, with the deletion, portability and breach-notification rights that come with it.
Security overview
Switching from a legacy system
Flexible annual contracts with no multi-year lock-in, and 6-month pilots alongside your current system. AI onboarding goes live in a day from your PDF guidelines and Word forms, and we help move your applications, contacts and grant history.
Plinth has been genuinely transformational. It has dramatically improved the speed and efficiency of our assessments without sacrificing quality. A key example is that a single fund manager can now complete all assessments for their programme, ensuring consistency and maintaining high standards.
Sharon Gollan
Head of Grants, Point North Community Foundation (UK)