FundMiner

What FundMiner does

FundMiner is a SaaS platform purpose-built for fundraising organizations to aggregate, manage, and report on donor funds across the full lifecycle. The product unifies fund information, real-time compliance monitoring, impact reporting, and branded donor engagement portals, and is delivered through three core modules—Fund Management (Manage), Fund Stewardship (Report), and Donor Portals (Engage)—which can be adopted standalone or as an integrated package, with integrations to existing financial, donor, and operational systems. Target customers are advancement and development teams within higher education institutions, healthcare systems, and community foundations, including named users such as California Baptist University, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas El Paso, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Fort Lewis College, Adventist HealthCare, UTHealth Houston, and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. FundMiner generates revenue through quote-based annual SaaS subscriptions sold via a consultative, sales-led motion supported by product-led module entry points, with no public pricing disclosed and customer acquisition driven by content marketing, webinars, masterclasses, and an annual user conference. The company is venture-backed (cumulative $4.225 million raised across a 2023 seed led by Sonoran Founders Fund and a July 2024 follow-on) and headquartered in El Paso, Texas, with a stated go-to-market geo scope that extends globally even though the current customer base is US-centric.

Name

FundMiner

Legal name

FundMiner

Website

https://FundMiner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FundMiner is a SaaS platform that helps universities, healthcare systems, and community foundations aggregate, manage, and report on donor funds through three modules covering fund management, impact reporting, and donor engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fund Management Software

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Donor fund management
• Nonprofit fundraising software
• Donor reporting platform
• Fund stewardship software
• Advancement software

Headquarters

HQ city

El Paso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: FundMiner generates revenue through a subscription-based SaaS model, offering its platform as standalone modules (Fund Management, Fund Stewardship, Donor Portal) or as a complete integrated package. Pricing is likely tiered based on organization size and module selection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FundMiner is an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps universities, healthcare systems, and nonprofits aggregate, manage, track, and report on donor funds across the entire fund lifecycle. The platform is delivered as three core modules—Fund Management, Fund Stewardship (impact reporting), and Donor Portals—available standalone or as a complete integrated package, connecting existing financial, donor, and operational data systems into a single workflow.

Product overview

FundMiner is a unified platform-plus-modules architecture for fundraising organizations, combining three core products: Fund Management (Manage) for consolidating fund information and compliance monitoring, Fund Stewardship (Report) for generating impact reports and donor narratives, and Donor Portals (Engage) for donor self-service and engagement. These modules are available as standalone offerings or as an integrated package, connecting existing financial, donor, and operational data systems into a single workflow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fund Management (Manage) Fund Management module that consolidates all fund information into a single platform, enabling real-time compliance monitoring, role-based dashboards for every team, automatic flagging of underutilized funds, and integration with existing financial systems. Designed for fundraising teams at universities, healthcare systems, and foundations.
• Fund Stewardship (Report) Impact reporting and fund stewardship module that transforms gift data into narrative reports, enabling rapid collection of impact stories, personalized reports for each donor or fund, easy packaging and delivery, and tracking of open rates and engagement across historical periods. Intended for fundraising and advancement teams reporting to donors and stakeholders.
• Donor Portals (Engage) Donor engagement module providing a branded, secure login portal where donors can view real-time fund balances and transactions at any time, with concierge service for major donors. Reduces email and file sharing by giving donors self-serve visibility. Requires the FundMiner Manage module.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% increase in overall fund utilization rate (University of Texas El Paso)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Dominant incumbent in nonprofit and higher education fundraising software, offering Raiser's Edge NXT, Financial Edge NXT, and CRM/ERP suites. Directly competes with FundMiner's fund management and donor reporting capabilities but as part of a much broader portfolio aimed at large institutions.
• Salesforce.org (Nonprofit Cloud / NPSP): Salesforce's nonprofit and education arm, including the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) and Education Cloud. Competes via horizontal CRM that fundraising and advancement teams customize, often the incumbent system FundMiner must integrate with rather than replace.
• Ellucian: Major higher education ERP and SIS vendor with advancement/fundraising modules. Many of FundMiner's higher ed customers (e.g., University of Texas system schools) are Ellucian shops, making it a key incumbent that FundMiner connects to and competes against on the fundraising layer.
• Jenzabar: Higher education ERP and student information system vendor with advancement functionality. A relevant competitor in the higher ed segment of FundMiner's customer base, especially at smaller private institutions.
• Sage Intacct: Cloud financial management and fund accounting platform widely adopted by nonprofits and higher education. Competes with FundMiner's fund management and compliance monitoring capabilities at the finance system layer that FundMiner integrates with.

Direct peers

• Givebutter: Modern fundraising and donor engagement platform popular with small to mid-sized nonprofits. Overlaps with FundMiner's donor engagement and stewardship capabilities, though Givebutter skews toward online giving and event fundraising rather than institutional fund management.
• Classy (by GoFundMe): Fundraising and donor management platform for nonprofits, acquired by GoFundMe. Competes with FundMiner on donor engagement, reporting, and campaign analytics, primarily serving mid-market and enterprise nonprofits.
• Bonterra: Software for social good (formed from the merger of Network for Good, Bonterra, and others) offering fundraising, CRM, and case management for nonprofits. Directly comparable to FundMiner across fundraising operations and donor stewardship.
• DonorPerfect: Long-standing fundraising CRM and donor management software for nonprofits of all sizes. Competes with FundMiner on donor tracking, reporting, and gift administration, particularly in the mid-market.
• Foundant Technologies: Software purpose-built for community foundations and grantmaking organizations, covering fund accounting, grant lifecycle management, and donor reporting. A close comparable for FundMiner's foundations/community segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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