What GivingData does

GivingData is a cloud-based enterprise SaaS grants management system purpose-built for private, family, and independent foundations. Headquartered at 45 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA, the company sells a single core GMS platform that unifies the full grant lifecycle — application intake, review, approval, payment, reporting, and impact tracking — and is augmented by named modules including a Grantee Portal (autosave, in-application chat, fail-safe submission), Grantee Relationship Management with a Grantee360 view, Scenario Planning for budgeting and reallocation, an External Reviewer module, a Board Portal, and an Open API Framework with integrated payment processing. The platform runs on AWS and Microsoft Azure, integrates natively with DocuSign, Adobe Sign, and a Google Gmail add-on, and is differentiated by a relationship-centric (rather than transaction-centric) design philosophy aligned with trust-based philanthropy.

The business operates on tiered SaaS subscriptions sized to small, mid-sized, and large funders, supplemented by a professional services and implementation consulting practice. Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales, supported by an integrated content, community, and event engine that includes the annual GDConnect user conference, the GDCentral community hub, sector partnerships with PEAK Grantmaking, TAG, Candid, GrantAdvisor, and Slalom, and a heavy presence at philanthropic-sector conferences. Per the TAG 2022 State of Philanthropy Tech survey, GivingData is the leading GMS of choice for family foundations and one of the fastest-growing GMS in the category.

Following a three-way merger with SmartSimple Software Inc. and Foundant Technologies, GivingData now operates as part of the Foundant family of products sponsored by L Squared Capital Management LP, with affiliated entities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, and a customer base of hundreds of grantmakers including well-known foundations such as the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Starr Foundation, Greater Texas Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, and Houston Endowment. Leadership rests with CEO Liz Fischer (appointed February 2024) and Chief Innovation Officer Roberto Cremonini (promoted September 2023).

Name

GivingData

Legal name

GivingData LLC

Website

https://givingdata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GivingData is a cloud-based enterprise SaaS grants management platform for private, family, and independent foundations, unifying the full grant lifecycle with modules for grantee portals, relationship management, scenario planning, and integrations with DocuSign, Adobe Sign, and Gmail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grants Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intergovernmental Affairs & Federal Grants Administration (BPAIAAAC)

Keywords

• Grants management software
• Foundation grantmaking platform
• Grantee relationship management
• Trust-based philanthropy software
• Nonprofit grants lifecycle

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Grants Management Platform: Subscription-based recurring revenue from cloud-based grants management platform sold to foundations, corporations, and public sector organizations. Multiple subscription tiers offered for small, mid-sized, and large funders.
2. Professional Services & Implementation Consulting: Expert consulting practice accompanying the platform to help foundations implement, adopt, and optimize the grants management system.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

GivingData provides a purpose-built, cloud-based grants management system (GMS) for family, private, and independent foundations. The platform unifies the full grant lifecycle — application, review, approval, payment, reporting, and impact tracking — and is extended by modules such as the Grantee Portal, Grantee Relationship Management (GRM), Scenario Planning, External Reviewer, Board Portal, and an Open API Framework with integrated payment processing. Revenue is generated primarily through SaaS subscriptions across multiple tiers and an accompanying professional services and implementation consulting practice.

Product overview

GivingData offers a single, purpose-built, cloud-based Grants Management System (GMS) for family, private, and independent foundations, structured as a core platform augmented by named modules and tools rather than a suite of separate products. The core GMS unifies the full grant lifecycle — application, review, approval, payment, reporting, and impact tracking — and is extended by the Grantee Portal for grantee-facing interactions, the Grantee Relationship Management (GRM) module (including Grantee360 and Interactions) for tracking relationships, the Scenario Planning tool for budgeting and reallocation, the External Reviewer and Board Portal for team- and board-level collaboration, an Open API Framework plus Integrated Payment Processing for extensibility and disbursement, and GDCentral as the customer community and resource hub. The platform is delivered digitally as a SaaS solution following the merger of SmartSimple, Foundant Technologies, and GivingData, and now sits within the Foundant family of products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Foundant: Parent family of products under which GivingData operates alongside SmartSimple Software.
• GDCentral
• GDConnect

Products and services

• GivingData Grants Management System (GMS) Purpose-built, cloud-based grants management platform for family, private, and independent foundations that streamlines the full grant lifecycle — from application through review, approval, payment, and reporting — and serves as a single source of truth across program, operations, finance, and executive teams.
• Grantee Portal Transparent, collaborative portal for grantees that lets applicants view the entire application before starting, autosave progress, attach files, chat in-application with funders, flag sections, track progress, and use fail-safe submission. Designed in collaboration with foundation partners to ease administrative burden and support trust-based philanthropy.
• Grantee Relationship Management (GRM)
• Scenario Planning
• Open API Framework Open API framework that enables partners and developers to build integrations against the GivingData platform, extending the GMS with third-party data visualization tools, payment systems, and other services.
• Integrated Payment Processing Embedded payment processing capability that allows foundations to disburse funds to grantees without leaving the GivingData platform.
• E-Signature Integrations (DocuSign and Adobe Sign) Native e-signature integrations with DocuSign and Adobe Sign that allow users to send, track, and collect e-signatures directly within the GivingData platform, with real-time signature status tracking.
• Gmail Integration for Grantee Relationship Management Google Gmail add-on that supports seamless email integration for grantee relationship management, enabling foundation staff to manage grantee email communications within Gmail while connected to GivingData's GRM functionality.
• External Reviewer and Board Portal Features Collaboration features including External Reviewer for engaging outside reviewers in the grant review process and Board Portal for giving board members a dedicated view into grantmaking information, supporting team-based, foundation-wide transparency and decision-making.
• Professional Services and Implementation Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Leading GMS of choice for family foundations (TAG 2022 survey)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core feature integration, strategic sector collaboration, flagship / parent group entity, core infrastructure, major sector partner, marketing co-author, movement partner and ecosystem context (competitor/migration source).

• Google (Gmail)core feature integrationTechnology or Integration · 2 April 2024On April 2, 2024, GivingData announced the availability of its Google Gmail add-on to support seamless email communication for grantee relationship management.
• Candidstrategic sector collaborationGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 October 2023On October 19, 2023, GivingData announced a collaboration with Candid to advance equitable funding practices, including a joint webinar featuring Candid's Director of Partnerships and Siegel Family Endowment.
• DocuSigncore feature integrationTechnology or Integration · 20 July 2020On July 20, 2020, GivingData announced integration with DocuSign to support automated and paperless e-signature agreements between foundations and their nonprofit partners directly within the GivingData platform. Integration allows users to send signature-ready documents to grantees and foundation staff and track status automatically.
• Adobe Signcore feature integrationTechnology or Integration · 20 July 2020On July 20, 2020, GivingData announced integration with Adobe Sign (Adobe Acrobat Sign) to support automated e-signature workflows for foundations and grantees directly within the GivingData platform, with status tracking of signatures.
• Foundant Technologiesflagship / parent group entityStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundant Technologies merged with SmartSimple Software Inc. and GivingData to operate as a combined entity serving clients globally. Foundant is the parent of GivingData, with shared corporate, privacy, and compliance frameworks. Foundant Technologies, Inc. is incorporated in Montana at 143 Willow Peak Drive, Bozeman MT 59718.
• SmartSimple Softwareflagship / parent group entityStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmartSimple Software Inc. (Canada), SmartSimple Software Ltd. (Delaware), SmartSimple Software UK Limited, and SmartSimple Software Ireland Limited are sister entities in the combined Foundant/GivingData/SmartSimple group under the Modern Slavery Act statement.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationAWS is one of two key infrastructure partners providing cloud infrastructure and hosting services for GivingData's cloud-based grants management platform. Described as a tier-1 technology provider maintaining robust compliance programs.
• Microsoft Azurecore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure is the second key infrastructure partner providing cloud infrastructure and hosting services for GivingData's platform. Described as a tier-1 technology provider maintaining robust compliance programs.
• Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG)major sector partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with TAG for the 2022 State of Philanthropy Tech survey and collaborated on a 'shared language for data practices' initiative (Sept 30 co-hosted conversation). TAG's research has identified GivingData as the leading GMS of choice for family foundations.
• PEAK Grantmakingmajor sector partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerGivingData has partnered with PEAK Grantmaking for recurring webinars, conference sponsorship (e.g., PEAK2023 online stream sponsor), and joint thought leadership on trust-based philanthropy, including the annual 'Setting Intentions' discussions with PEAK President & CEO Satonya Fair.
• Slalommarketing co-authorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-authored the blog post 'Leveraging analytics for philanthropic success' exploring how grantmaking organizations can harness data and advanced data visualization tools alongside GivingData's platform.
• GrantAdvisormovement partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerGivingData joined GrantAdvisor's #FixTheForm ReFormers Community and aligned its Grantee Portal features with the movement's recommendations for improving the nonprofit application experience.
• Salesforce foundationConnect (Ecosystem Context)ecosystem context (competitor/migration source)Technology or IntegrationSalesforce planned to sunset its foundationConnect platform by January 2026, prompting many grantmakers to evaluate new GMS alternatives. GivingData has positioned itself as a migration destination for foundationConnect users, including publishing transition guides.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foundant Technologies: Foundant Technologies is a sister company within the L Squared-owned Foundant family and sells cloud-based grant management software to foundations, community foundations, and scholarship providers. Highly comparable product, customer base, and delivery model; competition is internal to the parent group rather than external.
• SmartSimple Software: SmartSimple Software is a sister entity under the Foundant/L Squared umbrella offering cloud-based grants management for foundations, corporations, and government. Directly overlapping product category and customer segments, including foundations and public sector grantmakers.
• Fluxx: Fluxx is a leading independent cloud grants management platform built specifically for foundations and nonprofits. It is the closest external competitor to GivingData, targeting family, private, community, and corporate foundations with similar lifecycle, reporting, and grantee portal features.
• Salesforce foundationConnect: foundationConnect was Salesforce's foundation-focused grants management product and a direct competitor in the same customer segment. Its planned sunset by January 2026 is actively driving migration volume to purpose-built platforms like GivingData.
• WizeHive: WizeHive is a grants and application management platform used by foundations, scholarships, and other funders. It serves overlapping use cases around application intake, review, and award management, making it a direct comparable in the foundation GMS space.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is the largest incumbent in nonprofit and philanthropic software, offering a broad portfolio including grants management, CRM, fundraising, and finance tools. Its scale and breadth make it a frequent competitor and migration source for foundations evaluating GMS solutions.
• CyberGrants (by GlobalNow): CyberGrants is a broad incumbent providing corporate philanthropy, grants management, employee giving, and disaster relief software. It overlaps with GivingData primarily in the corporate foundation and corporate grantmaking segments.

Emerging players

• Submittable: Submittable is a leading application and review management platform serving grants, scholarships, and awards programs. It overlaps with GivingData on the application-intake and review side, though it typically stops short of full lifecycle grants management.
• SurveyMonkey Apply: SurveyMonkey Apply is an application management platform used by foundations, nonprofits, and educational institutions. It competes primarily on application intake and review workflows and is sometimes used as a lighter-weight alternative to full GMS platforms.

Others

• Benevity: Benevity is a corporate-purpose platform focused on employee giving, volunteering, and grantmaking. While not a direct foundation GMS competitor, it is adjacent in the philanthropic software ecosystem and increasingly relevant as corporate giving and foundation workflows converge.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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