Foundant Technologies

Foundant Technologies builds software for foundations and social good organisations. Its products cover grant management, scholarship administration, fund accounting, donor management and fundraising: Grant Lifecycle Manager handles the full grant lifecycle for grantmakers, Scholarship Lifecycle Manager supports scholarship providers, CommunitySuite serves community foundation operations, and GivingData covers donor management and fundraising for nonprofits and foundations. The company also offers SmartSimple Cloud, a cloud-based platform for the same customer base.

The firm's clients include philanthropies, foundations, grantmakers, community foundations, scholarship providers, nonprofits and other social good organisations. Software is refined on the basis of client feedback and real-world needs, with an emphasis on customer service and on building lasting relationships with the organisations it serves.

Foundant Technologies is mission-driven in outlook, describing its purpose as making philanthropy easier and more impactful and helping clients maximise community impact. Around 40% of the team have previously worked in the philanthropy sector themselves, a background the company regards as central to understanding its users. The company places clients at the heart of its operations and continues to develop its software around their practical requirements.