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Cost Allocation Pro Review: Payroll Allocation Software for Grant-Funded Nonprofits
How CostAllocation Pro splits payroll across grants in QuickBooks Online, what it costs, where federal salary rules still need your attention, and who it suits.
Job Costing Payroll for Nonprofit Grants: How Salary Reaches Awards
How salary and fringe reach each grant award through job costing, and the payroll records that back the charges.
Who Funds Organizations Like Mine? Find Similar Funders in 990 Filings
Find who funds groups like yours in 990 filings: pick peer nonprofits, read 990-PF grant lists and Schedule I, and qualify each funder before you approach.
Grants for New Nonprofits in Their First Year, Including Arts Grants From New York Foundations
What grants are open to a first-year nonprofit, how to find them in your state, including arts grants from New York foundations, and what funders ask for first.
How to Search Grants by One Foundation
Look up one foundation's past grants in free 990-PF filings, read the list, and judge fit before you apply.
Why Is the 990 Empty? Reasons a Filing Shows No Grant List
Why a foundation's 990 shows no grant list: wrong form, first-year return, low assets, database gaps, revocation.
Is My Nonprofit Ready to Apply for Grants?
A plain readiness test for nonprofits covering status, records, track record and federal registration.
Grantseeker Platform Review: Fluxx Grantseeker for Nonprofit Grant Management
What Fluxx Grantseeker tracks, how Classic and Pro differ, what Fluxx and Grantseeker publish about price, and which organizations each plan suits.
GEMS Grant Management Review: What It Does and Who It Suits
What GEMS Grant Easy Management Software does, what each plan costs, the limits to check before buying, and whether it suits a consultant or a nonprofit team.
How to Verify a Nonprofit Before Granting to Them
Four checks before you grant to a nonprofit: exempt status, revocation list, determination letter, filing history.
Form 990 Search: Where to Find Any Organization's Form 990
Find any nonprofit's Form 990 free on IRS search, ProPublica and Grantmakers.io, and what to do if it is missing.
Grant Metrics and KPIs: Examples of Metrics for Grants and How to Report Them
Examples of output, outcome, financial and process metrics for grants, with targets and a reporting rhythm.
Foundation 990 Lookup: Where to Search by EIN and What You Get
Where to run a free foundation 990 lookup, why to search by EIN, how to find the number first, and what each free tool returns from a 990-PF.
List of Private Foundations by State: Build Your Own From 990-PF Data
Build your own list of private foundations in a state from public 990-PF filings, with the columns worth keeping.
Formula Grants Examples vs Discretionary Grants: How Each One Is Awarded
Formula grants follow statute, discretionary grants are won. Examples of each, and how nonprofits reach formula funds.
Your Complete Guide to Federal Grants: Navigating Grants.gov and Beyond in 2026
A tour of Grants.gov, small business and nonprofit funding, SBIR and STTR, and how to build a mix of funders.
Grant Budget Template: How to Build a Spreadsheet That Adds Up
Build a grant budget spreadsheet that adds up: the line formula, subtotals, indirect costs on the right base, and check cells that catch broken formulas.
Grant Evaluation Methods: How to Choose the Right One for Your Grant
What each grant evaluation method proves, what it costs in staff time, which federal evidence tier it can support, and how to choose one for your award.
Best Grant Finder for Nonprofits: Free and Paid Options Compared
Free and paid grant finders for nonprofits compared on price, download caps and the team size each one fits.
Project Evaluation Examples: An Evaluation of a Project Example You Can Adapt
Three worked project evaluation examples with indicators, baselines, targets and data sources you can adapt.
Grant Payroll Allocation Spreadsheet: A Template for Splitting Salaries Across Grants
How to set up a grant payroll allocation spreadsheet for staff on several grants: the effective dated table, the 100 percent check and the upkeep rules.
Foundation Proposal Template: What Private Funders Expect in Each Section
The eight sections in the order a program officer reads them, with a filled-in $25,000 request as a model.
Foundation Directory Online Cost: What Candid Charges in 2026
The Premium and Ultimate prices that replaced Foundation Directory Online, and the free routes that cut the bill.
Grant Writing Examples for Nonprofits: Weak and Strong Versions, Side by Side
Weak and strong versions of seven proposal sections side by side, plus the phrases that mark a weak draft.
Should We Apply for This Grant? A Go/No-Go Framework
Five tests and a weighted scorecard to decide if a grant is worth the staff time, and when the answer is no.
Sample Grant Proposal for Faith Based Organizations: A Section by Section Church Example
A church's fundable request: eligibility without a determination letter, and a ministry versus program cost split.
Grant Database Pricing Comparison: What Each Tool Costs in 2026
One dated table of what Instrumentl, Candid, GrantStation, GrantWatch and Kindora charge, with seats and export caps.
Sample Grant Proposal for Veterans Nonprofit Organizations: A Full Example
A veterans nonprofit proposal built section by section, including how to answer why the VA does not already cover it.
Allocating Salaries Across Multiple Grants: Method and Rules
How to split one paycheck across awards: choose an allocation base, keep time records, and follow a worked example.
Sample Grant Proposal for Library Literacy Program: Full Example and Free Download
A $38,000 library literacy request built from county literacy data, down to tutor and childcare budget lines.