Where is this available?
In the UK — this page describes Plinth's UK product. In the US, Plinth offers AI grant management for US foundations — 501(c)(3) verification, OFAC screening and Form 990 review. Any figures on this page describe Plinth's UK operation.
AI Grant Managementtrusted by 60+ UK funders
Cut assessment time by over 50%. Automate due diligence checks. Generate impact reports on demand. Managing over £200M+ in annual grant-making.
Book a demoDeveloped with Foundations and Government across the UK.
How it works
We transform every step of the grantmaking process.
Application
Supporting groups to write better applications
Due Diligence
Auto-checking policies, finances and documents
Assessment
Auto-finding evidence for assessment criteria
Feedback
Auto-drafting feedback for every applicant
Monitoring
Compare application to progress reports
Reporting
Generate stunning reports in seconds
Rigorous.
Safeguarding policies, governance documents, finances – checked automatically
Verified against Charity Commission & Companies House
News and reputational risk flagged
One programme, as many rounds as you run
A fund that opens twice a year is one programme with two rounds, not two unrelated funds that happen to share a name. Plinth models it that way: a parent programme holds the setup, and each round inherits it — so criteria, forms and settings are defined once and the reporting adds up across every round you have ever run.
Inherit or override
Each round takes the parent's setup by default and can override what genuinely differs — the dates, the budget, the criteria for that cycle. Nobody rebuilds a fund from scratch every spring.
Share a form, or fork it
Rounds can share one application, assessment or monitoring form, so a wording fix lands everywhere at once. When a round needs to diverge, fork a private copy — and see which other rounds use a form before you change it.
Move an application
A strong application that arrives too late for one round can be moved into the next rather than rejected and re-keyed, carrying its assessment history with it.
Fast.
Due diligence and assessment reduced from 2-3 hours to just 20-30 minutes
Only 1 assessor needed per fund instead of 3-5
A simpler process for applicants too
Demonstrable.
Impact reports generated on demand
Pull from your full grant history — outcomes, milestones, financials
Polished and ready for trustees, donors, policymakers, whoever's asking
Proven in practice.
"This is so extremely helpful, it reduces our time spent on due diligence by more than half, easily."
Niamh Graham
Young Kensington & Chelsea
"Plinth dramatically improved the speed and efficiency of our work without sacrificing quality."
Sharon Gollan
Head of Grants at Point North
Your return on investment.
| Before | → | After | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Due Diligence & Assessment | 2-3 hours | 20-30 minutes | |
| # Assessors / fund | 3-5 | 1 | |
| Feedback given | Generic/templated | Personalised and specific | |
| Impact Reporting | Annually, for big funds or overall | On demand – tailored to your stakeholders. |
Start saving real time and money
See the adminstrative benefits of using AI immediately for every application you (do or don't) receive.
Calculate Your Potential ROI
* Assumes 33% of applications are currently ineligible, reduced by 50% with AI screening
Getting started.
Go live in a single day — our AI-powered onboarding imports your existing PDF fund guidelines and Word application forms automatically. Begin with a 6-month pilot, flexible contracts, no multi-year lock-ins.
Complete GMS
Use Plinth as your sole Grant Management System.
Application Portal
Replace your form builder, and send applications from Plinth to your GMS.
Assessment Portal
Connect to your GMS and pull applications into Plinth for AI powered assessment.
Protected and secure data.
Enterprise-grade security built for the trust sector. Read our full security overview.
UK/EU Data Residency
Hosted on Google Cloud Platform (europe-west3). Static assets served via Vercel.
Encryption
All data encrypted at rest and in transit. TLS for all connections, salted and hashed passwords via scrypt.
Penetration Testing
Annual independent penetration testing by qualified third parties. Attestations available on request.
Backups & Recovery
Daily backups stored for 30 days, plus point-in-time recovery for the last 7 days. 0 RPO, 0 RTO.
GDPR Compliant
Fully GDPR compliant. Your data is never used to train any AI models.
Access Control & Audit
Role-based access with row-level permissions. Full audit logs for all data changes.
Connect with your existing systems.
Use Plinth as a standalone system or integrate with your existing tools. Replace or augment your current GMS.
Salesforce Integration
Full integration including the Outbound Funds Module — live with Rank Foundation, Kent CF, NI CF, and Staffordshire CF.
API Access
Connect your own systems with our API for custom integrations and data flows.
CSV & Excel Exports
Export your data at any time in CSV or Excel format for your own reporting and analysis.
Charity Commission & Companies House
Built-in data feeds from Charity Commission and Companies House — no manual lookups needed.
Pricing.
Choose the plan that fits your grantmaking scale.
Community Fund
For organisations just starting out grantmaking.
£7,500/year
- Up to £1m given out
- Up to 150 applications a year
- Up to 25 funded partners a year
- Applications
- Funded partner management
- Impact reporting
- Due diligence
- Onboarding
- Training
Local Foundation
For established local foundations and community trusts.
£12,500/year
- Up to £2.5m given out
- Up to 500 applications a year
- Up to 100 funded partners a year
- Applications
- Funded partner management
- Impact reporting
- Due diligence
- Onboarding
- Training
- SSO
Multi-programme
For grantmakers running several programmes side by side.
£20,000/year
- Up to £5m given out
- Up to 1,000 applications a year
- Up to 200 funded partners a year
- Applications
- Funded partner management
- Impact reporting
- Due diligence
- Onboarding
- Training
- SSO
- Operational KPI and team performance tools
National
For national funders and major place-based programmes giving out more than the tiers above cover.
Contact us
- Over £5m given out
- Applications and funded partners sized with you
- Applications
- Funded partner management
- Impact reporting
- Due diligence
- Onboarding
- Training
- SSO
- Operational KPI and team performance tools
- Enterprise terms and custom agreements
- Custom contracting and procurement support
Contact us.
1. Receive a 30 minute demo.
2. See entire application lifecycle.
3. Receive a tailored ROI.