Run your grants on a common application form.
Transforming grant funding to make it quicker, easier and cheaper for funders and non-profits.
Book a demo93% of grant questions have been asked before.
We analysed 126,560 grant application questions. Most of them ask for the same things, and charities pay to answer them again every time.
What funders ask for
The same questions come up on almost every form.
On Fundin, every one of these is already in the common application.
What is a common application form?
It covers the questions almost every funder asks. Every funder on Fundin accepts it and adds up to five questions of their own. Each application has three parts:
You still get a full application. It's just collected differently.
Every section you'd expect on your own form, complete and in the same order every time. Most of it is filled in before the charity starts, so they only write what's new.
Four layers of data on every charity.
Every application on Fundin is built on four layers of data. Most platforms rely on register data alone.
Layers one to three are public data, pulled in automatically. Layer four is the charity's own profile. Add your five questions, and that's the application.
Why it works.
From launch to final report, in one place.
Everything a grant management system should do, with the charity data already built in.
Fewer forms. More conversations.
Traditional grant making hides behind forms. Charities write for a scoring sheet, funders read hundreds of pages, and the people on each side rarely talk.
Fundin takes the checking off your plate so your team's time goes where it matters: getting to know the charities you fund. Technology does the admin. People make the decisions.
Try it free, alongside the software you already use.
We're running free pilots with a small group of funders. Keep your current grant system, run one round through Fundin, and tell us what to build next.
Questions
Won’t making it easier to apply mean more applications?
No, you’ll get fewer, better-fit ones. You set the eligibility criteria, and organisations are told they’re ineligible before they start writing, so ineligible applications never reach you. If you need more control over volume, we’ll build it with you during your pilot.
Five questions isn’t much. Will we get enough information?
Yes. Our analysis of 126,560 grant questions found that one common application plus five questions of your own fully answers 9 in 10 application forms. Every application includes the organisation’s verified public data, its accounts, its full profile and the project details: what it’s asking for, the budget and the expected outcomes. Your five questions are reserved for what matters most to you. If something’s missing, tell us during your pilot and we’ll build it.
Does AI decide who gets funded?
No. The only automated step is the eligibility check, which compares facts like income, location and legal structure against your criteria. Everything that needs judgement, including your five questions and the final decision, is reviewed by your team. The aim is less time on admin and more time with the organisations you fund.
Does this remove the human element from grant making?
No, it adds to it. Funders spend a large share of their time on admin: screening out ineligible applications, chasing missing information and checking basic facts. We do that part, so your team gets that time back for what forms can’t do. That means visiting projects, speaking to the people behind them, and building relationships with organisations you might never have found otherwise. Less time on paperwork, more time with the people you fund.
How do you know the data is accurate?
Financial information comes from official filings with the Charity Commission and Companies House, not from what organisations say about themselves. Before submitting, every charity sees exactly what you’ll see and confirms or corrects it. Due diligence documents, such as governing documents, safeguarding policies and accounts, are reviewed by a person.
Fundin helps charities apply for grants. How can you be neutral?
Whether a charity pays Fundin makes no difference to how it shows up for funders. It doesn’t affect search ranking, matching or eligibility, and funders can’t see who is a customer. Every registered charity and CIC in the UK, all 171k+, is already profiled from public data, so organisations that have never used Fundin are just as visible as those that have.
We already use a grant management system. Do we have to switch?
No. Pilots run alongside your existing system. You can also use eligibility checks on their own: add your criteria and check organisations one at a time, in bulk by CSV, or through our API.
Is it free for charities?
Yes. Charities never pay to create a profile or to apply, so no cost lands on your applicants.
Can we ask for documents as well as questions?
Yes. Ask for policies, a project plan or anything else you need. Documents a charity already has in their profile, like accounts or a safeguarding policy, are reused, so they don’t send them twice.