About Instrumentl

We're moving the world forward.

We helped over 3,000 organizations win over $1,000,000,000 in 2023 by bringing discovery, research and tracking to one place. Our customers are on the front lines educating kids, saving endangered species, and restoring watersheds.

Meet the team
An elated person moving the world forward

How it started

Founded in 2015, Instrumentl was built to help fundraisers make the best use of their valuable time and energy. We make the grant process faster, easier, and more efficient, so you can do what you do best: make a positive impact.

Meet the team
Leadership team in Austin, 2024
Leadership team at our Austin offsite
Company photo in Austin, TX
Almost everyone at our Austin offsite

How it's going

Weโ€™re headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, and thanks to the thousands of nonprofits and academic institutions that use us to find their funding, there's a little part of Instrumentl in every US state and country around the world.

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We're moving the world forward

Our charts are dramatically up-and-to-the-right ๐Ÿ“ˆ โ€” weโ€™re cash flow positive and doubling year-over-year, with customers who love us (NPS is 65+ and Ellis PMF survey is 60+). Join us on this rocket ship to Mars!

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Sales team at our Maryland offsite

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Team

Alex Palazzo
Alex Palazzo
Revenue Operations Manager
Most likely to gather you for a dinner party ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Domestic Violence, Housing Equity
Pronouns:
she/her

Sales

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Alia Azhar
Alia Azhar
Account Executive
Most likely to take you shopping for vintage furniture ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Poverty Alleviation, Social Justice & Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid
Pronouns:
she/her

Sales

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Amber Suratte
Amber Suratte
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to be trying out a new recipe ๐Ÿฒ
Favorite funding areas:
Food Security, Environmental Conservation, Women's Rights & Equality
Pronouns:
she/her

Engineering

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Amy Villegas
Amy Villegas
Grants Data Editor
Most likely to hug you multiple times โœจ
Favorite funding areas:
Environmental Education, Social Justice / Human Rights, Environmental Stewardship
Pronouns:

Content

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Amรฉlie Heurteux
Amรฉlie Heurteux
Customer Success Manager
Most likely to travel the world looking for surf spots! ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Food Security, Environmental Conservation, Homelessness Services
Pronouns:

Customer Success

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Anders Howerton
Anders Howerton
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to be driving a car from the 1980s ๐Ÿš™
Favorite funding areas:
Unhoused Issues, Racial Equity, LGBQTIA+
Pronouns:
he/him

Engineering

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Angela Braren
Angela Braren
Co-founder & Board Member
Most likely to high five you ๐Ÿ™Œ
Favorite funding areas:
LGBTQI Services, Animal Welfare, Environmental Conservation
Pronouns:

Leadership

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Bonnie Burton
Bonnie Burton
Content Operations Manager
Most likely to be wearing leopard print ๐Ÿฆ
Favorite funding areas:
Education Access & Equity, Healthcare Access, Food Waste
Pronouns:

Content

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Bryanah Tonkins
Bryanah Tonkins
Customer Success Manager
Most likely to travel for a concert or music festival ๐ŸŽถ
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Education, Music and Arts
Pronouns:
she/her

Customer Success

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Celine Fabry Bursztein
Celine Fabry Bursztein
Senior Software Engineer
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Favorite funding areas:
Museums, Education, Technology Access & Digital Literacy
Pronouns:
she/her

Engineering

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Coco Conway
Coco Conway
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to be listening to a podcast or audiobook ๐ŸŽง
Favorite funding areas:
Poverty Alleviation, Criminal Justice Reform, Human Rights
Pronouns:
she/they

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Engineering

Cody Hasty
Cody Hasty
Data, Tools, and Infrastructure Engineer
Most likely to be checking out a nearby bug ๐Ÿ
Favorite funding areas:
STEM Education, Obesity, Public Infrastructure
Pronouns:

Engineering

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Corielle Heath Laaspere
Corielle Heath Laaspere
Sales Manager
Most likely to talk to you about Star Trek ๐Ÿ––
Favorite funding areas:
Women's Rights & Equality, Violence Prevention
Pronouns:
she/her

Sales

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Craig Gaver
Craig Gaver
Account Executive
Most likely to spend all weekend playing beach volleyball ๐Ÿ–๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Human Rights, Social Justice, Education
Pronouns:
he/him

Sales

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Devon Jackson
Devon Jackson
Account Executive
Most likely to be found on a football field ๐Ÿˆ
Favorite funding areas:
Entrepreneurship, Sports & Athletics, Social Justice
Pronouns:

Sales

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Dom Ng
Dom Ng
Head of Finance and Operations
Most likely to cover my eyes during a scary movie ๐Ÿ™ˆ
Favorite funding areas:
Education Access and Equity, Food Security, At-Risk Youth
Pronouns:

Operations

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Leadership

Eric Chon
Eric Chon
Customer Support Associate
Most likely to lose at Scrabble ๐ŸŽฒ
Favorite funding areas:
Human Rights, Social Justice, Public Infrastructure
Pronouns:
he/him

Customer Success

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Eyรผp AtiลŸ
Eyรผp AtiลŸ
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to memorize songs within minutes ๐ŸŽถ
Favorite funding areas:
Music, Biking, Tourism
Pronouns:

Engineering

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Furkan Ural
Furkan Ural
Senior Software Engineer
Mostly like to dive into new adventures ๐Ÿ‘ป
Favorite funding areas:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Coffee, Environmental Engineering
Pronouns:

Engineering

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Gabriel Harkov
Gabriel Harkov
Head of Sales
Most likely to have a dad joke ๐Ÿ˜
Favorite funding areas:
Human Rights, Education, Music and Arts
Pronouns:

Sales

Leadership

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Gabriel Sinkin
Gabriel Sinkin
Head of Engineering
Most likely to be eating at any given moment ๐Ÿ˜‹
Favorite funding areas:
Education - Preschool / Early Learning, Youth Involvement in the Arts, Food Security
Pronouns:

Engineering

Leadership

Product

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Gauri Manglik
Gauri Manglik
CEO & Co-founder
Most likely to win at Codenames ๐Ÿ”Ž
Favorite funding areas:
Social Justice, Environmental Policy & Justice, Education
Pronouns:
she/her

Leadership

Product

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Griffin Botts
Griffin Botts
Account Executive
Most likely to toot my own horn (no, reallyโ€”I play the horn!) ๐Ÿ“ฏ
Favorite funding areas:
Human Rights, Environmental Policy & Justice, Music and Arts
Pronouns:
he/him

Sales

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Hope Armstrong
Hope Armstrong
Lead Product Designer
Most likely to change the lighting ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Environmental Justice, Animal Rights, Social Justice
Pronouns:
she/her

Design

Product

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Ishita Arora
Ishita Arora
Head of Product
Most likely to be dreaming up a new recipe ๐Ÿฅ˜
Favorite funding areas:
Climate Change Resilience, Cancer Research, Homelessness Services
Pronouns:
she/her

Product

Leadership

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James Brown
James Brown
Data, Tools, and Infrastructure Engineer
Most likely to be using a terminal emulator โŒจ๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Criminal Justice System Reform, Education, Environmental Policy
Pronouns:
he/him

Engineering

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Jason Andres Platas
Jason Andres Platas
Content Review Team Lead
Most likely to have Cumbia music playing ๐Ÿฅ
Favorite funding areas:
Environmental Education, Youth Development, Educational Access and Equality
Pronouns:

Content

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Jay Love
Jay Love
Board Member
Most likely to be willing to help an up and coming entrepreneur ๐Ÿš€
Favorite funding areas:
Education, Youth Services, Food Scarcity, International Health Care
Pronouns:

Leadership

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Joshua Pillock
Joshua Pillock
Account Executive
Most likely to find the best pizza ๐Ÿ•
Favorite funding areas:
Language Education, Educational Access and Equity, Community Health Education
Pronouns:
he/him

Sales

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Karen Benson
Karen Benson
Grants Directory Editor
Most likely to have paint on my clothes ๐ŸŽจ
Favorite funding areas:
Women's Rights and Equality, LGBTQ Rights, Educational Access and Equality
Pronouns:
she/her

Content

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Karen Lee
Karen Lee
Account Executive
Most likely to be holding a cup of coffee, tea, or boba drink โ˜•
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Educational Access & Equity, Youth Development
Pronouns:
she/her

Sales

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Katarina Leiser
Katarina Leiser
Account Executive
Most likely to take you to the beach ๐Ÿš
Favorite funding areas:
Criminal Justice System Reform, Marine/Ocean Conversation, Wellness & Healthy Living
Pronouns:

Sales

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Kate Robinson
Kate Robinson
Content Review Associate
Most likely to get lost in a flea market ๐Ÿ—๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Basic Human Needs, Arts / Culture Access & Participation
Pronouns:
she/they

Content

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Katie Castillo
Katie Castillo
Account Executive
Most likely to bake you custom sugar cookies ๐Ÿช
Favorite funding areas:
Poverty Alleviation, Early Childhood Education, Homelessness Services
Pronouns:
she/her

Sales

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Kyle Ward
Kyle Ward
Customer Enablement Manager
Most likely to win a plant identification contest ๐ŸŒฟ
Favorite funding areas:
Education Access & Equity, Sustainable Agriculture, Human Rights
Pronouns:
he/him

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Customer Success

Liz Baker
Liz Baker
Product Manager
Most likely to be stacking hay bales ๐Ÿด
Favorite funding areas:
Sustainable Agriculture, Criminal Justice Reform, Animal Welfare
Pronouns:

Content

Product

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Mary Mezzetti
Mary Mezzetti
Account Executive
Most likely to get lost in a good book ๐Ÿ“–
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Disaster Relief, Youth Programs related to Art or Sports
Pronouns:
she/her

Sales

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Maud Duchac
Maud Duchac
Sales Operations and Strategy Lead
Most likely to be shredding on a mountain bike ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Diversity & Inclusion, Food Access & Hunger, Women's Rights & Equality
Pronouns:

Sales

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Michael Boosalis
Michael Boosalis
Product Marketing Manager
Most likely to be with my camera ๐Ÿ“ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Community Development, Disaster Preparedness and Relief, Community and School Gardens
Pronouns:

Growth

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Okan Binli
Okan Binli
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to have knowledge about your motorcycle (if you have one) ๐Ÿ๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Art & Culture, Animal Wellfare, Education
Pronouns:

Engineering

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Priya Devineni
Priya Devineni
Head of Customer Success
Most likely to always be cold ๐Ÿฅถ
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Environmental Conservation, Women's Rights and Equality
Pronouns:
she/her

Customer Success

Leadership

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Rachel Dippel
Rachel Dippel
Data Entry Clerk
Most likely to be outside on the trail ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Education, Climate Change Resilience, Environmental Conservation
Pronouns:

Content

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Rachel Fidler Cannella
Rachel Fidler Cannella
Events & Community Manager
Most likely to be camping in the backcountry ๐Ÿ•๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Educational Access & Equity, Environmental Education, Music & Arts
Pronouns:
she/her

Growth

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Rachel Phillips
Rachel Phillips
Recruitment Partner
Most likely to dance at the drop of a beat ๐Ÿฅ
Favorite funding areas:
Urban Climate Change Resilience, LGBTQI+ Services, Play & Outdoor Education
Pronouns:

Operations

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Rebecca Huber
Rebecca Huber
Associate Support Specialist
Most likely to ask you random trivia ๐ŸŽค
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Inner-City Youth Education
Pronouns:
she/her

Customer Success

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Riley Robinson-Higgins
Riley Robinson-Higgins
Customer Enablement Manager
Most likely to hug a tree ๐ŸŒฒ
Favorite funding areas:
Criminal Justice System Reform, Immigration Services, Food Access and Hunger
Pronouns:
she/her

Customer Success

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Ryan Carruthers
Ryan Carruthers
Content Marketer
Most likely to be immersed in several books simultaneously ๐Ÿ“š
Favorite funding areas:
Mentorship Programs, Youth Programs, Early Childhood Education
Pronouns:
he/him

Growth

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Sam Albon
Sam Albon
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Most likely to ask for poutine ๐ŸŸ
Favorite funding areas:
Climate Action, Homelessness Services, Mental Health
Pronouns:
they/them

Engineering

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Sara Guerra
Sara Guerra
Ops Coordinator
Most likely to be petting a cat ๐Ÿ˜ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Rescue, Mental Health, Education
Pronouns:

Operations

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Sarah Berman
Sarah Berman
Content Associate
Most likely to eat all of the tomatoes in the garden before they're fully ripe ๐Ÿ…
Favorite funding areas:
Art for Social Change, Green Infrastructure, Environmental Education
Pronouns:
they/them

Content

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Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall
Content Reviewer
Most likely to be on my Kindle ๐Ÿ“–
Favorite funding areas:
Financial Literacy, At-Risk Youth, Criminal Justice Reform
Pronouns:

Content

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Senthil Arivudainambi
Senthil Arivudainambi
Senior AI Engineer
Most likely to be tinkering something โš’๏ธ
Favorite funding areas:
Climate Change Resilience
Pronouns:
he/him

Engineering

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Tara Molina
Tara Molina
Content Associate - Submissions
Most likely to be drinking chai! โ˜•
Favorite funding areas:
Educational Access & Equity, Environmental Education, Music & Arts
Pronouns:
she/her

Content

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Tina Drake
Tina Drake
Business Operations
Most likely to ask to pet your dog ๐Ÿถ
Favorite funding areas:
Herpetological Conservation, Reproductive Rights, Climatology
Pronouns:
she/her

Operations

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Whitney Gardner
Whitney Gardner
Account Executive
Most likely to be found rollerblading in the park ๐ŸŒณ
Favorite funding areas:
Anti-Trafficking Efforts, Youth Involvement in the Arts, Clean Drinking Water
Pronouns:

Sales

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Will Yang
Will Yang
Head of Growth
Most likely to know a random fact ๐Ÿง 
Favorite funding areas:
Entrepreneurship, Tutoring & Mentoring, After School / Summer Educational Programs
Pronouns:

Growth

Leadership

Product

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Product Designer
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Favorite funding areas:
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Pronouns:

Design

Product

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Favorite funding areas:
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Pronouns:

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