GrantWatch Pricing: Which Plan is Best for You?

Unsure which GrantWatch pricing plan is the right choice for your organization?

Investing in a grants database is a big decision for nonprofits, which is why we’ve decided to take a closer look at GrantWatch’s pricing plans, features, and top alternatives to help you make an informed decision.

Let’s get started!

GrantWatch is an online grants database with over 7,000 active grants from foundations, businesses, and federal, state, and local governments in the United States and Canada.

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They offer nonprofits a choice between two types of accounts:

• Free accounts, or simply members, have access to the basic search filter, including adjusting searches by recipient type, location, and grant interests.
• Paid accounts, or MemberPlus, have access to their complete suite of features, including keyword searches, full grant information, weekly newsletters with new grants, and more.

Within the paid MemberPlus version, there are four different pricing tiers:

• $18 weekly
• $45 monthly
• $90 quarterly (three months)
• $199 annually

There is no differentiation between the features you get at their paid tiers; you have complete access to the platform for the duration of your subscription.

Determining which GrantWatch pricing plan is right for your nonprofit can be challenging, especially if you have limited resources.

Consider the following to see where you fit in:

• Weekly plans and monthly plans are best for those who just want to see what’s out there. Maybe they aren’t sure what they need from a grant database or have a singular project in mind. Regardless, they’re just exploring available platforms and features without a clear strategy in mind yet.
• Quarterly and annual plans are best for nonprofits who have a grant's strategy in place or are looking to set one up. They’re familiar with the grant process, and they want to take their efforts to the next level with a grant tool.

GrantWatch offers nonprofits a free trial of its grant archives, and there’s no need to place a credit card on file. This is a risk-free opportunity for users to examine grants and familiarize themselves with what GrantWatch can offer.

Now that we’ve covered GrantWatch’s pricing plans, let’s take a look at some of their top features so you know what you’re getting. As we mentioned earlier, GrantWatch provides information on thousands of active grants to individuals, small enterprises, and charity organizations of various sizes.

Here are their top features:

Database Search

GrantWatch users can search grants in its database by keywords, filtering by more than 50 different criteria. Additionally, you can save your search filters so that you don’t have to set up the same criteria every time.

These search tools can help save you time during your search, making it easier to locate opportunities that are relevant to you.

Grant Information

GrantWatch also provides information on each of their grants in their database, including:

• Grant eligibility information
• Geographic focus
• Pre-application and workshop information
• Description of grant program
• Funding amounts and number of awards
• Funding source contact details
• Links to grant applications and documents

GrantWatch keeps the information in their grant reports updated and archives them when they expire. Perhaps the most significant advantage of the MemberPlus+ plan is having direct links to requests for proposals (RFPs) to help streamline the search process.

Weekly Newsletter

Another one of GrantWatch’s features is its weekly newsletter. GrantWatch sends updates to its users weekly so that they can stay on top of new funding opportunities. New opportunities are brought directly to them.

Calendar

While it does seem like GrantWatch offers users a calendar for organizing grants, its overall grants management, tracking, and collaboration tools are extremely limited compared to other grant discovery platforms. You will need to use separate tools to manage the entire grant process because of this.

While GrantWatch can offer nonprofits a robust grant database, there are better alternatives out there that can help you with the entire end-to-end grant lifecycle, including Instrumentl.

Instrumentl is an all-in-one grant management platform that brings prospecting, tracking, and management within one easy-to-use tool. We do more than just help you search for grants. We empower you to take control of your funding strategy, identifying best-fit opportunities for you and streamlining your entire grant lifecycle.

Our goal is to help you secure more funding faster so you can focus on furthering your mission and driving meaningful change. While we may be biased, we believe that we are the best alternative out there. 

Here’s how our features stack up against GrantWatch:

Intelligent Matching

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Instrumentl’s grants database is the most extensive and comprehensive on the market, with more than 400,000 funders and 15,000 active RFPs across all sectors. What’s even cooler is that our database includes funders who may be invite-only or who don’t have websites. Our incredibly comprehensive database can’t be beat!

However, we know that not all of these opportunities will apply to you! Instead, you can set up saved projects based on your funding needs, and Instrumentl proactively searches its database to find relevant opportunities for you.

Here’s what Dr. Bev Browning, Author, Grant Consultant, and Coach at Bev Browning LLC had to say about our Smart Matching tool:
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“I started using Instrumentl and thought - oh my gosh, this is a miracle! This is going to save me weeks! It just does everything for me. I insert the keywords, set up a project, and it magically shows me the most relevant funding matches.”

Additionally, we flag new opportunities in the platform and deliver them straight to your inbox, so you never miss a new grant again!

Advanced Funder Insights

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Instrumentl digs deep. Our Advanced Funder Insights distill 990 data into easy-to-read snapshots. These insights include:

• Average and median grant sizes
• Geographic preferences
• Giving by NTEE code breakdowns
• Openness to new grantees
• Key contacts
• Total giving
• And more!

When you look up a funder’s profile in Instrumentl, you get a complete picture that helps you tailor grant applications and learn more about how you stack up against the competition.

End-to-end Grant Management

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Instrumentl eliminates silos by consolidating all grant activity in one single platform. This is an absolute game-changer.

Within Instrumentl, you can:

• Track your grants by status (i.e. “researching” vs. “awarded”).
• Create tasks and assign them to your team, acting as a single source of truth to drive role clarity.
• Store all of your notes and documents in one place for your whole team to access.
• View your workflow and identify barriers, tracking what stage of the process you’re in at a glance.
• See your upcoming deadlines, including as a calendar view so you can get a comprehensive look at your upcoming deliverables. You even get real-time updates and notifications if there are changes to the deadlines!
• Track spend down to manage your awards and reports.
• And so much more!

From prospecting to post-award management, you can really do it all on Instrumentl.

Instrumentl is a powerful tool for organizations who are looking to scale their funding strategies and improve their data-driven decision-making capabilities.

We realize we may be biased, so don’t just take our word for it! We encourage you to conduct your own research and read what real users have to say about their Instrumentl experiences.

When you’re ready, sign up for our 14-day free trial to experience Instrumentl for yourself!