Know if you qualify for a grant before you spend a week applying
It checks every rule in the call against your group and flags any deal-breaker before you write a word.
Published . Steps as of October 2026.
How do I know if my nonprofit qualifies for a grant?
Paste the full funding call into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with a few facts about your group, and ask for a rule-by-rule eligibility check. Any of the three can do it as a copy-paste prompt. If your nonprofit is on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan, the Claude for Nonprofits plugin adds fundraising skills as of October 2026. If you only have one grant to check, the free prompt is enough.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
You're an experienced grant reviewer. I'll paste a funding call below. Before I spend time applying, check whether my organization is eligible. About us: [YOUR ORGANIZATION, e.g. a small food bank run by volunteers]. Who we serve: [WHO YOU SERVE, e.g. families in two rural counties]. Annual budget: [ANNUAL BUDGET, e.g. about 180,000 a year]. Legal status: [LEGAL STATUS, e.g. registered charity since 2019]. The project we'd want funded: [PROJECT IDEA, e.g. a weekend meal program for kids]. Go through every eligibility rule, required document and deadline in the call. Make a table with three columns: the rule, what we have, and a verdict (meets, doesn't meet, or unclear). Quote the exact wording for anything unclear. Then give an overall verdict: apply, maybe, or skip, with one sentence on why. List the documents we'd need to gather and the real deadline. If our project doesn't fit what this funder pays for, say so plainly. Funding call: [PASTE THE FUNDING CALL]
Paste a grant or funding call and a few facts about your group, and get a rule-by-rule eligibility check with a clear apply, maybe or skip verdict.
Step by step
- Copy the full text of the funding call, or attach the PDF
- Paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and fill in your details
- Read the verdict and the rules you don't meet yet
- Ask for a short email to the funder about anything that's unclear
What you'll get
A rule-by-rule eligibility table, an apply, maybe or skip verdict, and a list of the documents and deadlines that matter.
Works in any chat. The Claude for Nonprofits plugin adds fundraising skills at no extra cost on nonprofit Team and Enterprise plans.
- Made for
- Small business owners, Consultants, Everyone
- Works in
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
