# Write your grant report with a source behind every number

> Every number in the draft is tagged with the file and line it came from, so you can check it in seconds.

Paste your grant goals, your numbers and a few stories, and get a draft funder report where every figure points back to where it came from, plus a list of claims you still need to back up.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/grant-report-with-a-source-for-every-number/
- Category: Wow your clients
- Made for: Small business owners, Consultants
- Works in: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 20 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Claude for Nonprofits adds this as a skill on Team and Enterprise plans. The prompt works on any plan.
- Published: 2026-10-27

## How do I write a grant report funders will trust?

Give an AI chat your grant goals, your real numbers and a few stories, and ask it to tag every figure with its source and list any claim without one. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini all do this with the prompt. Nonprofits on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan also get a built-in reporting skill (as of October 2026). Whichever you use, check the unsourced list before you send anything.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Help me write a report for [FUNDER NAME, e.g. a community foundation] covering [REPORTING PERIOD, e.g. January to June]. Here's what we promised: [GRANT GOALS, e.g. 200 families served, 3 workshops]. Here are our numbers: [YOUR NUMBERS, e.g. attendance sheet, sign-up totals]. Here are a few short stories: [YOUR STORIES].

Write a warm, plain-language report with these sections: summary, goals versus results, what we learned, one story, and next steps.

Rules:
1. After every number, add its source in parentheses, like (attendance sheet, row 12).
2. Use only the numbers I gave you. Never round up or estimate.
3. Where we fell short, say so honestly and explain why in one or two sentences.
4. At the end, list any claim in the report that doesn't have a source yet, so I can fill the gap before sending.
```

## Step by step

1. Gather the grant's original goals, your numbers and two or three short stories
2. Open Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and attach or paste them
3. Paste the prompt and fill in the funder and the reporting period
4. Check the list of unsupported claims before you send the report

## What you'll get

A funder-ready report draft with a source tag on every number, an honest goals versus results section and a list of gaps to fix first.

## Good to know

**How do I write a grant report funders will trust?** Give an AI chat your grant goals, your real numbers and a few stories, and ask it to tag every figure with its source and list any claim without one. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini all do this with the prompt. Nonprofits on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan also get a built-in reporting skill (as of October 2026). Whichever you use, check the unsourced list before you send anything.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Claude for Nonprofits adds this as a skill on Team and Enterprise plans. The prompt works on any plan.

**How long does it take?** About 20 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 5 blanks: funder name, reporting period, grant goals, your numbers and your stories. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A funder-ready report draft with a source tag on every number, an honest goals versus results section and a list of gaps to fix first.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Claude blog: https://claude.com/blog/expanding-claude-for-nonprofits. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Website Audit (An evidence-cited, branded audit of any site, ready to hand a client); Slide Deck Designer (A blog post or an idea into a beautiful, on-brand deck. No Canva, no Gamma, no designer).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.