Case Study: Ohio Arts Council achieves scalable, secure grant management with SmartSimple Cloud

Building a Scalable System at the Ohio Arts Council

The Ohio Arts Council, a private foundation focused on the arts, needed to replace an aging custom-built grants management system that could no longer support its evolving needs, security requirements, or demand for flexibility. To modernize its operations, the council turned to Foundant Technologies’ SmartSimple Cloud for Grants Management.

With Foundant Technologies’ SmartSimple Cloud, the Ohio Arts Council gained a scalable, highly configurable platform that its small team could manage independently with minimal technical overhead. The new system improved transparency, security, reporting, and workflow efficiency, helping the council manage up to 2,000 grants at a time and award $13 million in grants since 2015 while staying agile and accountable.

Ohio Arts Council

Dan Katona

Deputy Director