Case Study: Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation achieves 60% faster scholarship administration and paperless grant processes with Foundant Technologies' Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM)

Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation - Customer Case Study

The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation (GRACF) faced a paper‑intensive, time-consuming process for managing high volumes of grant and scholarship applications that diverted staff from strategic work. To address this, GRACF turned to Foundant Technologies and its Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM) to move applications online and streamline administration.

Foundant Technologies implemented GLM, launching online scholarship applications in 2007 and fully eliminating paper the following year. The result: GRACF cut scholarship administration time by 60%, removed paper application forms for most programs, increased communication and collaboration with nonprofit grantees, and freed staff to focus on higher‑value activities.

Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

Sarah Copeland

Director of Grants and Programs