Case Study: Bader Philanthropies achieves streamlined, flexible cloud grants management and lower costs with SmartSimple Cloud

Breaking away from the limitations of a rigidly structured grants management system for Bader Philanthropies

Bader Philanthropies, which awards roughly $16 million in grants annually, was constrained by an outdated on‑premise grants system (GIFTS Classic) that was inflexible, slow to upload documents, limited concurrent users, and costly due to per‑user licensing. Seeking cloud access, automated workflows, better PRI handling and more flexible pricing, Bader Philanthropies chose SmartSimple Cloud for Grants Management (with Premium Support) to replace their legacy system.

SmartSimple Cloud implemented a configurable cloud platform with automated workflows, a PRI amortization module that auto‑calculates and posts repayments to budgets, faster document uploads, and a pay‑per‑use licensing model plus a Dedicated Support Representative. As a result, user fees dropped significantly, concurrent‑user bottlenecks were eliminated, remote access and automated reminders improved staff efficiency, and applicants reported much easier application completion — delivering measurable cost and time savings for Bader Philanthropies thanks to SmartSimple Cloud.

Bader Philanthropies

Kim Thao

Operations Manager