Koolay GrantHub Pro

GrantHub Pro is an AI grant-discovery and application workspace from Koolay that searches 30K+ live grant opportunities and 145K funder records, scores every match by fit, and bundles a writing assistant — sold as a one-time lifetime license instead of a recurring subscription.

What is Koolay GrantHub Pro?

Koolay GrantHub Pro is the grant-discovery module of Koolay, a self-described 'operating system for nonprofits' that bundles donation pages, donor CRM, events, e-sign, and grants into one platform built for $1M-$25M organizations. GrantHub Pro sits on top of a claimed 30K+ active-grant database and 145K funder records enriched with IRS 990 data (the vendor's marketing page quotes 1.9M nonprofits and 184K funders). You enter an EIN or a keyword, and an AI analyst powered by Claude Sonnet 4.5 searches, scores every match by fit, and explains why each grant qualifies against funder priorities — a workflow the vendor pitches as a replacement for manual 990 digging or $3,588-$11,988/year research subscriptions like Instrumentl or Candid. Alongside discovery there's a 'Why-GO' match score, a Kanban application pipeline with deadline alerts, saved searches and exports, and AI-assisted grant-writing grounded in your mission and past applications. GrantHub Lite, a trimmed free version of the same database with EIN matching and keyword search, is free forever for nonprofits under $1M in revenue. The Pro AI workspace is sold as a one-time lifetime license (also included in Koolay's Impact plan at $299/mo), which is what AppSumo is discounting here. The company is bootstrapped, founded March 6, 2026, and based in San Francisco, with two co-founders and a 1-10 person team; the AppSumo launch has no user reviews yet.

Key Features

• *AI Grant Analyst** — Claude Sonnet 4.5 runs multi-step searches that find, score, and explain each grant match against funder priorities in plain language.
• *30K+ Active Grant Database** — Search live grant opportunities by EIN or keyword with AI-ranked match scoring instead of manual filtering.
• *EIN / 990 Auto-Matching** — GrantHub pulls your IRS 990 profile and auto-matches grants and funders your organization actually qualifies for.
• *Funder Intelligence** — Explore 145K funders with giving history and typical award sizes, plus upcoming deadlines to prioritize applications.
• *Why-GO Scoring** — Each match gets a transparent fit score explaining how well it aligns with the funder's stated priorities.
• *AI Grant-Writing Assist** — Draft applications with an AI writer grounded in your mission, budgets, and past submissions.
• *Application Pipeline & Alerts** — A Kanban-style pipeline with deadline alerts and version history so no RFP slips through.
• *Saved Searches & Exports** — Save searches and alerts and export saved RFPs and funders for reporting or offline work.
• *All-in-One Nonprofit Suite** — Grant data, donors, and e-signatures live in one system of record, replacing the Instrumentl + CRM + DocuSign stack.

Who is it for?

• Small nonprofits under $1M revenue who want free EIN-matched grant discovery without a credit card (GrantHub Lite)
• Grant writers and consultants managing multiple clients who want AI-scored shortlists instead of nights of 990 digging
• Budget-conscious nonprofits priced out of Instrumentl and Candid subscriptions who want one-time pricing
• Mid-market nonprofits (up to ~$25M) evaluating Koolay as an all-in-one platform, where GrantHub Pro is included in the Impact plan

Who is it NOT for?

• Organizations that need an established product with independent reviews and a multi-year track record
• High-volume grant teams who will exceed the 50-250 monthly AI-credit cap and resent being pushed onto a recurring plan
• Anyone already happily on Instrumentl, Candid, or GrantStation who doesn't need to switch for a lifetime price
• Buyers who want grant research only — you're buying the edge of a bigger platform whose roadmap may favor Koolay's subscription plans