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For Private and Family Foundations with €8M+ annual budget

The all-in-one platform to run it all

Optimy gives small, high-trust teams the infrastructure to scale their giving programs without scaling their admin burden

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30%

less manual workload within 12 months of going live

15%

less time searching across spreadsheets and folders

20x

faster to make platform changes vs. legacy tools

100%

GDPR compliant, ISO certified, AWS infrastructure

Challenges

When the mission grows faster than the systems

The tools that worked at €2M in annual giving stop working at €10M. Here's where teams feel the pressure most

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Spreadsheets are now unmanageable

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Finding information takes longer than it should

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Board and family expectations are increasing

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When people leave, institutional memory leaves too

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Evaluation criteria shift from cycle to cycle

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Compliance documentation is scattered

The difference

What changes when you replace the spreadsheets

The shift from manual processes to a purpose-built platform is significant — especially for lean teams

Before Optimy
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Applications arrive by email and are manually entered into a spreadsheet

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Evaluation criteria re-created from scratch each grant cycle

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Annual report requires weeks of aggregating data from multiple files

After Optimy
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Applications collected through a structured portal, filtered automatically

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Scoring criteria defined once and reused consistently across all cycles

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Annual report data generated from the platform in a few clicks

How it works

Built to scale with your ambition

Whether you're running one program or five, the platform adapts to your processes rather than the other way around

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Structured intake that replaces the email inbox

Publish a branded portal in days. Required fields and upload validation ensure complete submissions before they enter your review queue — no more chasing missing documents.

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Reusable scoring criteria across grant cycles

Define your evaluation framework once. Apply it consistently across every cycle and every reviewer. Results ranked automatically so your team focuses on borderline cases, not obvious ones.

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Centralized grantee records and document storage

Every grantee, grant, document, and conversation in one searchable place. New team members get up to speed in days. No institutional knowledge lost when people move on.

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Payment scheduling linked to milestones

Funds release when conditions are met via Stripe integration. Full payment history per grantee, zero transaction fees taken by Optimy.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Centralized request intake

One branded portal replaces the inbox chaos. All requests flow through smart forms.

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Trusted by

Private and family foundations that chose Optimy to grow with

Trusted by private grantmaking teams who need reliability, flexibility, and simplicity in one platform

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Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation
Impact

Grants and sponsorships centralized across multiple countries, with role-based access for family members and external advisors.

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Nomis Foundation
Impact

Multi-stage research grant evaluation live, with full decision history preserved and accessible across staff transitions.

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Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon
Impact

Large-scale grantmaking managed with structured evaluation, rigorous impact measurement, and board-ready annual reporting.

350+
leading global organizations trust us
The Platform

Simple enough for a small team. Powerful enough to scale

Enterprise-grade infrastructure without enterprise-level complexity. Configurable by the people using it, not by an IT department

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Smart Application Forms

Branded intake forms with conditional logic and automatic pre-screening

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Consistent Scoring Across Cycles

Define your evaluation framework once and apply it across every cycle

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Centralized Grantee Records

Every grantee profile, document, and communication in one searchable system

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Impact Dashboards and Native BI

Built-in BI generates charts and exports data for annual reports, and donor communications

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GDPR and Role-based Access

Configure access levels per role so family principals, advisors, and staff each see exactly what they need

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Configurable Without IT

Start with one program and add more as you grow, no dev support required

FAQ

What private foundations ask us before they start

From concerns about complexity to questions about migration — what family foundation teams ask before their first demo

We are a small team. Is Optimy too complex for us?
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We currently use Excel and email. How disruptive is the migration?
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How do we give different access levels to family members versus staff?
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How does Optimy help us demonstrate impact to our board or family council?
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Does Optimy handle GDPR for a private foundation operating in Europe?
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See it built for
your foundation

A 30-min demo tailored to your grant program, team size, and growth stage

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GDPR compliant by design
ISO certified. AWS infrastructure hosted in Europe
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Response within 24 hours
Industry-leading SLA from day one
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1,000+ clients globally
Including private foundations across Europe and North America
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Live in 6 to 8 weeks
Onboarding designed for small teams, not IT departments
Resources

Tools for private foundation practitioners

Practical guides and frameworks designed for the specific challenges of family and private foundation management