Run public foundation grants with full transparency.

One place for every grant cycle. Every decision documented, every cent traceable, every report defensible.

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340+

Organizations worldwide

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Countries that we are active in

1.5M+

Social Impact projects managed through Optimy

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Languages supported by the platform

Challenges

The accountability load on every public grant program.

Public money, public scrutiny. Every grant cycle has to be defensible to applicants, oversight bodies, and the public. Here's what public foundation teams tell us every week.

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Defensibility

Every decision must be fully justifiable to applicants, oversight bodies, and the public.

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Capacity strain

Application volumes outpace team capacity, and multi-stakeholder reviews are hard to coordinate.

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Slow accountability

Proving outcomes to funders and the public is slow, leaving impact reports months behind actual results.

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Institutional risk

Institutional knowledge erodes with turnover, and compliance requirements differ across jurisdictions.

Who is involved

Built for every role behind public grantmaking.

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Foundation Director

Defend every decision in front of the public eye.

Translate your mandate into structured programs with clear criteria. Walk into oversight meetings with outcomes and audit trails ready.

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Program Officer

Run high-volume intake without losing fairness.

Automate eligibility screening, scoring, document collection, and applicant communication, consistent across every cycle.

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Compliance & Reporting Officer

Audit-ready by design.

Every action timestamped and linked to a user. Conflict-of-interest controls enforced at the system level. Reports for oversight bodies and government funders generated from the platform.

End-to-end process

From mandate to public report

Optimy maps every step of your grant cycle. Each stage hands off to the next, automatically, with full audit trail at every point.

Watch a 2-minute platform tour
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Translate your mission into grant programs

Workshop with your team. Your funding mandate, your strategic priorities, your evaluation criteria, translated into the public grant programs you'll run.

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Configure each program to your governance

Eligibility rules, scoring criteria, approval workflows, language variants, and reporting templates set up per program and per jurisdiction.

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Publish open calls and receive applications

Branded public portal live 24/7. Multi-language eligibility rules and document requirements applied automatically per applicant location.

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Pre-screen and vet applicants automatically

Short eligibility questionnaires filter ineligible applicants before the full form. Compliance flags surfaced before any funding decision.

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Score, shortlist, and run team reviews

Every application ranked against your weighted criteria. Shortlists routed to your evaluation team, internal or external, with conflict-of-interest controls applied automatically.

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Decide, disburse, and document every step

Branded notifications for every approval and rejection. Scheduled payments based on program rules. Every score, approval, rejection, and communication preserved.

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Manage funding agreements and coordinate follow-up

Funding agreements generated from templates and signed in-platform. Grantee deliverables, fund usage, and reporting milestones tracked per record.

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Measure outcomes and report to oversight bodies

Outcome surveys sent automatically to grantees in their language. Cross-program impact aggregated for board, government funders, and public reporting.

Ready to see what end-to-end looks like for your public grant programs?

Watch a 2-minute demo. We'll show you how Optimy fits your mandate, your governance structure, and your public accountability obligations.

The platform

Built for public sector teams that move fast, without raising an IT ticket.

Configurable to fit how your grantmaking actually runs.

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Smart Application Forms

Branded public portal with conditional logic, multi-language, auto-screening. Higher completion rates.

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Automated Workflows

Optimy routes applications, assigns reviewers, escalates approvals, and triggers reminders.

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Scoring and Evaluation

Define your criteria once. Score every application automatically. Run peer review when fairness matters.

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Native Reporting and BI

One-click reports, embedded charts, custom dashboards. Aligned with government and oversight reporting needs.

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First-class security

GDPR-native, ISO 27001 certified, hosted on AWS in EU, US, Canada, and Switzerland. SSO, role-based access, full audit trail.

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Configurable without IT

Add programs as you grow. Change forms, workflows, and scoring rules directly, no dev support.

Trusted by

Trusted by public institutions from cultural funding to development funds.

From government-linked foundations to cultural institutions and public development funds across the world, Optimy powers grant programs that demand transparency and public accountability.

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Danish Institute for Human Rights
Impact

Full audit trail on all grant decisions, with structured evaluation aligned to the Institute's human rights mandate.

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Kultur lx
Impact

Multi-language programs managed centrally, with structured review workflows and full government reporting.

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Regional Municipality of Durham
Impact

Grants and sponsorships in one platform, with audit-ready reporting accessible to municipal oversight bodies.

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leading global organizations trust us
FAQ

Frequently asked questions from public institutions.

From procurement requirements to audit readiness, here's what public foundations evaluate before moving forward.

Can Optimy satisfy public procurement and audit requirements?
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How does Optimy handle external evaluation committees with non-staff members?
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Our program receives applications in multiple languages. Can Optimy handle that?
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How does Optimy help us report to our government funding body or oversight board?
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What happens to historical grant data when we migrate to Optimy?
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Talk to a specialist.

We'll walk you through how to translate your mandate into concrete grant workflows on the platform, open call portal live, governance enforced, oversight reporting ready.

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GDPR compliant and ISO certified
AWS infrastructure in Europe, meeting public sector data requirements
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Full audit trail on every action
Designed to satisfy public sector oversight and accountability standards
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4,000+ users globally
Trusted by public foundations, government bodies, and NGOs across Europe and beyond.
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Live in 6 to 8 weeks
Onboarding structured for program teams, not IT departments