A unified foundation CRM

Manage your mission from a centralized location. Whether you’re tracking a new prospect who just applied for their first grant or managing a long-standing partner, our CRM for foundations ensures your entire team has the context it needs within one platform.
An example of an organization’s profile within Temelio’s CRM for foundations.

Detailed organization profiles

Maintain a single source of truth for every nonprofit in your network. Each profile in the foundation CRM stores important details like the organization’s name, EIN, points of contact, mission information, documents, and the total award amount, so your team never has to hunt for basic info again.

History tracking

Go beyond basic contact info with a comprehensive record of every interaction. View a complete history of past applications, awarded amounts, internal team notes, and historical grant agreements to understand the full context of each grantee relationship at a glance.

Embedded communication

Stop losing important context in private inboxes. Temelio includes an embedded communication tool directly within the CRM, allowing you to email grantees, send invitations to apply, and track all activity and internal comments in one shared space. Easily integrate the CRM with your email, so all outside communications are automatically documented within each profile.

Automated vetting

Streamline your due diligence. Temelio’s CRM connects directly with Candid to run instant Charity Checks (ensuring your grantees are in good standing with the IRS), verify grantees’ latest financial and core program data, and allow applicants to auto-fill their profiles using information they have already submitted.

Segmentation & status tracking

Keep your pipeline organized with distinct statuses and custom tags. Use statuses to track where an organization stands in your pipeline, such as a prospective partner, past grantee, or active grantee. From there, easily apply custom tags to filter and group your network by specific program areas.

An example of a Charity Check triggered with Temelio’s CRM for foundations
Maya Kuppermann
Co-Founder & CEO
Ruthwick Pathireddy
Co-Founder & CTO
Jonah Allibone
Founding Engineer
Maddie Glouner
Head of Client Success
Anveet Singh Chhabda
Engineer
Kyle Ford
Sales Team Lead
Anna Elston
Client Onboarding Manager
Jonah Cohn
Senior Business Development Representative
Diane Thomas
Founding Business Development Representative
Julie Sarte
Account Executive
Raj Kumar
Software Engineer
Lucy Fey
Client Onboarding Manager
Griffin Perry
Software Engineer
Jeanne Locker
Solutions Engineer
Tomin Thomas
Solutions Engineer
Juan Gabriel Martir
Senior Business Development Representative
Gabrielle Blink
Senior Account Executive
Yash Verma
Director of Finance & Operations
Joyce Ndichu
Software Engineer
Chiji Eke
Customer Success Manager
Fanny Pinoul
Client Onboarding Manager
Mariel Setton
Software Engineer
Sammy Samkough
Software Engineer
Mary Bahati
Software Engineer
Nitin Bhasneria
Solutions Engineer
Shawn Castelino
QA Engineer
Divyansh Maheshwari
Solutions Engineer
Grace Chang
Founding Product Manager

Join the foundations moving the world forward

Join the hundreds of forward-thinking grantmakers who trust Temelio to power their philanthropy and build stronger nonprofit partnerships. Temelio is the trusted grants management software for foundations nationwide, facilitating over $1B in annual grants.

Why foundations choose Temelio

Foundations need a mission control center that empowers their team and respects their nonprofit partners. Temelio provides a CRM for foundations that bridges the gap between administrative efficiency and meaningful impact.

A relationship-first grantee experience

Temelio transforms the grant process from a rigid transaction into a two-way dialogue with built-in messaging and profile management capabilities. By allowing grantees to reuse data, auto-fill profiles via Candid, and track their application status within your foundation’s grantee portal, you build trust and reduce the administrative burden on the organizations you support.

Built for lean teams, not IT experts

Most legacy systems require a dedicated technical consultant just to generate a report or change a workflow. Temelio is designed for modern grantmakers who need powerful tools that aren’t overly technical. Our foundation CRM requires zero technical knowledge, enabling your team to configure workflows independently and focus on nurturing grantee relationships rather than troubleshooting software.

Actionable intelligence, not just data storage

A CRM for foundations should provide a complete view of your funding patterns. Temelio transforms raw data into board-ready visuals and clear reports that track award history and year-over-year giving. By surfacing insights across custom tags and program areas, we provide the data you need to understand your foundation’s legacy and make more informed decisions for the future.

A one-stop shop for operations

Stop jumping between spreadsheets, email, and accounting software. Temelio centralizes your entire operation. From instant Candid Charity Checks on grantee profiles to native integrations with accounting tools like QuickBooks, BILL, and Sage Intacct, everything you need is in one place.

What grantmakers say about our foundation CRM software

Temelio was the first system that I had seen that was able to incorporate all elements of trust-based philanthropy AND had CRM capabilities. The staff is so responsive and easy to work with, which was also really important to me.
Beth Tigay, Fineshriber Family Foundation
After researching and evaluating four companies, I am delighted with our choice of Temelio. Temelio has provided collaboration, partnership, and handholding at times to ensure this software meets the needs of our foundation. The software has already been a time-saver by providing a CRM system and grant management organization for our small staff. The Temelio team are proven leaders with great understanding of process and excel at customer relations with emphasis on patience and attentiveness.
Joy Celine, The Bolick Foundation
As a growing nonprofit startup, finding Temelio was a lifesaver. We needed a product that would meet our needs as a hybrid org that conducts grantmaking, as well as fundraising/donor management. We did not have the time nor inclination for a lengthy and expensive development process, and had heard nightmare stories about unfriendly interfaces for users (both grantees and staff). We are so grateful to Temelio for their support, staying nimble, and being a true partner in our growth!
Anne Lee, Asian American Futures
We found Temelio to be user-friendly, intuitive, and simple, with excellent functionality and everything we need in a grants management system. As compared with our previous clunky grants systems, it was a breath of fresh air. Onboarding was easy and quick, and the platform has eased complex processes for the foundation and for our grantees alike.
Alexis Martin, Kapor Foundation
As an executive director for a small private foundation, it’s important that the process of making grants is simple and seamless for me, my board and the non-profits with whom we partner. Temelio’s robust platform is straightforward and easy to use and was clearly designed to uplevel the user experience. Their approach to technology and customer service sets them apart from all competitors.
Colleen McKenna, AJA Foundation

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