Instrumentl Reviews & Product Details

Instrumentl has made grants management significantly more streamlined. Instead of manual donor research and tracking in spreadsheets and calendars, I'm able to track and manage the full lifecycle of all our grants in one place. The spenddown feature is a really helpful tool and gives me a real-time visual of grant spending without having to run reports in a different program. One of my favorite features is the ability to store grant portal logins and passwords. Instead of searching through documents or bookmarks, I can now go straight to the grant record in Instrumentl to access funder portals for grant submissions and reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't anything that I significantly dislike about Instrumentl. There are really minor items, like not being able to reorder my project list, but those things don't diminish the effectiveness of the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is both easy to use and to navigate. Instrumentl lets you drill down to a granular level of detail when performing searches (example, search by multiple different keywords, size of grants, fields of work). I like that I can have multiple projects set up (for different organizations and programs). I like that you can look at details about Funders including giving details about who they've given to and whether or not they give grants to first-time applicants or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Regarding 'Geography,' it would be nice to be able to have two different search options - 1) for the geographic location of the applicant organization 2) for the geographic location of the population being served (by the organization you're seeking funding for). Of course, it's also always nice to see opportunities for getting discounts, if you are a vulnerable community member (example, marginalized community member, other). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is easy to use and curates the grants to the preferences you have set. This saves a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing in particular, it's an easy to use platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like the most about Instrumentl is the time I am saving on grant research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not having more time to explore all of the features of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instrumentl keeps me organized to the point that it's difficult to miss a deadline or opportunity. I love that I can toggle between projects and timelines, set reminders, and receive email notifications. It's like having the most reliable personal assistant! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Unfortunately, there is no way to set permanent parameters. For example, our organization does not accept government funding so I have to click the button to eliminate them from every search. It's nothing major, just an inconvenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The grant matching feature saves so much time searching for funding sources. Having all of the important information in one place is very efficient, and I love being able to visually see all the grants I am working on. Being able to collaborate with team members by assigning tasks and deadlines is also very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only downside that I have seen is the limited number of users on the free version. We have multiple volunteers that are working on funding, but we are not all able to access InstrumentL at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate how simple it is to use instrumental. The ease of use was a major factor in us transitioning to Instrumentl from our shared Google Sheet tracking system. It's streamlined our grant management process significantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Filtering is a bit clunky sometimes when both setting up your individual project, and when trying to look through the grants that you've identified as fitting for your organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instrumentl makes everything about grantmaker prospecting easier compared to other databases that I've used. You know you're only looking at active grant opportunities and results are easy to sort by deadlines and other factors as well. As a professional grant writer, I've also been able to use the database to sort my results into a grants calendar that I can present to clients without creating an entirely separate document in Microsoft Office. The calendar is simple to update with additional prospects whenever we update our research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the funder profiles on Instrumentl could be more detailed, with more information on each funder's giving history. I think they are working on expanding the historical information on funders in the database, but right now many of the profiles lack the in-depth history that you can sometimes access through Foundation Directory Online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instrumentl's system has grants from local to federal. I list the cause I'm supporting, and it goes out and finds the grants applicable to the project! And, Instrumentl doesn't stop there -- it allows me to track the grant and whether I was successful in getting the grant. I love the reports which I can download and keep up with the grants I should work on first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't found anything I dislike. In the beginning, I named a project Seniors, I got high school seniors as well as aging seniors! Now, I try to name my projects a specific name for the project, such as elderly or senior centers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instrumentl seems to be more "intuitive" than most of the search engines I have been using and doesn't require the correct spellings or abbreviations usually to identify a funding opportunity and pull up a profile. I love that all tidbits of information come up onto one neat profile that I can save, share with nonprofit clients or just extract the Intel I need most. I also noted that there are consistently newer IRS 990 reports than on Guidestar, Foundation Directory Online and GrantMatch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing so far! I have not taken the tutorial on how to use it properly, which is my fault, so I stumble when I want to remove a project and add another--but I am getting there! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.