
Temelio is an all-in-one, cloud-based grants management software platform that automates the entire funding lifecycle for grantmakers. It centralizes applications, grantee profiles, due diligence, and impact reporting into a single, user-friendly interface.
The platform is primarily used by family foundations, private foundations, corporate foundations, and universities of all sizes. Examples include the Clif Family Foundation, Livelihood Impact Fund, and Nathan Cummings Foundation. Temelio is designed specifically for grantmakers (the organizations giving out funds) rather than the nonprofits seeking them, focusing on teams that want to move away from manual spreadsheets.
Temelio saves grantmakers time on tasks like application reviews, due diligence, grant tracking, and reporting. Grantmakers can easily collaborate internally with team members and externally with applicants on grant proposals through commenting functionality. From the applicant perspective, Temelio dramatically enhances the typical experience of finding and applying for grants. Ultimately, Temelio reduces administrative friction, empowering grantmakers to foster stronger, trust-based partnerships.
Yes. Temelio has a customizable proposal-to-approval workflow that allows staff to assign review tasks, set scoring criteria, and manage internal approvals. Administrators can customize the stages to fit their exact grantmaking process. Once an application is approved, the system automatically converts it into a grant record to track payments and progress reports.
Unlike outdated legacy platforms that require months of technical configuration, Temelio is known for its intuitive, modern UI and rapid implementation process. While legacy systems force grantmakers to use separate tools for their CRM, email, and data analysis, Temelio combines all operations into one system. It champions trust-based philanthropy by providing a frictionless grantee experience, using an integration with Candid to automate due diligence and eliminate repetitive paperwork for nonprofit partners.
Temelio provides a single point of contact for each grantmaker’s customer service needs. This way, any time a customer contacts Temelio, they talk to someone who fully understands their mission and technological needs. Each organization receives a dedicated account manager for onboarding and another to regularly meet with after going live. While users can make any changes to the system, this person is there to help make those changes, collect feedback, and provide other personalized support. Organizations using Temelio also have access to a help center with step-by-step articles on how to perform all core tasks in the system; a chat function embedded in the platform for small system questions from nonprofits, external reviewers, or grantees; and a support email with a max 24-hour response time.