⏱ Time Savings Calculator

Find out what DIY grant writing is really costing you

See how much time, money, and funding you're leaving on the table — and what changes when you have the right tools.

Your Organization

Grant applications per year 12

150

Hours per grant (research + writing) 20 hrs

5 hrs60 hrs

Staff hourly rate (or consultant cost) $40/hr

$20$120

Average grant value you target $10,000

$1K$100K

Your current success rate 20%

5%60%

Assumptions: CharityGrantWriter reduces research + first-draft time by ~75%. You review and finalize in ~30 min per grant. CharityGrantWriter proposals are modelled as improving win rates by 25%.

Hours saved per year
—
across all grant applications

Cost saved per year

—

in staff / consultant time

More grants you can apply to

—

That's — more funding opportunities without hiring anyone

Additional expected funding per year

—

By applying to more grants and improving your proposal quality

Time spent on grants (before vs. after)

Manual

—

hours/year

→

With CharityGrantWriter

—

hours/year

🎯 Want to see which funders actually fit your organization?

Find the specific funders most likely to support your mission — matched by focus area, location, budget, and deadline — and see exactly how to approach them.

Find My Best-Fit Funders — Free

— hrs saved/yr

— cost saved

— more grants

Find Grants →

What you get vs. manual grant writing

Feature	Manual Process	CharityGrantWriter
Grant discovery	Hours of manual research per grant	Thousands of grants scanned in seconds
Grant matching to your mission	✗ Manual review	✓ Matched to your profile
First-draft proposal	8–20 hours of writing	Proposal draft — tailored to the funder
Tailored to funder's priorities	✗ Generic templates	✓ Customized per funder
Deadline tracking	Spreadsheets / calendar alerts	✓ Automatic reminders
US + Canada + UK grants	✗ Usually one region	✓ All three regions
Cost	$1,500–$2,500/grant (consultant)	Free to start

Ready to reclaim 174 hours and win $84K more?

Find the funders most likely to support your mission — and see exactly how to approach them. Takes 3 minutes, no account required.

Find My Best-Fit Funders — Free