Corporate grants without
the headache
Groundswell provides your company with the grant-making functionality of a corporate foundation, without the administrative burden or cost to run one.
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No more cutting checks
Choose your recipients, grant amount, and provide any additional notes. Groundswell handles the disbursements to nonprofits so you don’t have to. Already have a corporate foundation? We’ll cut the check for you and manage it from one account.
No distribution fee, ever.
Never have to pay a distribution fee on grants again. That means 100% of funds are sent to deserving nonprofits.
Faster disbursement
Groundswell gets funds to designated nonprofits within a few days of your company initiating a grant.
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Corporate philanthropy resources
Easily find the information you need to make key decisions and stay on the pulse of corporate philanthropy.
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Donor-Advised Funds: Tax Benefits for Givers
Donor-Advised Funds’ tax benefits are widely known and well documented, and are one reason why the popularity of DAFs has surged in recent years. However, how do DAFs actually work, and what tax benefits do they create? Let’s get into …
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