Whetstone
Do the work only a foundation grant writer can do. Hand off the rest.
Let AI handle the busywork. Only do the work that matters.
Too much of your week is consumed by work that doesn't need your judgment.
Foundation research, program officer backgrounds, needs statement citations, budget justifications — real work, just not your work.
But you don't have to do it alone.
You build the funder relationship.
AI handles the research and assembly.
AI can pull foundation priorities from 990s, synthesize program officer interests, and draft compliant budget narratives. It can't read the room in a site visit or know which board member cares about equity vs. efficiency.
Direct it. Review it. Sign off.
- Assign the first pass. Background sections, needs statements, literature summaries, program timelines — the work that needs elbow grease, not expertise.
- Keep the relationship work. Funder cultivation, stakeholder interviews, case-for-support strategy — the work that builds trust and wins grants.
- Automate the compliance grind. Budget justifications, logic models, evaluation frameworks — the templates that eat hours but follow predictable patterns.
For foundation grant writers whose time is the bottleneck.
Foundation proposals
You know which program officers want data-heavy narratives and which want compelling stories.
Research grants
You can translate PI ambitions into fundable aims, but the literature review is killing your timeline.
Capital campaigns
You write case statements that move major donors, but formatting the collateral is eating your prep time.
Corporate grants
You know how to position alignment with CSR priorities, but each RFP wants the same info in a different format.
Your time is the constraint. Your judgment is the value.
How we work with you.
Workshops
We teach your team the method.
One-on-one coaching
We take you from curious to confident. Personal guidance applied to your practice.
Custom workflow design
Built around how you already work.
Team
Chris Parles — Builds and teaches. Background in software, product, and operations.
Justin Feldstein — Builds and teaches. Background in software, product, and operations.
Tell us what's eating your deadline.
Three short steps. We reply within one business day.
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