Question 1

Does Kindora work with government grants?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but only in the U.S. right now. Federal plus 40 state and territory sources, refreshed daily. Open right now: 1,541, made up of 678 federal, 863 state, and 1,435 of them nonprofit-eligible. Open means posted and still accepting applications, not just a deadline that hasn't passed.

Question 2

How does Kindora work beyond the USA?

Accepted Answer

Kindora has 45,302 funders across 80 countries outside the U.S. The largest are Germany (11,483), Canada (11,349), Australia (6,000), Spain (5,681), the UK (3,455), Switzerland (2,229) and the Netherlands (1,413), then France, Norway, Italy and Sweden. Africa and Asia are early: a few hundred funders across a dozen countries, led by India, Japan, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Australia landed almost entirely in the last month, which is the real measure of how fast a country goe...

Question 3

I think I understand the SAFE, but am not sure after reading your papers a couple of times. Key questions for me is how my $ become shares. For example, if I were to invest $10k would I end up with 0.1% of Kindora once the investment round is done?

Accepted Answer

Yes. $10,000 at the $10M cap is 0.1%. In simple terms, you put in a chunk of change, it gets you a share of the business in proportion to $10 million, plus a bonus of revenue if we get past $1M a year. The share is fixed the day you sign. Nobody else in this round changes it. A future priced round would. And if we're ever priced below $10M, you get more shares, not fewer. The bonus is separate. Past $1M a year, 3% of revenue goes out quarterly until the pool has been paid back one and a half ...

Question 4

We definitely want to invest in you and Kindora. How exactly do we do this through our DAF at Vanguard Charitable?

Accepted Answer

Thank you, Jacquelline! DAF investments go through Realize Impact, a nonprofit that invests DAF grants on donors' behalf. I met with their team, vetted them, and trust them. They've moved $100M+ into 400+ impact investments since 2020, with support from funders like the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Skoll Fund. Vanguard Charitable donors have granted more than $3M through them since 2023. Here are the steps: 1. Fill out their short form at realizeimpact.org/phig-form. Name Kindora as the invest...

Question 5

Thanks for leveraging AI to support non-profits. As the Founder and President of a small but very active family foundation in the state of Georgia, I appreciate this platform. How do you make money off of this platform? Are you looking at expanding it to faith-based institutio...

Accepted Answer

Thanks Earl. Three quick answers. Revenue: nonprofits browse free and pay for the AI, $25 to $199 a month. Funders pay to sponsor it for the organizations they fund, and that line is growing fastest. A data layer is starting too; Claude and ChatGPT call Kindora more than 1,000 times a day. Faith-based: already on the platform. Most are 501(c)(3)s by default, and our funder data tags faith-based grantmakers. 501(c)(4)s can use it, though fewer foundations fund them. Competitors: Instrumentl, C...

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