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Backed by years of personal and professional experience in the nonprofit and academic arenas, our team came together to create the most comprehensive source of grant and funder data in the world, and designed it around the needs of our community.

Founded in 2014, Instrumentl was built to help fundraisers make the best use of their valuable time and energy. We make the grant process faster, easier, and more efficient, so you can do what you do best: make a positive impact. We’re headquartered in San Francisco, and thanks to the thousands of nonprofits and academic institutions that use us to find their funding, there's a little part of Instrumentl in every US state and country around the world.

We believe in the hard working folks that accelerate social progress and propel innovation. That's why we think it's time for the lack of available funding to stop getting in the way. Our mission is to help you move the world forward, one project at a time.

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Meet the Team

Alia Azhar
Alia Azhar
Account Executive
Most likely to take you shopping for vintage furniture 🛋️
Favorite funding areas:
Poverty Alleviation, Social Justice & Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid
Pronouns:
she/her
Amber Suratte
Amber Suratte
Growth Engineer
Most likely to be trying out a new recipe 🍲
Favorite funding areas:
Food Security, Environmental Conservation, Women's Rights & Equality
Pronouns:
she/her
Amy Villegas
Amy Villegas
Grants Data Editor
Most likely to hug you multiple times ✨
Favorite funding areas:
Environmental Education, Social Justice / Human Rights, Environmental Stewardship
Pronouns:
Amélie Heurteux
Amélie Heurteux
Customer Success Manager
Most likely to travel the world looking for surf spots! 🏄‍♀️
Favorite funding areas:
Food Security, Environmental Conservation, Homelessness Services
Pronouns:
Angela Braren
Angela Braren
Co-founder & Board Member
Most likely to high five you 🙌
Favorite funding areas:
LGBTQI Services, Animal Welfare, Environmental Conservation
Pronouns:
Ani Ter-Margaryan
Ani Ter-Margaryan
Growth Associate
Most likely to know a relevant meme 🌃
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Women's Rights & Equality, Education
Pronouns:
she/her
Bill Chaney
Bill Chaney
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to not have a favorite 🤷‍♂️
Favorite funding areas:
STEM, Early Childhood Education, Reproductive Rights
Pronouns:
he/him
Cody Hasty
Cody Hasty
Data, Tools, and Infrastructure Engineer
Most likely to be checking out a nearby bug 🐝
Favorite funding areas:
STEM Education, Obesity, Public Infrastructure
Pronouns:
Emily Hoerchler
Emily Hoerchler
Growth Product Designer
Most likely to be baking 🥐
Favorite funding areas:
Environmental Conservation, Homelessness Services, Music and Arts
Pronouns:
Eyüp Atiş
Eyüp Atiş
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to memorize songs within minutes 🎶
Favorite funding areas:
Music, Biking, Tourism
Pronouns:
Furkan Ural
Furkan Ural
Senior Software Engineer
Mostly like to dive into new adventures 👻
Favorite funding areas:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Coffee, Environmental Engineering
Pronouns:
Gabriel Harkov
Gabriel Harkov
Head of Sales
Most likely to have a dad joke 😁
Favorite funding areas:
Human Rights, Education, Music and Arts
Pronouns:
Gabriel Sinkin
Gabriel Sinkin
Head of Engineering
Most likely to be eating at any given moment 😋
Favorite funding areas:
Education - Preschool / Early Learning, Youth Involvement in the Arts, Food Security
Pronouns:
Gauri Manglik
Gauri Manglik
CEO & Co-founder
Most likely to win at Codenames 🔎
Favorite funding areas:
Social Justice, Environmental Policy & Justice, Education
Pronouns:
she/her
Griffin Botts
Griffin Botts
Account Executive
Most likely to toot my own horn (no, really—I play the horn!) 📯
Favorite funding areas:
Human Rights, Environmental Policy & Justice, Music and Arts
Pronouns:
he/him
Hope Armstrong
Hope Armstrong
Lead Product Designer
Most likely to change the lighting 🕯️
Favorite funding areas:
Environmental Justice, Animal Rights, Social Justice
Pronouns:
she/her
James Brown
James Brown
Data, Tools, and Infrastructure Engineer
Most likely to be using a terminal emulator ⌨️
Favorite funding areas:
Criminal Justice System Reform, Education, Environmental Policy
Pronouns:
he/him
Jay Love
Jay Love
Board Member
Most likely to be willing to help an up and coming entrepreneur 🚀
Favorite funding areas:
Education, Youth Services, Food Scarcity, International Health Care
Pronouns:
Joshua Pillock
Joshua Pillock
Account Executive
Most likely to find the best pizza 🍕
Favorite funding areas:
Language Education, Educational Access and Equity, Community Health Education
Pronouns:
he/him
Karen Benson
Karen Benson
Grants Directory Editor
Most likely to have paint on my clothes 🎨
Favorite funding areas:
Women's Rights and Equality, LGBTQ Rights, Educational Access and Equality
Pronouns:
she/her
Karen Lee
Karen Lee
Account Executive
Most likely to be holding a cup of coffee, tea, or boba drink ☕
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Educational Access & Equity, Youth Development
Pronouns:
she/her
Kate Robinson
Kate Robinson
Content Review Associate
Most likely to get lost in a flea market 🗝️
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Basic Human Needs, Arts / Culture Access & Participation
Pronouns:
she/they
Katie Castillo
Katie Castillo
Account Executive
Most likely to bake you custom sugar cookies 🍪
Favorite funding areas:
Poverty Alleviation, Early Childhood Education, Homelessness Services
Pronouns:
she/her
Ketaki Misra
Ketaki Misra
Customer Success Manager
Most likely to be thinking about the next meal 😋
Favorite funding areas:
Educational Access & Equity, Environmental Stewardship
Pronouns:
Liz Baker
Liz Baker
Content Operations Manager
Most likely to be stacking hay bales 🐴
Favorite funding areas:
Sustainable Agriculture, Criminal Justice Reform, Animal Welfare
Pronouns:
Mary Mezzetti
Mary Mezzetti
Account Executive
Most likely to get lost in a good book 📖
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Disaster Relief, Youth Programs related to Art or Sports
Pronouns:
she/her
Maud Duchac
Maud Duchac
Sales Operations and Strategy Lead
Most likely to be shredding on a mountain bike 🚴‍♀️
Favorite funding areas:
Diversity & Inclusion, Food Access & Hunger, Women's Rights & Equality
Pronouns:
Mia Comic
Mia Comic
Demand Gen Lead
Most likely to be seeking a new travel adventure 🗺️
Favorite funding areas:
Arts & Culture, Education, Entrepreneurship
Pronouns:
Okan Binli
Okan Binli
Senior Software Engineer
Most likely to have knowledge about your motorcycle (if you have one) 🏍️
Favorite funding areas:
Art & Culture, Animal Wellfare, Education
Pronouns:
Rachel Cannella
Rachel Cannella
Events & Community Manager
Most likely to be camping in the backcounty 🏕️
Favorite funding areas:
Educational Access & Equity, Environmental Education, Music & Arts
Pronouns:
she/her
Rachel Dippel
Rachel Dippel
Data Entry Clerk
Most likely to be outside on the trail 🏃🏻‍♀️
Favorite funding areas:
Education, Climate Change Resilience, Environmental Conservation
Pronouns:
Rachel Phillips
Rachel Phillips
Recruitment Partner
Most likely to dance at the drop of a beat 🥁
Favorite funding areas:
Urban Climate Change Resilience, LGBTQI+ Services, Play & Outdoor Education
Pronouns:
Rebecca Huber
Rebecca Huber
Associate Support Specialist
Most likely to ask you random trivia 🎤
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Welfare, Inner-City Youth Education
Pronouns:
she/her
Ryan Carruthers
Ryan Carruthers
Content Marketer
Most likely to be immersed in several books simultaneously 📚
Favorite funding areas:
Mentorship Programs, Youth Programs, Early Childhood Education
Pronouns:
he/him
Sam Albon
Sam Albon
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Most likely to ask for poutine 🍟
Favorite funding areas:
Climate Action, Homelessness Services, Mental Health
Pronouns:
they/them
Sara Guerra
Sara Guerra
Ops Coordinator
Most likely to be petting a cat 😸
Favorite funding areas:
Animal Rescue, Mental Health, Education
Pronouns:
Sarah Berman
Sarah Berman
Content Associate
Most likely to eat all of the tomatoes in the garden before they're fully ripe 🍅
Favorite funding areas:
Art for Social Change, Green Infrastructure, Environmental Education
Pronouns:
they/them
Senthil Arivudainambi
Senthil Arivudainambi
Engineer
Most likely to be tinkering something ⚒️
Favorite funding areas:
Climate Change Resilience
Pronouns:
he/him
Tina Drake
Tina Drake
Business Operations
Most likely to ask to pet your dog 🐶
Favorite funding areas:
Herpetological Conservation, Reproductive Rights, Climatology
Pronouns:
she/her
Tracie Zamiska
Tracie Zamiska
Customer Success Lead
Most likely to shower you with emojis, gifs, and exclamation points! 🥳
Favorite funding areas:
Social Justice, LGBTQI+ Services, Reproductive Rights
Pronouns:
she/her/they
Whitney Gardner
Whitney Gardner
Account Executive
Most likely to be found rollerblading in the park 🌳
Favorite funding areas:
Anti-Trafficking Efforts, Youth Involvement in the Arts, Clean Drinking Water
Pronouns:
Will Yang
Will Yang
Head of Growth & Customer Success
Most likely to know a random fact 🧠
Favorite funding areas:
Entrepreneurship, Tutoring & Mentoring, After School / Summer Educational Programs
Pronouns: