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Calculators and generators competitors usually put behind a paywall — given away free, with no login and nothing saved or sent. Work out your indirect-cost recovery, your 501(h) lobbying limits, your operating-reserve target, a donor's lifetime value, or a campaign gift range chart in seconds. Everything runs entirely in your browser.

Grants & funding

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Grant-Readiness Assessment →

Answer 12 questions and get a personalized scorecard of what stands between you and your next grant.

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Indirect Cost Calculator (15% de minimis) →

Find your MTDC base and the indirect costs you can recover at the federal 15% de minimis rate.

Finance & operations

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Operating Reserve Calculator →

See how many months your reserve covers and the dollar target for a 3–6 month cushion.

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Functional Expense Allocator →

Split costs across program, M&G and fundraising and get your program-expense ratio for the Form 990.

Governance & compliance

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501(h) Lobbying Limit Calculator →

Calculate your annual lobbying and grassroots limits under the IRC §4911 sliding scale.

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Public Support Test Calculator →

Estimate your 509(a)(1) public support percentage and whether you keep public-charity status.

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Board Composition Matrix →

Map your board’s skills and perspectives, spot the gaps, and recruit on purpose.

Fundraising & donors

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Gift Range Chart Generator →

Turn a campaign goal into a tiered gift pyramid — gifts and prospects needed at every level.

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Donor Retention & Lifetime Value Calculator →

Estimate donor lifespan and LTV — and the payoff of lifting retention by 10 points.

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Passive Funding Calculator →

Estimate the recurring, unrestricted income a passive base could raise from everyday local spending.

Marketing & accessibility

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Website Accessibility Quick-Audit →

Check your site against 14 common WCAG 2.1 AA items and get a prioritized fix list.

Program & evaluation

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Attribution vs. Contribution Aid →

Answer five questions and find out whether your evidence supports an attribution or contribution claim.

Free for nonprofits — like everything here

Build a recurring, unrestricted funding base with Good Circles

These tools are free because Good Circles is built to fund nonprofits, not charge them. Supporters pick your cause once, then a share of their everyday local spending funds you automatically — about 10% of each merchant's net profit, conservatively ~$72 per active supporter per year (an estimate), recurring and unrestricted, free for your nonprofit.

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