7 months of rapid growth, technological innovation, and democratizing access to opportunities worldwide.
Date: December 31, 2025
By: The GrantsDatabase Team
It has been exactly 216 days since GrantsDatabase published its very first opportunity on May 29, 2025.
When Catalyst Innov Dev Ltd launched this platform, the mission was simple but ambitious: to tear down the information barriers preventing brilliant minds from accessing global funding. We believed that if we could centralize high-quality opportunities and build the right tools around them, innovation would flourish.
Today, as we close out 2025, the data proves that the world was waiting for this solution.
We are proud to announce the release of our 2025 Annual Impact Report. This isn’t just a summary of statistics; it’s a testament to the speed at which the global community has embraced GrantsDatabase as a vital utility for growth.
A Year of Velocity: The Highlights
In just seven months, we transitioned from a concept into a globally recognized ecosystem. While the full report contains the deep dive, here is a snapshot of what we achieved together in 2025:
- Explosive Organic Growth: We are now driving over 4,000 combined monthly clicks via Google and Bing, welcoming more than 3,000 unique visitors every month from over 50 countries.
- The Opportunity Engine: We successfully vetted and published over 1,800 high-quality opportunities, ranging from research fellowships to venture funding.
- Breaking Language Barriers: In response to our global user base, we successfully integrated multilingual support, ensuring access isn’t limited by language.
Innovation Beyond Aggregation
We quickly realized that access to data wasn’t enough. Our community needed tools to navigate it and skills to leverage it.
- Introducing GrantWise AI: We launched our proprietary AI assistant designed to help nonprofit leaders and innovators cut through the noise and find their perfect funding match instantly.
- Empowering the Next Generation: Through the GrantsDatabase Academy pilot program, we trained 10 incredible young women from around the world in grant writing—completely free. They are now equipped to secure funding for their communities.
- Demanding Accountability: Our investigative journalism arm, Following The Money, published five major investigations, attracting over 10,000 readers and establishing a new standard for transparency in the social impact sector.
Looking Ahead to 2026
2025 was about building the foundation. 2026 is about scaling the impact.
We are entering the new year with tremendous momentum. In January, we will launch the “GrantsDatabase Young Entrepreneur, Innovator, & Changemaker of the Month“ program to spotlight rising global talent. Furthermore, Q1 will see the full, public launch of the GrantsDatabase Academy.
We want to thank our growing community—our 500+ LinkedIn professionals, our dedicated email subscribers, and every single person who visited our platform searching for a way to move the world forward.
This is just the beginning.
[DOWNLOAD THE FULL 2025 ANNUAL REPORT HERE]
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