CharityIQ review
A practical web platform combining grant discovery, compliance and impact reporting.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
CharityIQ is web software for small and medium-sized UK charities that need to connect grant discovery with compliance and impact measurement. Its free Grant Finder supports grant matching, while paid plans add AI grant application drafting with citations, Charity Commission compliance checks, beneficiary surveys, outcome tracking, impact frameworks, dashboards, beneficiary story libraries and funder-ready reports. It is best suited to organisations that want these functions in one UK-focused workspace rather than separate tools.
Pricing is straightforward across the published plans. Grant Finder is free forever. Starter costs £49 per month when billed monthly or £39 per month when billed annually, and adds the Compliance assistant and email support. Growth costs £149 monthly or £119 monthly on annual billing, adding the Impact dashboard, Annual return co-pilot and priority support. Pro costs £349 monthly or £279 monthly on annual billing, with multi-user accounts, custom impact frameworks and a dedicated success manager. A 14-day free trial is also available. The paid plans and impact dashboard are presented with waitlist or early-access calls to action on the official site, which is relevant for buyers planning immediate rollout.
The strongest fit is a charity that needs both funding workflow support and structured evidence of outcomes. Survey-based collection, theory of change and other impact frameworks, live dashboards, searchable beneficiary stories and reports formatted for funders give the product a broader scope than grant search alone. AI drafting can help organise applications while retaining citations, and compliance checks address UK charity administration. The trade-off is a web-only platform with 360Giving as the listed integration, so teams seeking a wider connected ecosystem may prefer an alternative. Charities needing multi-user collaboration or custom frameworks should look at Pro, while smaller teams may find Starter or the free Grant Finder sufficient.
CharityIQ pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free Grant Finder with AI application drafting and citations
- Beneficiary surveys, outcome frameworks and live impact dashboards
- Funder-formatted PDF, Word and web reports
- Where it doesn't
- Web-only access limits platform flexibility
- Only 360Giving is listed as an integration
- Advanced impact features sit on higher-priced plans
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