Charity Funding Readiness Assessment
Strong funding applications begin with the right foundations. We have designed this assessment as a learning resource to help nonprofit organisations explore their funding readiness. As you answer the questions, we provide prompts and practical suggestions to help you consider different areas, including governance, financial sustainability, evidence of need, lived experience, impact and funder alignment.
If you find this helpful, you can go on to complete our full assessment. This will offer a more detailed review, practical recommendations and a downloadable report.
The initial Snapshot includes links to published funder guidance and requirements. These real-life examples help illustrate the standards, information and supporting evidence that funders may expect. They are examples for learning, not a complete checklist or requirements that apply to every funder or funding programme.
Important information before you begin
Assessment accuracy and responsibility
Your assessment and results are based on the answers you provide. SHS does not verify the information and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the score or recommendations. This tool provides general guidance only, not legal, financial or regulatory advice, an audit, or a guarantee of funding. SHS limits responsibility for decisions made using these results to the extent permitted by law.
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About your organisation
General educational guidance only. No legal, accounting or regulatory assurance is given. Liability is excluded only to the extent permitted by law.
Your Funding Readiness Snapshot
Use the expandable guidance to decide which rating best reflects what is actively in place and supported by evidence. Each snapshot question features a different named funder, an extract of the relevant published guidance and a source link. Examples are specific to each funder and are not universal requirements.
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Funding Readiness Snapshot
Indicative and self reported — not independently verified.
Three suggested priorities
Comprehensive Funding Readiness Assessment
30 detailed questions across ten assessment areas, with practical guidance and examples of supporting evidence. Funder examples are provided only in the introductory snapshot. Following your results, you can explore next steps for maintaining funding readiness, including opportunities to streamline processes.
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Your Funding Readiness Profile
Based on your self reported answers. We have not checked any supporting documents.
Funding readiness matrix
Your results across the ten assessment areas.
Suggested development priorities
Next steps: Maintaining your funding readiness
Your results identify areas where clearer procedures or connected systems could help maintain funding readiness. The suggestions below are practical options for streamlining routine work, not funder requirements and not part of your readiness score. SHS can help plan and implement appropriate processes and automation.
All results depend solely on information entered by the visitor and have not been verified by Sky High Solutioning. They do not establish compliance with any law, accounting framework, regulator or funder criteria, and do not predict grant success. They are general guidance, not professional assurance. SHS excludes liability for reliance on this self-assessment to the extent permitted by applicable law.
For UK organisations, SORP applicability and reporting obligations depend on jurisdiction, legal form, accounting basis and accounting period. International organisations must confirm their local requirements.