Hinchilla
Hinchilla is a web application for UK non-profits seeking funders and preparing grant applications with AI.
What Hinchilla is
Hinchilla is a web application for UK non-profits seeking funders and preparing grant applications with AI. Its search researches and ranks UK grant funders and charitable trusts against a project’s priorities and exclusions, explaining each match. Results may include scores, grant ranges, deadlines, and operating locations. For applications, Hinchilla uses an organisation’s previous submissions and documents to draft answers in its voice and align them with funder requirements. It reviews generated applications against those criteria and suggests changes before submission. The service can create progress reports tailored to different funders, timelines, and requirements. Trello export turns grant questions into cards containing requirements, supporting information, and links back to Hinchilla. A prompt generator and letter-of-support generator are listed, while Grant Analyzer and Knowledge Base are coming soon. Hinchilla says customer data is not used to train AI models and can be deleted. The plan costs ££50 a month with a 28-day trial.
Good
- Ranks UK funders against project priorities
- Drafts applications using an organisation’s documents
- Reviews drafts against funder criteria
- Creates funder-specific progress reports
- Includes Trello question export
Watch out
- Funder search currently covers UK sources
- Costs ££50 a month
- Some listed tools are coming soon
- AI services receive uploaded grant files and messages
Who it suits
It suits UK non-profits that need help finding charitable funders, drafting proposals, and reducing grant administration. Organisations should note that the funder search currently covers the UK.
Verdict
Hinchilla combines UK funder discovery, AI-assisted writing, review, reporting, and Trello workflow support. It is most suitable for non-profits comfortable using external AI services for uploaded grant material.
Plans and prices
From Hinchilla's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Hinchilla | £50 a month | Free for 4 weeks · no credit card required · £50/month |
The facts
Each one read from Hinchilla's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI providers
- The privacy policy lists Claude, OpenAI and Mathpix as AI services that receive uploaded grant files and messages sent to its AI chat.checked 7 Oct 2001
- AI tools
- The site lists a prompt generator and a letter of support generator, and marks Grant Analyzer and Knowledge Base as coming soon.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Data use
- Hinchilla says it does not train AI models on customer data and that customers can delete their data.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Funder search
- Its search researches, scores and ranks UK funders against a project’s priorities and funder exclusions, with a reason for each match.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Geographic limit
- Funder search currently covers UK grant funders and charitable trusts; the maker says it is working on adding more regions.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- Hinchilla says it was created to help UK non-profits write grant proposals and reduce administrative work.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Hinchilla helps non-profits find likely funders and draft grant applications using AI.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Reporting
- It can generate funder-specific progress reports for a project across different timelines and requirements.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Search results
- The ranked shortlist can include match scores, grant ranges, deadlines and where funders operate.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Security
- The maker says stored data is encrypted using AWS storage layer encryption, access is limited by role, servers have firewalls, and transfers are encrypted.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- The About page says Silvia handles customer support and works to ensure a smooth user experience.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Trello integration
- The Trello integration exports grant questions as cards with requirements, supporting information and links back to Hinchilla.checked 7 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Application drafting
- Hinchilla uses an organisation’s past applications and documents to draft answers in its voice and align them to funders.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Application review
- It reviews generated applications against funder criteria and suggests improvements before submission.checked 7 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Teignmouth, England, UKchecked 28 Sep 2001
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