Grant Spotlight: Reducing Paperwork for Grant Seekers

Who gave it: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

How much: $150,000

Recipients: GuideStar and the Technology Affinity Group

What it’s for: To build Simplify, an online information-sharing portal for grant makers and nonprofits

How it will work: After nonprofits enter basic information into the GuideStar Exchange site, they can update it at any time. Any grant makers that subscribe to Simplify can add that information to their own databases without having to acquire it from applicants.

Cost to foundations: $750 per year