Grant Income Diversification
Number of distinct funders contributing grant income, indicating reduced dependency risk
What is Grant Income Diversification?
Grant income diversification is the number of different grant funders contributing income in a period. It shows how dependent an organisation is on a few funders.
Relying on one or two funders is risky, since losing one can threaten services, so a wider spread makes funding more resilient.
How this KPI is measured
- Function
- Fundraising & Income
- Sub-function
- Grant Management
- Industry
- Not-for-Profit / Charity
- Type
- Leading
- Impact
- Revenue
- Unit
- #
- Measurement frequency
- Annual
- Formula
- Count of unique grant funders contributing income in period
How to calculate it
Count the unique grant funders contributing income in the period.
For example, if a charity received grants from 12 different funders this year, the figure is 12.
Also look at the share of grant income from the largest funder, since a high count can still hide dependence on one big grant.
Where it is used
Managing funding risk
See dependence on funders.
Planning fundraising strategy
Broaden the base.
Reporting to trustees
Show resilience.
How to improve it
Tips and common mistakes
- Count alone is not enough. Check concentration.
- Diversifying takes time.
- Keep quality of relationships high.
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