For funders and foundations
Your grantees’ impact depends on systems most of them can’t afford to build.
TAG strengthens the finance, talent, and operating systems behind the work you fund, across Canada and the United States, so your investment keeps delivering after the grant ends.
What your grantees are facing
The work you fund is carried by systems under strain.
Findings from the Ontario Nonprofit Network’s 2026 State of the Sector survey of 741 nonprofits.
named growing and maintaining existing work as their largest funding gap.
increase in organizations splitting roles across existing staff to fill gaps.
reported facing constraints on their work over the past year.
Foundation grants were the only revenue source nonprofits reported growing year over year. That makes funders the most important lever for strengthening the systems behind the mission.
How funders can work with TAG
Four ways to strengthen the organizations you support.
01
Capacity grant to one grantee
Fund TAG’s work with a single organization to redesign the systems holding it back.
02
Systems checks for a grantee group
Offer fixed-price systems checks across your grantees, and see where support will matter most.
03
Cohort across several grantees
Bring organizations with shared challenges together, sharing the cost and the learning.
04
Shared back office for a portfolio
Instead of funding many separate back offices, strengthen them all through one shared service.
What funders get
Impact that lasts beyond the grant.
Stronger grantees
Organizations with clear roles, working systems, and capacity to deliver on their mission.
Clearer reporting
Financial clarity that shows you, and their boards, how resources are being used.
Ownership, not dependency
Every engagement is designed so the organization owns the system when TAG steps back.
Let’s talk about the organizations you support.
Tell us about your portfolio and priorities. We’ll explore which approach would strengthen your grantees most.