Disbursements

Grow your grantmaking. Not your team’s workload.

Reduce the time and operational complexity of grant payments.

Disbursements

Trusted by innovative grantmakers

Is your team spending too much time

sending checks?


Send digital payments and checks in one place.

With Chariot Disbursements*, grantmakers can send full grant
details and funds to all eligible 1.4M+ domestic nonprofits

“Chariot helps us deliver a best-in-market experience to our donors by making our grant payments faster, safer, and far less repetitive for the nonprofits we support.”
Travis OliverHead of Philanthropic Services
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“With Daffy’s rapid growth, finding a donation payment solution that could truly scale with us was critical. Chariot has delivered, and we’re thrilled to expand disbursements to more charities in 2026.”
Adam NashCEO
“This is a game changer for community foundations wanting to keep our DAF offerings competitive and cost-effective.”
Megan HymanCEO
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“What used to take up to 7 hours, now takes less than 30 minutes, and I know it'll only get faster from here.
Rolls WolfeHead of Operations
98%

grant payments sent electronically

103%

growth in 2025 grant volume

0

manual, in-house check payments

93%

reduction in time spent on grant payment operations

Step 1

Submit grant details

  • Upload a CSV or use the API

    All that's required is EINs and grant amounts.

  • Sit back and track progress

    Track every grant in real-time — electronic transfers, checks — and their status.

Step 2

We handle the rest

  • Electronic account transfers

    We enable quick electronic payments to nonprofits, once their account is verified.

  • Mailed Checks

    If nonprofits don’t verify with Chariot, we’ll facilitate check delivery and handle returns.

How we securely deliver every grant

  • Eligibility

    • Validate good standing with the IRS
    • Screen OFAC / AML lists
    • Surface state-level requirements
  • Check Protection

    • Diligence mailing addresses 
    • Stop Pay and Positive Pay protections standard  
    • Transparent, real-time tracking en route
  • Bank Account Verification

    • Verify identity of the account owner 
    • Confirm account owner is a valid Control Person
    • Monitor and revalidate on a recurring basis
  • Support

    • Rapid response to grantee questions
    • Handling returned or voided checks 
    • On-demand technical support for grantmakers

More features grantmakers love

Don't just take our word for it

“It was really valuable for us to find a partner that could own both our electronic fund transfers as well as our check writing—and have those two seamlessly integrated.”
Jake WoodFounder & CEO
21,000+

grants paid in 6 weeks following onboarding

Built to work the way you do

Dashboard

Fits with your existing systems. No integration required to get started.

"The Chariot team has been so great - incredibly responsive to us and our grantees."
Susan AdamsFinance & Operations Officer

API

Custom-built to plug right into your stack.

"This has been one of the smoothest integrations I've worked on... y'all have crushed it."
Dick FicklingCTO