Free Community Tool

Connect your AI to the funder database

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any other AI that supports MCP can read our database of New Zealand community grant funders directly. Your AI does the matching and drafting; we keep the funder data fresh. No signup, no cost, no limits beyond fair use.

Server URL

https://funding.alltoohuman.nz/mcp

Set it up

Pick your AI. It takes about two minutes.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings, then Developer, then Edit Config.
Add the block below to claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ath-grants": {
      "url": "https://funding.alltoohuman.nz/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude.ai (web and mobile)

Open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector.
Paste the URL below as the server URL. No login is needed.

https://funding.alltoohuman.nz/mcp

ChatGPT

Open Settings, then Connectors, and turn on Developer mode if it is not already on.
Choose Create, give it a name, and paste the URL below. Leave authentication as none.

https://funding.alltoohuman.nz/mcp

Cursor

Create or open .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or the global ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Add the block below and reload the window.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ath-grants": {
      "url": "https://funding.alltoohuman.nz/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Any client that only supports local servers

Use the mcp-remote bridge with this command as the server.

npx mcp-remote https://funding.alltoohuman.nz/mcp

Then ask it something

Just talk to it the way you would talk to a colleague. Your AI works out which of our tools to call. These are the kinds of questions it handles well:

What your AI can see

search_funders: Search funders by region, purpose, organisation type, amount and difficulty
get_funder: Everything we know about one funder: priorities, language tips, common mistakes, required documents and the application form questions
rounds_closing_soon: Funding rounds closing in the next weeks, by region
rounds_opening_soon: Rounds about to open, for planning ahead
report_outcome: Tell us how an application went so the data improves for the next group
suggest_funder: Suggest a funder we are missing
flag_funder_detail: Flag something on a funder profile that is wrong

Everything your AI sends us through the feedback tools is reviewed by a person before it changes anything. We never see your conversation; only the tool calls reach our server.

Prefer to browse?

The whole funder directory is on the site too, with a printable worksheet for funders whose application form we have captured.

Browse the funder directory