Grant Ready Foundation
Propagating AI for Moral Good

Empowering Nonprofits to Build Long-Term Capacity

We ensure that every nonprofit—regardless of size or budget—has access to the knowledge, technology, and guidance needed to strengthen its organization, secure more funding, and responsibly adopt artificial intelligence.

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"Building capacity, not just writing better grants."

Responsible AI

Advocating for ethical frameworks and robust governance models built specifically for nonprofit needs.

Capacity Building

Equipping teams with custom workshops, operational guidance, and practical frameworks to thrive.

Funding Readiness

Improving operational structures to make organizations inherently attractive to major grantmakers.

Ethical & Equitable Governance

AI for Good Mission

We believe artificial intelligence should be used ethically, responsibly, and transparently to strengthen nonprofit organizations and the communities they serve.

Our Philosophy

The Foundation will promote practical AI education, responsible governance, and human-centered implementation that helps organizations increase their impact while protecting trust, privacy, and accountability.

Instead of treating AI as a developer-only resource, we bring intuitive frameworks to non-technical directors, program managers, and community leaders.

Ethical & Transparent Use

Nonprofits must explain how and why algorithmic tools are integrated into their decision-making processes.

Privacy & Security

Protecting vulnerable beneficiary data is a fundamental human right. AI implementation must respect consent.

Human-in-the-Loop

AI tools should augment human compassion and strategy, never fully automate human judgement or care.

Meet the Visionaries

Board of Directors & Officers

A diverse team of professionals combining expertise in non-profit leadership, public policy, technology governance, and moral AI application.

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Cheryl Howard

Chairperson

Principal Consultant at Howard Consulting LLC, IT Strategy Leader, and former IT Strategy Director at Gilead Sciences.

Cheryl helps life sciences and healthcare organizations translate AI potential into governed, human-centered outcomes by aligning strategy, risk management, and adoption. Connect on LinkedIn.

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Johnathan York

Vice-Chair

Founder of JD AI Solutions LLC, dual-certified PMP and PMI-CPMAI digital transformation leader specializing in secure, regulated AI strategy.

Johnathan bridges the gap between bleeding-edge machine learning and strict enterprise governance. He helps highly regulated, globally focused organizations design legal, regulatory, and technical airgaps to adopt artificial intelligence safely.

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Letha Berry

Secretary

From Bedside to Business Office — my career has been defined by bridging clinical insight with enterprise technology strategy.

As an Enterprise Healthcare Technology Leader and Founder of Triangle Healthcare Network, Letha helps healthcare organizations stabilize high-risk initiatives, recover failing projects, and lead complex transformation across multi-site environments.

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Elicia "E B" Gilreath

Treasurer

Founder of EchoAI, AI deployment strategist, and architect of human-centered intelligence shaping the next global chapter of technology.

For more than 25 years across defense contracting, enterprise IT, and data science, EB has stood at the intersection of systems and story—translating complexity into clarity and innovation into lived impact.

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Malinda Steele

Board of Advisors

Fractional operator and CAPM-certified UX designer streamlining operational workflows in high-touch, regulated environments.

Malinda partners with nonprofit organizations and small businesses to strengthen the connection between sales, service, operations, and nonprofit service delivery teams, streamlining workflows and stabilizing service delivery.

Join the Movement

Get in Touch

Partner with us, join a workshop, or learn how to align your organization's AI adoption plan with best-practice ethical frameworks.

Collaborate With Us

We work with foundations, individual non-profits, academic centers, and technology companies who share our vision of moral AI propagation.

General Inquiries: hello@grantreadyfoundation.org
Partner Alliances: partners@grantreadyfoundation.org