Trusted third party · Operating partner
Cromwell & Holmes

Impact due diligence
for committed funders

Cromwell & Holmes acts as a trusted third party and operating partner for foundations, endowment funds, family offices and corporate donors.

Funding impact takes more than a good application. It means understanding the vision, the strategy, the governance, the budget, the risks, the execution and the real capacity to report back.

Cromwell & Holmes — Trusted Third Party
References & partners
École Polytechnique· Bpifrance· United Nations· PSL Université Paris· EDHEC· NEOMA· CEDEP· La French Tech· De Vinci· make sense· WeWork
Our role

Structure the vision. Secure the decision. Document the impact.

We help funders turn a philanthropic intention into a clear, structured and monitored decision. Our role is not only to analyse an application : it is to understand the project, the organisation and the people behind it, in order to assess their real capacity to deliver impact over time.

Who do we work with?

Those who fund, structure or monitor impact.

We support those who wish to fund, structure or monitor impact projects with method, rigour and discretion.

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Foundations

Select and monitor your funding with method.

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Endowment funds

Structure and secure your commitments.

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Family offices

Frame a family philanthropic strategy.

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Corporate philanthropy & CSR

Objectify your funding decisions.

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Entrepreneurial families

Turn an intention into a structure.

How we work

A clear method, from first exchange to follow-up.

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Step 1

Initial exchange

Understanding your intention, your criteria, your constraints and your timeline.

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Step 2

Framing the mission

Defining objectives, deliverables, required information and the expected level of analysis.

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Step 3

Analysis / due diligence

Studying the vision, strategy, governance, budget, risks, indicators and execution capacity.

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Step 4

Findings

Delivering a clear read : strengths, points of vigilance, recommendations, possible funding conditions.

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Step 5

Follow-up if needed

Supporting execution, reporting and adjustments over time.

Three ways we intervene

From due diligence to philanthropic architecture.

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Impact Due Diligence

Decide with method. Fund with confidence.

Get in touch

You have received several applications, launched a call for projects or identified a promising nonprofit. You need to understand what is genuinely solid behind the narrative.

Cromwell & Holmes analyses the project, its strategy, its governance, its budget, its risks and its execution capacity to help the funder decide with method.

We analyse
Vision Strategy Governance Budget Risks Team Financial model Indicators Execution capacity
Deliverables
Committee brief Analysis grid Points of vigilance Recommendation Possible funding conditions
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Strategic & Operating Partner

Follow-up should not merely reassure. It should enable decisions.

Get in touch

You want ongoing support to monitor a funding, challenge a strategy or secure the execution of an impact project.

Cromwell & Holmes acts as a strategic and operating partner to the funder. We help read the gaps, track indicators, identify risks and formulate the necessary adjustments.

We support
Post-funding monitoring Progress reviews Gap analysis Risk alerts Strategic adjustments Funder reporting Committee preparation
Deliverables
Dashboard Progress note Impact report Recommendations Committee summary
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Philanthropic Architecture

From philanthropic intention to operational structure.

Get in touch

You want to create or structure a foundation, an endowment fund or a philanthropic strategy, but you need to frame the mission, the governance, the criteria and the right partners.

Cromwell & Holmes acts as a strategic conductor to turn a philanthropic intention into an operational structure. The firm can mobilise a network of leading legal, accounting, tax and financial partners according to the needs of the mission.

We structure
Philanthropic mission Governance Intervention criteria Selection process Partners Reporting Steering tools
Deliverables
Strategic framework Governance architecture Selection process Roadmap Partner coordination
Why Cromwell & Holmes ?

Vision needs structure.

Cromwell & Holmes was born from a simple conviction : great impact projects need vision, but also structure. Our name brings together two requirements : to govern with method and to analyse with rigour.

Discover our story
CROMWELL
& HOLMES

Analyse with rigour, structure with method, decide with clarity.

Contact

Let's talk about your philanthropic project.

Would you like to assess a nonprofit, structure a foundation, frame a call for projects or monitor the impact of a funding? We can discuss it simply.

Director Jean Cyril Giraux — Founder
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