Helping Foundations See Their Complete Food Relief Landscape
FastRoots gives foundations the data, mapping tools, and analysis they need to fund strategically, identify gaps, and coordinate effectively across their region.
Built for Strategic Decision-Making Section
Traditional resource directories cover many issue areas broadly, go stale quickly, and aren't designed for funders making strategic decisions.
We believe foundations deserve tools that show them their complete ecosystem: not just the organizations they fund, but everyone serving their community. FastRoots makes it simple for foundations to see who's doing what, identify gaps and opportunities, and make funding decisions with the full picture.
Born from Necessity in Western North Carolina
FastRoots was born from necessity during the relief efforts following Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.
When a funder and fiscal sponsor were coordinating three food assistance organizations with zero visibility into the broader landscape, the gaps became painfully clear. Nobody had a complete picture of who was serving where. Coordination happened by accident, if at all.
We built FastRoots to solve this problem. Within six months, those same organizations had a shared map of the region's food assistance ecosystem. They discovered collaboration opportunities that had been invisible, coordinated distribution more effectively, and produced the region's first collective impact report.
That experience showed us what's possible when foundations have complete information about their landscape.
OUR VALUES
What Guides Our Work
We believe foundations deserve better tools to see and understand their ecosystems, not just manage grants.
Transparency
Foundations see the complete picture: every organization serving their region, not just their grantees.
Collaboration
We design for shared visibility and peer connection, not top-down control.
Impact
Every feature helps foundations move toward strategic funding decisions and measurable community outcomes.
Grantee-Centered
Organizations in the ecosystem benefit too, gaining visibility into peer work and discovering collaboration opportunities.
OUR TEAM
Meet the Founders
Matt Corzine
Co-founder & CEO
As Co-founder and CEO of FastRoots, Matt brings decades of experience in business innovation to the table, helping foundations gain the visibility they need to fund strategically. His philosophy prioritizes operational excellence, data-driven decision-making, and mission-driven innovation. With a proven track record of driving impact across both corporate and nonprofit sectors, Matt is dedicated to giving foundations better tools to see and understand their food assistance ecosystems.
Addison “Addi” Fuller
Co-founder & Strategic Advisor
Addi is the Co-founder of FastRoots, working to build technology that helps foundations see their complete food assistance landscape. Prior to FastRoots, Addi was an executive at the fastest-growing construction technology company in the U.S. He built and unified product, brand, and people operations teams that improved project delivery for the nation's largest general contractors through data-driven insights.
Building a Movement, Not Just Software
We're not just building software. We're building a movement toward more informed, more strategic philanthropy.
Every foundation we work with becomes part of a growing community learning how to see their ecosystems clearly and fund more strategically. We're committed to sharing what we learn, supporting peer connections, and continuously improving based on real-world feedback from the field.
This is about changing how philanthropy works together, one ecosystem at a time.
Ready to Join the Movement?
See how FastRoots can help your foundation see the complete picture and fund strategically.