> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.givechariot.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.givechariot.com/disbursements/for-grantmakers.md).

# For Grantmakers

When your organization sends a grant through Disbursements, you’ll see a **status** associated with each disbursement. This status reflects where the disbursement is in the process, from approval to completion. Below is a breakdown of each possible status and what it means for our grantmaker partners.

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### 📝 Approval & Verification Stages

* **🟠 Needs Approval**\
  This disbursement is awaiting approval from the grantmaker partner's team.
* **🟣 Awaiting Verification**\
  This disbursement is pending final verification by Chariot’s Compliance team.
* **🟣 Validating Organization**\
  Chariot is validating the recipient organization’s payment and contact information before submission.

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### 📤 Submission & Payment Stages

* :yellow\_square:  **Awaiting Account Claim**\
  The disbursement has completed all approvals and is queued to be sent to the recipient organization. At this stage, Chariot is prompting the nonprofit to enroll with Chariot for faster payouts.
* :yellow\_square: **Awaiting Balance**

  The disbursement has completed all approvals and is queued to be sent to the recipient organization. At this stage, additional funds are required from the grantmaker partner.
* **🟦 Submitted**\
  The disbursement has been sent and will update to **Completed** once the funds are received electronically or the check is deposited.
* **✅ Completed**\
  The recipient organization has received the disbursement and the funds have settled.

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### ⚠️ Stopped or Unsuccessful Disbursements

* **🔴 Rejected**\
  The disbursement was rejected by the grantmaker partner's team.
* **🔴 Canceled**\
  The disbursement was canceled by the the grantmaker partner's team.
* **🔴 Stopped**\
  The transfer was stopped because the organization did not deposit the funds within 90 days.
* **🔴 Returned**\
  The transfer was stopped because the mailed check was returned to sender.

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If a disbursement is **Stopped** or **Returned**, Chariot will automatically reissue the payment.
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