GrantLedger

Nonprofit-First Grantwriting

We handle your grants from research to submission. You only pay if you win, after you win.

You keep 77.5 cents of every dollar we win for your mission. Our success fee is 22.5% and we do not send invoices until awards are in your account.

See if we're a fit

Every grant dollar we win, on the ledger

77.5¢stays with your mission
22.5¢the success fee
The model

What is Nonprofit-First Grantwriting?

Nonprofit-First Grantwriting is $0 to start. Your organization gets the grant award before GrantLedger gets compensated. GrantLedger finds the foundations that fund work like yours, writes the applications in your voice, and submits them after your review. Our success fee is 22.5% of the grants we win together. Pay after you win. Only if you win.

Three things make Nonprofit-First Grantwriting different from every other option.

  • We carry all the risk until you are funded.
  • We leverage data and technologies that internal development teams, freelance grantwriters, and consultants do not have access to.
  • We only succeed when you succeed.
Traditional grantwriters and consultancies charge you for grants written. GrantLedger charges for grants won.
Comparing models

A hypothetical grant portfolio, two different ways

On a 30-application portfolio, the grantwriter-first model bills $2,000 to $5,000 per application before the charity sees a dollar. Here is the same portfolio, both ways.

Grantwriter-firstGrantLedger
Grant portfolio30 apps30 apps
Cost per grant−$2K–$5K$0
Funder researchbilled on topincluded
When you payup frontafter award
Downside risked−$60K–$150K$0
Upside · $300K awarded+$150–240K+$232,500
The Losing-Costs-Nothing GuaranteeNonprofit-First Grantwriting is all upside. We can't guarantee that you win, but we do guarantee that you don't lose.
How it works

~30 grants. About 6 hours of your time.

One-time setup, then a review before each submission.

One-time setup

  1. Onboarding Interview

    About 2 hours

    Tell us about your mission, programs, and funding priorities.

  2. Grant-Ready Document Checklist

    About 1 hour

    Share the documents we need to prepare your applications.

For each grant

  1. Grant Application Review

    About 6 minutes per grant

    Review the application GrantLedger prepares before it is submitted.

2 hours + 1 hour + (6 minutes × 30 grants) = 6 hours.

Estimated time commitment; review time varies by application. You can veto any submission during the Pre-Flight Review.

Join 50+ nonprofits choosing Nonprofit-First Grantwriting.

Tell us about your organization. We'll assess its grant potential and whether we're the right partner to help advance your mission. Next, choose a time for a 15-minute introduction over Zoom.

We work with 501(c)(3) organizations pursuing grants from private foundations and corporate giving programs.