Nonprofit-First Grantwriting

We handle your grants, from research to submission.
You stay focused on your mission.

77.5%stays with your mission

22.5%success fee, after funding

No upfront cost. No upfront financial risk. You are awarded before your grantwriter.

See if you’re eligible

For 501(c)(3) organizations pursuing private foundation and corporate grants.

The model

What is Nonprofit-First Grantwriting?

Nonprofit-First Grantwriting is when nonprofits are awarded before their grantwriters.

  1. Finds foundations that fund your work
  2. Identifies how to reach each foundation
  3. Writes applications in your voice
  4. Handles submission
  5. Manages post-award follow-up

Our success fee is 22.5%. Invoiced after you win. Only if you win.

Compare options

Traditional grantwriting vs. Nonprofit-First Grantwriting.

Your work needs funding. Your grants need writing. But you don’t want to risk your mission’s resources on upfront fees.

Your traditional options are to pay per application, hire in-house, or retain a consultant. All three ask you to watch your mission’s funding go out the door, with no guarantee of a grant award. Click an option below to compare it with Nonprofit-First Grantwriting.

What you’ll experience

We handle grants, from research through post-award follow-up.

  1. Finds foundations that fund your work

    Searches 177K+ foundation profiles and their giving records to find funders that fit your mission, geography, eligibility, and priorities.

    177K+ foundations → your shortlist

  2. Identifies how to reach each foundation

    Identifies the right contacts and application route for each foundation, including any required introduction or inquiry.

    The right route to each funder

  3. Writes applications in your voice

    Uses each foundation’s giving history to size the ask, then writes applications in your voice and tailors supporting materials to the funder.

    ~30 applications

  4. Handles submission

    Incorporates your feedback after pre-flight checks and review, submits each application, and manages grant portals and correspondence.

    From your review to submission

  5. Manages post-award follow-up

    Tracks reporting requirements and deadlines, and helps you share program results with the foundations supporting your work.

    Support after funding arrives

Nonprofit partner

Stays focused on their mission.

Once, at the start

Document Collection
~1 hour
Curated Interview
~2 hours

Before each submission

Pre-Flight Checks and Review
~6 minutes

We prepare it. You have the final say.

Across ~30 grants~3 hours

Total for ~30 grants~6 hours

About 12 minutes of your time per grant, including setup.

Applications follow funder deadlines. The number and timing depend on your organization’s priorities and programming.

Let’s talk about your mission

See if you’re eligible.

Tell us about your nonprofit, then choose a time for a 15-minute introduction.

  1. 1 Find your nonprofit
  2. 2 Confirm a few details
  3. 3 Choose a time to talk

No account needed.

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