Grant writing for schools, churches and community nonprofits
I find the funders who already give to organizations like yours, then write the proposal the way their reviewers want to read it. You get a complete, submission ready package.
Instead of: Written at 11pm by a director who already worked a full day.
Written by someone whose whole job this week is your proposal.
Most organizations have no one whose job is to go get the funding
1.5Mnonprofit organizations in the United States
10,500employed grant writers serving them
Bars drawn to scale. That is about one employed grant writer for every 143 nonprofits.
At the same time, federal grant lines are shifting and more organizations are turning to private foundations. Foundations still reward a clear, well researched proposal, which is exactly where a small organization can compete.
Figures for 2023, reported by Learn Grant Writing.
What you receive
Every engagement ends with a finished document you can submit.
Funder research
Funders matched to your programs and location, with the organizations like yours they funded recently, typical award sizes, deadlines and how each one accepts applications.
The full narrative
Need, program, outcomes, capacity and sustainability, written to the funder’s own priorities and scoring guidance, using your real numbers and your real stories.
Budget and justification
A line item budget where every figure has a calculation behind it and matches the narrative, plus the justification reviewers ask for.
A grant calendar
Twelve months of deadlines in one place, so next year’s renewals and new applications get planned early.
Ways to start
Most organizations begin with a Funding Season. Fees are flat and agreed before work begins. They are never a percentage of the award.
| Package | What you get | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Funder Match Report | 10 to 15 funders matched to your work, with fit notes, past awards and a 12 month calendar. | $750 |
| Single Proposal | One complete foundation proposal with budget and justification. | From $2,500 |
| Funding Season Where most organizations begin | The Match Report, two full proposals and one letter of inquiry. | $5,000 |
| Grant Partner | Ongoing calendar, up to two proposals a month, funder reports and renewals. | $3,000 a month |
I write foundation and corporate proposals. No honest grant writer can promise an award, and I won’t; I promise a proposal that gives yours its best chance.
How it works
- One conversation.
A 45 minute call about your organization, the program you want funded and the people it serves. I bring the questions; you bring the stories.
- Research and draft.
I research the funders and write the full proposal and budget. You review one complete draft and send your comments.
- Ready to submit.
I revise, check every requirement against the funder’s checklist and hand you the final package to submit.
Why a communications writer
A grant proposal is persuasive writing with strict rules, a deadline and a reviewer reading dozens of others. I spent six years writing inside federal agencies, where every document had a required format, a review chain and real consequences.
Before that I trained as a journalist: find the story, lead with the point, prove it with evidence. I also serve in children’s ministry leadership at my church, so I understand mission driven work from the inside.
Your work already has a strong case. My job is to make it plain to the people deciding whether to fund it.
See which funders fit your organization.
Tell me about your programs and I will come back with the first funders I would approach and why.