Third edit round
$180
Every package includes two. If your board wants a third pass, this is what it costs.
Services · Flat fees, written scope
Pick a size. We’ll quote it flat.
Five things we do, what each one includes, what it leaves out, and what it costs. No percentage of the award, no hourly meter running while you read this.
$640 flat
Letter of inquiry
Two to three pages whose only job is to get you invited to apply. We start with a funder-fit check, because the cheapest letter is the one you don’t send to someone who funds something else.
- Read of the funder’s last three award lists and giving guidelines
- A plain-English fit verdict: send it, adjust it, or skip it
- Draft in your voice, since you’re the one signing it
- Two edit rounds, then a final proofread before you send
The trade-off
We can’t promise an invitation. A good letter raises your odds; it doesn’t buy them.
Not sure a letter is enough? Say so on the phone. We’ll pick the smaller option if it works.
Ask before you buyFull application package
One funder, one deadline, one flat number. We research, write the narrative, build the budget narrative so it matches the story, and read the whole thing cold before you hit submit.
- Funder research memo: priorities, past awards, typical ask size
- Full narrative: need, program, outcomes, organizational capacity
- Budget narrative that agrees with your numbers line by line
- Attachments checklist, with the three that always go missing flagged
- Final read-through the day before the deadline
The trade-off
We need your financials and program data within three business days of asking. Late files push the draft date, not the price.
$2,450 flat
$3,900 per quarter
Quarterly funding calendar
For shops that need grants every quarter and have nobody to run them. We map the funders, set the dates, and draft up to four submissions, letters or applications, in one rolling schedule.
- Kickoff session to rank funders by fit and effort
- A deadline calendar you can pin to the wall
- Up to four drafts per quarter, letters or full applications
- A fifteen-minute check-in every other week
The trade-off
You commit for the full quarter, and unused submissions don’t roll over. If you only need one grant, buy package 02.
Side by side
Compare before you call
| Package | Price | Turnaround | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter of inquiry | $640 | 5 business days | Funders who ask for a letter before a full proposal |
| Full application | $2,450 | 15 business days | One funder with an open deadline |
| Quarterly retainer | $3,900 | Rolling, per quarter | Orgs that apply every few weeks |
| Proposal library | $1,850 | 10 business days | Anyone tired of rewriting the same paragraph |
Proposal library
Your org description, outcomes language, budget narrative and best program stories, written properly once and tagged by funder type, in a single document your next hire can find.
- Org boilerplate in three lengths: 50, 150 and 400 words
- Outcomes and evidence paragraphs by program
- Budget narrative templates
- One-page style sheet so every future writer sounds like you
The trade-off
It costs you a few hours of answering questions up front. It pays back on application number two.
$1,850 flat
Thirty minutes, free. Bring a rejection letter and we’ll start there.
Dial (212) 762-9195Extras
Small things, priced small
Rush draft, 48 hours
$520
For when the deadline is Friday and today is Wednesday. Only offered when our calendar has room, so call first.
Rejection-letter review
$240
We read up to five declined applications and tell you what the funders were really saying.
Board-ready summary
$310
A one-page summary of any application for your board packet, so nobody has to read forty pages.
Straight answers
Ask the awkward questions
The ones people usually save for the end of the call. We’d rather you ask them now.
Do you guarantee we’ll win the grant?
No, and anyone who does is lying to you. We guarantee the application is clear, on time and honest. The funder decides the rest.
Why flat fees and not a percentage?
Percentage-of-award pay is widely considered unethical in fundraising, and it rewards chasing big grants over fitting ones. A flat fee lets us tell you to skip a grant.
Will it sound like us or like a consultant?
Like you. We interview you first, borrow your own words, and send a style sheet with the draft so you can see our choices.
What if you say a grant isn’t worth it?
Then the funder-fit check paid for itself. For a letter of inquiry we’ll discount the fee if we stop at “don’t send it,” and we’ll point you to a better match when we can.
When do we pay?
Half to start, half on submission, invoiced by email. Retainers are billed half at kickoff and half at the start of month two.
Can you take a rush job?
Sometimes. We take a handful of packages at a time, so we’ll check the calendar and answer yes or no the same day you call.
Ready to put a number on it? We’re in weekdays 11am–4pm.
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