Stop applying blind.
The Grant Desk gives nonprofits a researched, ranked, calendar-mapped funding pipeline — 25 to 50 funders aligned with your specific programs, ready to pursue. Strategy first. Then funding.
For nonprofits with $100K–$20M budgets — overwhelmed staff, scattered grant work, no funding strategy.
Strategy. Funding. Impact.
A 2-minute form. We'll tell you honestly whether a Playbook makes sense for where you are — no pressure, no obligation. We reply personally within 1–2 business days.
Most nonprofits don't have a grants problem. They have a strategy problem.
Your team applies to the funders you've heard of — not the ones most likely to fund you. Applications go out one at a time, written from scratch, aimed at foundations whose priorities you're guessing at. Rejections arrive without explanations. Staff time disappears.
The organizations that win grants consistently aren't better writers. They're better targeters. They know which 25 funders match their programs, what each one wants to hear, and when each deadline lands — before they write a single word.
We hand you that pipeline. Ready-made. Built from your specific programs and budget, mapped to a 12-month calendar.
A researched funding pipeline. Ready to pursue. Delivered in days.
What you receive is not a document — it is access to a funding pipeline. Every Playbook is researched from scratch against your specific programs, geography, budget size, and history. You receive 25–50 funders ranked by match percentage, a 12-month action calendar mapped to real deadlines, a positioning narrative in your own proof points, and templates your team uses on day one.
Grant Strategy Playbook — $697
50 funders ranked by match, deep-dive profiles for High and Strong Match funders, warm intro mapping, partnership roadmap, 12-month calendar, master LOI template, board audit, the Grant Tracker Workbook, and all Tier 1 value-adds.
Playbook + Grant Writing — $697 + writing fees
Full Tier 2 Playbook plus 15% discount on professional grant writing. Writing turnaround tiered by grant size (14–45 business days), subject to capacity.
Grant Roadmap — $397
25 funders ranked by match, 12-month calendar, positioning narrative, one-page explainer, plus four standard value-adds. The entry point.
Enterprise
For $10M+ organizations: 15–25 high-value funders with full profiles, pipeline audit, and a bolt-on service. Starting at $1,500.
Additional Details:
The math: a single $10K grant returns 25× the cost of the Roadmap, or 14× the Playbook. Most clients identify three to five viable funders in the first 90 days.
Flat fee. No retainer required. If you find a factual error, we correct it free within 14 days. Match percentages reflect strategic alignment, not approval odds — we do not guarantee funding.
Playbook clients can add professional grant writing. Turnaround tiered to grant size — 14 days for small grants, 21 for mid-sized, 30 for large, 30–45 for federal. Accepted as capacity permits; client material delays extend the turnaround day-for-day. Rush available at +50%.
Also available:
One-time add-ons (Grant Calendar Build, Grant Audit) and ongoing support — ask for details.
See exactly what you'll receive.
A complete sample Roadmap is available — built for a fictional organization, but with the structure and rigor of every real version.
What size grants should you be pursuing?
Most nonprofits aim too high or waste time aiming too low. This is the general range where you're most competitive as a first-time applicant:
| Budget Size | Target Grant Size | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Under $500K | $5K–$30K | Community foundations, small family foundations, local giving |
| $500K–$2.5M | $15K–$150K | Regional and national foundations matched to your programs |
| $2.5M–$10M | $50K–$500K | National foundations, corporate funders, government sub-awards |
| $10M+ | $200K–$2M+ | Institutional, federal, and multilateral funders |
Grants outside these ranges can still make sense — but they need a reason. Your Playbook calibrates every recommendation to your specific budget and explains why each funder is there.
How it works:
Step 1 — Qualify (2 minutes)
A short form tells us whether we can genuinely help. If we can't, we'll say so.
Step 2 — Intake (30–45 minutes)
A structured questionnaire captures your programs, numbers, history, and constraints. The more specific your answers, the sharper your Playbook.
Step 3 — Delivery (within 7–10 business days)
Your complete Playbook or Roadmap arrives in Word and PDF, opening with a one-page guide to using it. Questions handled by email.
Built by someone who's sat on the other side of the desk.
The Grant Desk was built by a finance and operations executive with more than 20 years across the nonprofit, insurance, and M&A worlds — including service as the senior finance and administration leader of a multimillion-dollar nonprofit, reporting directly to board finance and risk committees. Budgets, audits, internal controls, and organizational capacity weren't topics to research; they were the job. That is the exact lens funders apply when they evaluate your organization.
Credentials behind the work: Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP), with additional certifications in corporate financial planning & analysis, enterprise risk management, and insurance — plus an MBA. We use AI for what it does well — deep research across hundreds of funder sources at once — and two decades of financial judgment for what it can't. Every fact in your Playbook is verified against the funder's own published materials or flagged for confirmation.
Common Questions:
Q: Do you guarantee we'll win grants?
A: No — and be wary of anyone who does. Match percentages measure strategic alignment, not approval odds. What we guarantee is research rigor: verified facts, documented reasoning, and a strategy you can execute.
Q: Do we need a phone call?
A: No. The entire process runs by form and email. If you'd rather talk one through, a call can be scheduled — but most clients never need one.
Q: What do you need from us?
A: One completed intake questionnaire (30–45 minutes) and any grant history you have. That's it.
Q: How fast is delivery?
A: 7–10 business days for the Playbook itself, subject to capacity. Grant writing turnaround is tiered by grant size: small grants (<$10K) within 14 business days, mid ($10K–$50K) within 21, large ($50K–$250K) within 30, federal ($250K+) within 30–45. Materials due at least 15 business days before any funder deadline. Rush available at +50% of the fee. One thing we can't accelerate is the client side — if we ask for something from your team, the clock pauses until we receive it.
Q: How do we justify the cost to our board?
A: The simplest answer is the math. A single $10K grant — smaller than most foundations award — returns 25× the cost of the Roadmap. A single mid-sized grant returns over 70× the Playbook. The Playbook is built so the first funded application pays for it many times over. Boards generally find the math harder to argue with than the methodology. We don't guarantee a specific grant — but most clients identify three to five viable funders in the first 90 days, and one successful application is the breakeven event.
Q: What if a funder in our Playbook turns out to have wrong information?
A: If you find a factual error within 14 days, we correct it free. This is an accuracy guarantee — it covers errors, not scope changes or post-delivery preference changes.
Q: Who does the work?
A: Research and drafting run on AI systems directed and reviewed by a nonprofit finance and administration professional. You get the speed of one and the judgment of the other.
Q: We already pay for a grant database. Why do we need this?
A: A database is a search engine — you type keywords and get hundreds of results. A Playbook is the finished product of the evaluation: funders already researched against your specific programs, ranked, verified, and mapped onto a calendar with a positioning strategy. No database tells you which funders to pursue first, what to say to each one, what size to request, or who can introduce you.
Ready to stop guessing?
Strategy. Funding. Impact.
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Playbooks are prepared from information provided by your organization. Match percentages reflect strategic alignment assessment, not a prediction of grant approval. This service does not guarantee funding.