Do You Need a Financial Audit?
When grants and donors are stretched thin, funders ask for audited financials. What triggers an audit, what one costs, and why you shouldn't wait until you're required to have one.
Grants & Grant Writing
Are you chasing the right funders — and keeping the ones you win?
A grant is not revenue until it is reported, closed out and renewed. Too many organizations win an award and then discover the compliance burden they signed up for.
We work the full cycle: finding opportunities that genuinely fit your mission, writing proposals that answer what the funder actually asked, and building the reporting habits that make renewal straightforward.
Opportunity research
We map the funders who already give to organizations like yours — federal, state, regional foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs and local family funds — and rank them by fit, effort and realistic odds.
- Prospect research and a prioritized funder pipeline
- Eligibility and fit screening before you invest writing time
- A grants calendar aligned to your fiscal year
Proposal writing and budget narratives
Grant writing support from outline through submission. We write the narrative, build the logic model, align the budget to the program, and make sure every question in the RFP has a clear answer in the document.
- Full proposal drafting or editing of your draft
- Logic models, outcomes and measurement plans
- Budget narratives that match your financial statements
- Letters of inquiry and letters of support
Compliance and reporting
Federal awards above the single-audit threshold carry real obligations, and foundation reports are how you earn the next grant. We set up the documentation and reporting rhythm so the work happens alongside the program, not in a panic at the deadline.
- Documentation systems and reporting templates
- Interim and final report writing
- Audit preparation and readiness review
- Post-award debriefs that feed the next application
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How it works
The first conversation is on us.
We meet with your organization, walk you through our process, evaluate what you need and write a project proposal — including reasonable revisions to the scope right up until launch. No charge, no obligation.