Service 03 · Unsealed Intelligence™ Grant Team
Your Monthly Grant Team
Yet in most growing nonprofits, that's where the work lands: on an Executive Director or a stretched development lead, writing applications at 11pm, guessing what a funder wants, and taking every unexplained “no” personally. The Grant Team is a dedicated researcher and writer who take that work off your desk, every month.
Built for established nonprofits, usually with yearly budgets of $500K to $5M. Serving nonprofits since 2018.
The Problem
Each of these rejections could mean the funder was simply wrong for you. It could also mean the application wasn't prepared by someone who does this for a living, and most leaders have no way to tell which.
We receive many worthy requests and regret we're unable to fund yours at this time.
— a real rejection, no reason given
Thank you for your application. Unfortunately we are unable to move forward.
— another real rejection, no reason given
After careful consideration, we are unable to honor your request at this time.
— another real rejection, no reason given
The Craftsmanship Framework
And every team member is screened for character as carefully as for skill.
01
Wisdom
Telling your story so a funder wants to support it.
02
Understanding
Reading a funder's instructions and past grants closely enough to know what they're really looking for.
03
Knowledge
Getting the technical parts right: the rules, the budget, and the plan showing how your work leads to results.
04
Workmanship
Clear, convincing, error-free writing, delivered on time, every time.
YOUR RESEARCHER AND WRITER
Two specialists, working as a pair.
Your researcher finds the right funders and handles the rules. Your writer tells your story. Together, every application is both accurate and worth reading.
THE 5-GATE METHODOLOGY
Five tests every funder must pass first.
Grant size, area served, eligibility, past giving, and the kind of money it gives. If a funder fails even one test, we don't spend your time on it.
A SECOND EXPERT REVIEW
Checked before it carries your name.
A second reviewer checks every application line by line against the funder's instructions before it's submitted.
Every Month
An up-to-date funder list
New funders checked, matched to the grant size you need, and put in order by deadline. It's kept current, so it never goes stale.
Applications, written for you
Letters of inquiry (short first letters to funders) and full applications, including the story, the budget, and the required documents.
A review of every submission
A second expert checks every application before it goes out, so nothing leaves under your name unchecked.
A clear monthly report
What was researched, what was submitted, what came back, and what's next, in a form you can share with your board.
Plans & Pricing
No hiring, no recruiting, no per-application quotes. Every plan starts with a free consultation, so you're matched with the right researcher and writer from day one. Every client receives the same five tests, the same review, and the same care, on every plan.
FULL GRANT TEAM
RECOMMENDED$3,230 / month
Research and writing handled by one paired team, so nothing gets lost between the person who found the funder and the person who wrote to them.
FULL GRANT TEAM + STRATEGY
BY APPLICATIONFrom $5,000 / month
For organizations with several programs, larger grant requests, and a board that expects to see the reasoning behind the plan.
Research Only or Writing Only
For smaller organizations, or those that already have one half of the work covered. Each quarter we also reserve a small number of reduced-fee spots for small organizations serving families in crisis.
Research Only
A dedicated researcher and an up-to-date funder list, every funder checked against all five tests.
$1,400 / mo
Writing Only
A dedicated writer for your letters of inquiry and applications, each one reviewed by a second expert.
$2,400 / mo
Billed monthly through Stripe; cancel anytime. Pay three, six, or twelve months up front to save 5%, 10%, or 15%. Yearly payment by bank transfer is available to match your board's budget year. We don't accept PayPal.
Free Cost Check
Answer three questions and see an honest cost comparison: hiring a full-time grant writer versus a Grant Team plan.
This is a cost comparison, not a funding prediction. We never guarantee grant approval.
Which plan are you considering?
What is your organization's yearly budget?
15 hours / month
Where should we send your comparison? We'll show it on this page right away.
Many funder lists include foundations whose own tax returns say they only give to groups they already chose. Every funder on a Grant Team list is checked against all five tests first, including that one.
Book a free consultation →Results
No names or identifying details, ever. Every figure is real and verified by EJAH.
$160K
Multi-year grant approved
A $50,000-budget organization had been turned down. Our review showed the reason could be fixed. They reapplied and were approved.
$335K
Cash grants in one year
Four quarters of carefully chosen, well-timed funders. More than six times the organization's yearly budget.
$36K
Cash and donated support in three months
Seven-plus approvals. Donated goods and services were used to strengthen the case for the cash grants.
Is This Right for You?
If none of that describes you, you're exactly who this was built for.
Questions
Every team member has already proven their skill and been screened for character, and every funder has already passed the five tests. You're not screening, managing, or hoping. That's done before your plan starts.
The Strategy plan adds more applications each month, a quarterly update of your Capital Map funder research, a quarterly report for your board, and a quarterly strategy review with Ebynn. The number of applications is set during your consultation, based on your programs and deadlines.
To make sure we're a real fit, and to match you with the right researcher and writer before any money changes hands. If we don't think we can help, we'll tell you before you pay, not after.
No. We guarantee every application has passed the five tests and a full second-expert review. The decision is always the funder's.
Yes, anytime. Future billing stops. The current month isn't refunded, since work is already underway. See the Terms of Service for full details.
Talk to us before you cancel. We'll work out a pause or a smaller plan rather than leave you without help.
Yes. Everything you share is used only for your work. We don't hold the passwords to your funder accounts, and we never share who we work with.
Book a free consultation. Bring your yearly budget, the funders you're working with now, and your last few funder decisions, both yeses and nos. We'll tell you honestly which plan fits.
This is the first step to working with us. We read every application personally and match you with the right researcher and writer before any money changes hands. Ready to move now? You can also pay or prepay below.
Which plan?
How many months? Longer terms save more, up to 15% at 12 months.
You'll be taken to a secure Stripe checkout. If we find during onboarding that we're not a real fit, your first month is refunded in full.
The Full Grant Team + Strategy plan is by application only. Choose it below and we'll talk before any payment.
We read every application personally before any payment is requested. We'll reply within 2 business days at the email you gave us.
