Grant-writing Consulting

SPECIALIZING in Arts and culture, community development, education and program management.

Experience:

15+ years experience in the nonprofit funding ecosystem with graduate level education in nonprofit management, needs assessment, grant writing and evaluation.

Proven funding impact at all levels of grant-writing and fundraising - awarded individual arts and culture related grants up to $1,000,000 as well as been on fund development committees that have received grants as large at $26,000,000.

Pipeline management including research/opportunity development, strategic analysis, writing, submissions, and reporting.

Designed and wrote the grant evaluation frameworks for grants for California State Library and the City of San Francisco.

Do you have limited bandwidth, want to know more knowledge about the grants process, got big dreams and seek access to government or foundation funding?

Who is this for:

  • Individual artists (no 51(c) 3 necessary);

  • Fiscally sponsored individuals or groups;

  • Nonpr501(c)3 nonprofit organizations

Proven Funding Impact (select grants listed below)

  • $850,000 – California State Library

  • $1.0M+ – City of San Francisco (OEWD) across multiple awards

  • $500,000 – Major Individual Donor Gifts

  • $150,000+ – Multi-year federal awards (NEH, NARA, US State Dept)

  • Tripled an organization’s GFTA grants giving level.

  • Artist Awards – Guggenheim Fellowship, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, SFAC Legacy Award

  • Hundreds of other grant applications submitted and awarded since 2029.

Reach out to discuss if your project is right for a collaboration and I will be happy to consult, direct or support your grant writing and fund raising efforts. Email me at jhoover(dot)Charles(at)gmail.com or text 415-425-1647.

  • Billing is negotiable per project, or by period. I can help write one grant, do an audit of past grants to see where you can improve, or manage the entire grant pipeline from research to reporting.