A defined starting point

Grant writing services for small nonprofits nationwide

Get help with the grant task in front of you: reviewing an existing proposal, writing a letter of inquiry, or preparing one short foundation application. Work remotely with Wellridge from anywhere in the United States, with a fixed fee and no retainer required.

Start with one identified funder and your approved program and budget. We check the instructions and agree on scope before payment. Your organization approves the facts and submits the final materials.

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$295 · paid upfront

Existing application review

Review of a narrative up to 2,000 words against one funder rubric or instruction set, with tracked edits and a missing-items checklist.

  • One narrative review
  • Tracked edits
  • Missing-items checklist

First draft within 3 business days after complete materials and access.

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$350 · paid upfront

Letter of inquiry

A letter up to two pages for one identified funder, using an existing approved program and budget, with one revision.

  • One letter up to two pages
  • One identified funder
  • One revision

First draft within 3 business days after complete materials and access.

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$750 · $375 to begin and $375 on delivery of the agreed submission-ready package

Short foundation application

One identified opportunity, up to 2,000 narrative words, an attachment checklist, and one consolidated revision using an approved program and budget.

  • One foundation opportunity
  • Up to 2,000 narrative words
  • Attachment checklist
  • One consolidated revision

First draft within 5–7 business days after complete materials and access.

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What stays with the client

  • The client confirms facts, approves the final materials, and submits the application.
  • There is no award guarantee, percentage fee, federal application, new program design, or complex budget creation.
  • Work does not begin until instructions and scope fit are inspected and agreed.
  • Late inputs move the working deadline. Once work begins, earned work is payable; any unused prepaid scope is handled in the written engagement terms.
  • There is no automatic recurring commitment. Additional work requires a separately agreed quote.

See the review in practice

The fictional Northside Arts Workshop example shows how a vague draft becomes a specific, budget-consistent narrative with unresolved inputs called out.

View the fictional grant review example

Use the grant application checklist before an inquiry. Compare grant review, LOI, and application options, or read the fictional letter-of-inquiry example.

Questions organizations usually ask

Can we hire you for just one grant?

Yes. Each offer covers one defined assignment without a monthly retainer. If you already have a draft, choose proposal review and editing. If you need a narrative written from approved materials, compare LOI writing and one-time foundation application writing.

Do you work with nonprofits outside Texas?

Yes. These grant services are available remotely throughout the United States, including Arlington, Dallas–Fort Worth, and the rest of Texas. We agree on the materials handoff, deadline and time zone, and one person at your organization who can consolidate feedback and approve facts.

What if we have not found a grant yet?

These fixed-fee packages start with an identified opportunity. Funder prospect research is a different assignment. See the funding pipeline research scope before paying for writing.

Can you write to any funder?

The offer begins with one identified opportunity and its controlling instructions. Fit and access are checked before acceptance.

Do you submit on our behalf?

No. The client owns final factual approval and submission authority.

What if the scope grows?

Expansion, additional funders, new program design, or complex budget work receives a separate quote.

Felix Torres leads Wellridge's opportunity judgment, narrative architecture, and final quality control. Read about Felix and the Wellridge approach, then use the materials checklist to prepare for a scope discussion.