Grants Plus

What Grants Plus does

Grants Plus is a Cleveland, Ohio–based professional services firm that provides strategic grant seeking consulting to established U.S. nonprofit organizations. Founded in 2007 by Lauren Steiner, the firm has helped clients secure nearly $450 million in private and public grant funding across more than 400 nonprofit partners, reporting an average grant win rate of 58% compared to a 10–30% national average. Its core offerings are organized into five services: Grant Prospect Research (funder identification and alignment), Federal Grant Writing (competitive applications to government agencies), Grant Writing Support (short- and long-term writing capacity), Partner Plan (an ongoing strategic engagement to build foundation relationships and grow funding), and Tech-enabled Grant Writing (an AI-augmented variant of its writing services). The firm operates as a privately held LLC, is a registered Cleveland Small Business and Female Business Enterprise, and has received multiple Weatherhead 100 awards, an APA Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award, and other regional recognitions. The team of 11–50 employees is roughly 80% women, works remotely across multiple U.S. states, and includes senior leaders with backgrounds spanning Fortune 500 companies, high-growth SaaS, venture capital, public accounting, and nonprofit executive leadership.

Revenue is generated through customized, quote-based professional service engagements sold primarily via direct sales and referral channels. The target buyer is an established nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status, a budget of at least $1M, and at least three years of operating history—effectively a vertical SaaS-style ICP applied to a services business. The go-to-market combines content-led demand generation (blog, webinars, newsletter, podcast appearances, case studies), earned media in outlets such as Crain's Cleveland Business and WKYC, and a referral network reinforced by the firm's leadership roles in industry associations (AFP, GPA, The Giving Institute). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are scoped per client. In September 2022, Dana Textoris was named CEO, succeeding founder Lauren Steiner who remains as Founder; subsequent senior hires in growth and finance suggest a deliberate scaling phase around the Partner Plan recurring engagement model and the tech-enabled service line. The company has not raised institutional capital and is independently owned.

Name

Grants Plus

Legal name

Grants Plus, LLC

Website

https://grantsplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grants Plus is a Cleveland-based professional services firm providing strategic grant seeking consulting—prospect research, federal grant writing, and ongoing partnership engagements—to established U.S. nonprofits, having helped clients secure nearly $450 million since 2007.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grant Consulting Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Public Health Program Grants Management & Administration (HLAJALAC)

Keywords

• Grant writing services
• Nonprofit consulting
• Federal grant writing
• Grant prospect research
• Foundation fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Grant Consulting Services: Revenue generated through consulting engagements with nonprofit organizations for grant prospect research, grant writing, and strategic advisory services. Services are priced as professional service engagements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Grants Plus is a professional grant-seeking consulting firm that helps U.S.-based nonprofit organizations identify, pursue, and win private and public grant funding. The firm delivers a portfolio of five core services: Grant Prospect Research, Federal Grant Writing, Grant Writing Support, Partner Plan (ongoing strategic engagement), and Tech-enabled Grant Writing (AI-assisted grant writing services). Services are delivered as customized consulting engagements by teams of grant professionals supporting foundations, healthcare, higher education, and social services nonprofits.

Product overview

Grants Plus offers a suite of professional grant seeking services for nonprofit organizations. The portfolio includes five core service offerings: Grant Prospect Research (deep funder research to identify aligned prospects), Federal Grant Writing (competitive applications for government funding agencies), Grant Writing Support (short/long-term writing assistance), Partner Plan (ongoing strategic partnership for foundation relations), and Tech-enabled Grant Writing (technology-augmented grant writing). These services are delivered as consulting engagements rather than a software platform, with teams of grant professionals providing strategic guidance, proposal development, and relationship cultivation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Prospect Research A targeted research service that identifies the most likely grant prospects to fund an organization's key priorities, delivered to nonprofit organizations seeking to expand their funding pipeline.
• Federal Grant Writing Expert-led preparation of competitive grant applications to federal, state, and local government funding agencies, designed for nonprofits pursuing government grant opportunities.
• Grant Writing Support Short or long-term engagement in which the Grants Plus team takes charge of an organization's grant writing needs to manage busy grants calendars.
• Partner Plan

Quantifiable outcome

• 58% average grant win rate (vs. 10-30% national average)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Giving InstitutecoreOthersGrants Plus is a proud member of The Giving Institute, the prestigious body that produces the annual Giving USA Report. Lauren Steiner served as former co-chair of the Giving USA Editorial Review Board. This membership reinforces the firm's leadership in philanthropy and connects it to the most trusted annual report on charitable giving in the U.S.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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