Steier Group

What Steier Group does

Steier Group is a private professional services firm founded in 1997 by Jim Steier and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm provides full-service capital campaign management for nonprofit organizations, with a primary focus on Catholic parishes, schools, dioceses, archdioceses, religious orders, and Newman Centers. Its integrated service offering spans feasibility studies, campaign planning, donor communications, graphic design, grant writing, data analytics, volunteer training, and dedicated onsite campaign managers. The firm also serves community organizations, independent schools, and (via its wholly-owned Fellowship Development division) Protestant Christian churches and schools.

The operating model is high-touch rather than technology-led: each engagement pairs the client with an onsite campaign manager and a multidisciplinary team spanning development, public relations, journalism, marketing, financial analysis, and theology. Underlying tooling consists of donor database management, wealth screening, and wealth research platforms used to set ask amounts and identify leadership donors. Supporting content assets include the Twelve Wicker Baskets podcast (50 episodes), the Steier Tips blog, the Capital Campaign Toolkit, and a monthly newsletter, which collectively serve as a top-of-funnel demand-generation layer.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees tied to contract duration and complexity, with Catholic parish engagements described as ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars; diocesan, archdiocesan, and school campaigns span longer, multi-year terms with higher aggregate fees. The firm has cumulatively helped clients raise approximately $3.8 billion across 50 U.S. states and Canadian provinces, with an average achievement of 123% of stated fundraising goals and $102 million raised specifically from foundations and grants. Leadership includes founder/Chairman Jim Steier, CEO Matt Vuorela, CFO Tom Pritchard, President of Diocesan Services Jamie Kinnaird, President of Fellowship Development Brendan D. Manson, and other specialized client-services executives. The firm is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent company, or acquisition history.

Name

Steier Group

Legal name

Steier Group

Website

https://steiergroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Steier Group is a private Omaha-based professional services firm founded in 1997 that provides full-service capital campaign management for Catholic parishes, schools, dioceses, and archdioceses, with adjacent services for community organizations and Protestant churches via Fellowship Development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Capital Campaign Consulting

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Campaign Management & Advancement Strategy (EDALAOAN)

Keywords

• Capital campaign consulting
• Feasibility study services
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Donor research analytics
• Catholic fundraising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital Campaign Consulting Services: The company charges fees for capital campaign management services. The cost structure is typically a flat fee based on contract duration and project complexity. Catholic church capital campaigns typically range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars depending on complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Steier Group is a full-service capital campaign consulting firm that manages end-to-end fundraising campaigns for Catholic parishes, schools, dioceses, and community organizations. Core deliverables include research-based feasibility studies, customized campaign planning, onsite campaign leadership, donor communications (case statements, brochures, video, email, direct mail), donor research and wealth screening, foundation research, grant writing, and campaign analytics. Their model integrates feasibility research as a precursor to multi-year campaign execution, with fees structured as project-based engagements.

Product overview

Steier Group is a full-service capital campaign consulting firm offering a unified suite of services for Catholic parishes, schools, dioceses, and community organizations. The core offerings include feasibility studies, campaign communications, and campaign planning, which work together as an integrated service model. The company specializes in capital campaigns for Catholic churches, Catholic schools, Newman Centers, dioceses, and community organizations. Supporting these core consulting services are ancillary offerings including the Twelve Wicker Baskets podcast (educational content), the Steier Tips blog (thought leadership), and a Capital Campaign Toolkit (free resource guide). The company also operates Fellowship Development as a separate division serving Protestant denominations. All services emphasize onsite campaign leadership, donor engagement, faith-aligned communications, and data-driven analytics. The firm has facilitated over $3.8 billion in campaigns across 50 states and provinces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fellowship Development: A division of Steier Group serving Protestant Christian churches and schools with capital campaign fundraising services.

Products and services

• Feasibility Study Research-based planning process evaluating whether an organization is ready to launch a capital campaign, including stakeholder interviews, donor surveys, data analysis, and actionable recommendations for campaign readiness.
• Capital Campaign Communications Expert communications services for capital campaigns including case statement development, brochure design, video production, social media, email marketing, and direct mail.
• Campaign Planning Customized campaign planning creating a strategic roadmap for capital campaigns based on feasibility study data, including case for support, volunteer training, donor research, and foundation research.
• Catholic Church Capital Campaigns Full-service capital campaign management for Catholic parishes, including onsite campaign leadership, donor engagement, faith-aligned communications, and data analytics.
• Diocesan Capital Campaigns Capital campaign services for Catholic dioceses and archdioceses, with team-based onsite managers guiding diocesan leadership through the entire fundraising process.
• Catholic School Capital Campaigns Capital campaign services for Catholic schools, built on donor engagement, stewardship, and trust with over 28 years of experience in feasibility studies and customized campaigns.
• Newman Center Capital Campaigns Capital campaign services for Newman Centers and campus Catholic organizations, engaging alumni and local communities for fundraising success.
• Community Organization Capital Campaigns Capital campaign services for community organizations and independent schools, focusing on donor engagement and mission-aligned communications.
• Fellowship Development Protestant Capital Campaigns Capital campaign consulting services delivered through Fellowship Development, a Steier Group division serving Protestant Christian churches and schools with full-service onsite campaign management.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3.8 Billion Raised across all campaigns
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fellowship DevelopmentcoreOthersFellowship Development is a division of Steier Group created specifically to serve Protestant Christian churches and schools. This internal division allows the company to offer faith-based fundraising services to non-Catholic Christian organizations while maintaining the same full-service campaign approach.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CCS Fundraising: One of the largest full-service fundraising consulting firms in North America, providing capital campaign management, feasibility studies, and development services to nonprofits, religious institutions, and higher education. Closest direct competitor to Steier Group by service model and client mix.
• Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL): National fundraising and enrollment management firm serving higher education, faith-based organizations, and nonprofits with campaign counsel, advancement services, and data-driven strategy. Comparable scope of campaign consulting and analytics-led donor research.
• Marts & Lundy: Long-standing fundraising consulting firm offering campaign planning studies, campaign direction, and development counsel to educational, religious, healthcare, and arts/culture clients. Direct competitor for capital campaign engagements among nonprofits and faith-based institutions.
• Campbell & Company: Full-service fundraising consulting firm specializing in campaign management, feasibility studies, and development audits for nonprofits, with strong presence in faith-based, education, and healthcare verticals. Competes head-to-head with Steier on diocesan and community campaigns.
• Grenzebach Glier and Associates: Consulting firm focused on philanthropy and fundraising strategy for educational institutions, healthcare systems, and nonprofits, including capital campaign planning and feasibility studies. Comparable in offering mix of strategy, analytics, and campaign execution support.
• Alexander Haas: Fundraising consulting firm providing campaign counsel, development audits, and feasibility studies across faith-based organizations, education, healthcare, and arts clients. Directly comparable campaign consulting services for religious and nonprofit institutions.
• The Curtis Group: Capital campaign consulting firm serving nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and educational institutions with feasibility studies and full campaign management. Direct peer for mid-sized capital campaign engagements.
• Sanky Communications: Direct and digital fundraising agency serving nonprofits and advocacy organizations, with capabilities spanning campaign creative, digital fundraising, and donor acquisition. Comparable to Steier on the campaign communications and donor engagement layer of capital campaigns.
• Dini & Associates: Capital campaign consulting firm focused on faith-based, education, and community nonprofit clients, providing campaign planning studies and full-service campaign direction. Closely comparable mix of Catholic/religious and community organization engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Large software provider of fundraising, CRM, and financial management tools for nonprofits and faith-based organizations. Not a direct campaign consultancy, but its donor CRM, prospect research, and analytics products increasingly overlap with parts of Steier's feasibility study and wealth research offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/thesteiergroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-steier-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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