Accountable for the award.
IV Consulting writes the proposal, then runs the reporting and outcomes the funder audits.
Grant Writing · Nonprofit Development · Strategy
IV Consulting writes the grant, and stays accountable after the money lands.
Most consultants leave at submission. IV Consulting is still there in month nine, when the funder asks for the report.
IV Consulting LLC · Los Angeles · Remote nationwide
Every claim is sourced.
Each proposal carries a claim-by-claim citation register and passes an adversarial review before a funder sees it.
A straight answer on whether to apply.
You get a one-page brief on fit, request size, eligibility, and timing before any writing starts.
$500K
Award written, then run through compliance
$100K
LA County award, written and reported on
$5M
HRSA award to a health center, contributing writer
15+
Years writing to public and foundation funders
The Gap
Winning the award is half the job.
A grant writer who leaves at submission never answers for the budget, the outcomes, or the report. IV Consulting does, so it writes differently.
IV Consulting writes the proposal, then runs the reporting, invoicing, and compliance the funder audits. Development work builds the next round: a tracked pipeline, a board that opens doors, and programs designed to survive an audit.
Services
Win it. Keep it. Grow it.
Grant writing wins the award. Development and strategy keep the funder and build the next round.
01
Grant Writing
Win it.
- Funder research from Form 990 giving history
- One-page go or no-go brief on every opportunity
- Letters of inquiry, full proposals, and government RFPs
- Budgets and budget narratives that reconcile
- Post-award reporting, invoicing, and compliance
Federal, state, county, city, and foundation funders.
02
Nonprofit Development
Keep it and grow it.
- Compliance architecture for public funding, built in from day one
- Development pipeline with tracked prospects
- Board activation: a board that opens doors
- Corporate sponsor and major donor campaigns
For organizations that won once and want to win again.
03
Development Strategy
Build the plan behind the money.
- Program design that survives an audit: logic model, workplan, evaluation plan
- Outcomes narrative funders and agencies use to renew
- Diversified revenue plan across grants, donors, and sponsors
- Corporate partnership prospectus priced on real program costs
For leaders with an idea that is not yet a fundable project.
For grant firms
Overflow and subcontract writing.
A federal deadline or an onboarding wave can put more proposals on your calendar than your team can write well. IV Consulting takes that overflow one deliverable at a time, under your name, to the funder's rubric, on your deadline. You keep the client.
- Federal and state proposals built to 2 CFR 200, through Grants.gov and agency portals
- Foundation proposals, LOIs, and renewals with 990-PF prospect research
- Rubric-based editing and quality review of specialists' drafts
Every engagement is scoped to your funder and your deadline. Reach out to talk through scope.
The Approach
Every stage of the grant cycle, from the first funder screen to the final report.
Research
Funder research from Form 990 giving history.
Decide
A one-page go or no-go brief on every opportunity.
Write
Letters of inquiry, full proposals, and government RFPs.
Budget
Budgets and budget narratives that reconcile.
Verify
A citation register and adversarial review before a funder sees it.
Report
Post-award reporting, invoicing, and compliance.
Most grant writers stop at step five. IV Consulting stays through step six.
Where Every Engagement Starts
A one-page brief on whether to apply.
No more hours spent on grants you will not win. Before any drafting, the brief answers four questions.
- FitDoes this funder's giving history match your program?
- Request sizeWhat does this funder actually award?
- EligibilityDo you meet every requirement before writing?
- TimingCan a strong application be built by the deadline?
The verdict: write it, or walk away and keep the hours.
The Grant Market
A national market, across every cause.
Based in Los Angeles. Writing to federal, state, local, foundation, and corporate funders nationwide, in every sector nonprofits serve.
$617.2B
Total U.S. charitable giving in 2025, the first year above $600 billion.
$160.8B
Given by foundations and corporations in 2025, about one in every four charitable dollars.
$267B
Federal, state, and local government grants to nonprofits in 2021.
12.8M
U.S. nonprofit jobs in 2022, 9.9% of all private-sector employment.
Grant dollars reach every cause, not just education.
U.S. charitable giving by recipient sector, 2025, billions of dollars. Eight of nine sectors grew.
Home base: Los Angeles County holds 24% of California's nonprofit jobs, 403,908 of about 1.7 million.
Sources: Giving USA 2026, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University; Urban Institute analysis of nonprofit tax filings, as reported by the Associated Press and The Chronicle of Philanthropy; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nonprofit Sector Research Data; California EDD, California Nonprofit Employers, Q2 2023. Sector chart excludes gifts to foundations and to individuals.
The Record
Written, funded, and reported on.
Fifteen-plus years writing to federal, state, county, city, and foundation funders, and running the compliance after.
$5M
Federal health award
Community needs data and program narrative for an HRSA award to a community health center.
$124K
Foundation request
A 17-section proposal supporting a $124,000 request, 2026.
$144K
Foundation proposals
Foundation proposals for youth-serving nonprofits, 2026.
Multi-site
Public-agency compliance
Contract deliverables, invoices, records retention, and funder reports across school sites for a Los Angeles youth-services nonprofit.
$450K+
Development campaign
Direct mail, email, and website content for a development campaign that raised $450,000+ for international water infrastructure.
$50K
Community redevelopment grants
Developed and implemented with a medical institution, a neighborhood coalition, and a historical trust.
Writing sample on request. A full, government-grade proposal with logic model, workplan, evaluation plan, and budget justification. Built on a hypothetical applicant and real, cited California data, and labeled as a demonstration.
About
An operator who answers for the work.
IV Consulting is the practice of Louis Tillman, who writes grants, builds development programs for nonprofits, and runs nonprofit compliance and operations. The firm knows what a funder audits because Louis runs that reporting firsthand.
Grant writing and development strategy are the core of the practice. IV Consulting writes the case, builds the plan that keeps the funder, and stays through the final report.
- 15+ years writing to federal, state, county, city, and foundation funders
- Compliance and Operations Manager at a Los Angeles youth-services nonprofit
- Post-award reporting, invoicing, and records across multiple school sites
- Outcomes narratives that funders and public agencies use to renew
- Development, sponsorship, and campaign strategy for mission-driven organizations
Before you write a word
Send the grant you are about to chase.
Get a one-page answer on whether to write it.
Send the grantContact
Start the conversation.
Book a fit call
Fifteen minutes on your organization, the funding you are after, and the deadline. If it is a fit, the next step is the one-page brief.
Book a fit callPrefer email? ltillman@ivconsulting.co · LinkedIn