About Us
Helping Nonprofits Find the Funding They Need
Individualized grant research built around your organization's mission.
Joe Bonilla
Founder, Smart Fundraising Solutions
Who We Are
Professional Grant Research Without the High Cost
Smart Fundraising Solutions was created to address a common challenge facing small and midsize nonprofit organizations: finding grant opportunities that genuinely fit their mission, programs, and funding needs.
For organizations with limited budgets and staff, the process can be overwhelming. Large grant databases can leave staff sorting through hundreds of listings, reviewing eligibility requirements, and trying to determine which opportunities are actually worth pursuing. Hiring dedicated grant research staff or outside consultants isn't always financially practical.
That's where we come in.
Founded by Joe, Smart Fundraising Solutions provides affordable, individualized grant research designed with smaller nonprofits in mind. Rather than offering a generic list or database subscription, we research opportunities specifically for your organization—considering your mission, location, programs, and funding priorities.
We screen for eligibility, review funder requirements, verify information through official sources, and organize relevant opportunities into a clear, practical report.
Our goal is simple: Make professional, personalized grant research more accessible to nonprofits that need it—without the high cost of hiring dedicated staff or expensive consulting services.
— Joe, Founder, Smart Fundraising Solutions
Our Mission
Research That Serves Your Mission
Smart Fundraising Solutions was founded on a straightforward idea: small and midsize nonprofits deserve access to quality grant research without the cost of a full-time development staff. We provide individualized research that helps organizations identify funding opportunities aligned with their work — so they can spend less time searching and more time making a difference.
Personalized Service
Every research project is tailored to your specific organization — not a generic list pulled from a database.
Accuracy and Integrity
We verify every opportunity against official grantmaker sources at the time of research and are transparent about what our service does and does not include.
Practical Results
We focus on delivering research that is organized, readable, and actionable — giving you what you need to make informed decisions.
Our Approach
Individualized Research, Not Generic Lists
Many grant research services provide access to large databases or subscription lists. We take a different approach. Rather than handing you a list of thousands of grants to sort through yourself, we do the research for you — identifying opportunities that genuinely fit your organization, screening eligibility requirements, reviewing funding priorities, and organizing everything into a clear, usable report.
We research based on your actual mission, programs, and location — not a generic keyword search.
We screen eligibility requirements carefully before including an opportunity in your report.
We verify information against official grantmaker sources at the time of research, so you're working from current, accurate data.
We organize results into a clear, readable report designed to be easy to act on.
See What You Get
Want to See a Sample Research Report?
Before you commit, take a look at what a completed research report actually looks like — the format, the level of detail, and how opportunities are organized.
The sample report is a representative example. Actual reports are customized to your organization's mission, location, and programs.
Our Commitment
Honest About What We Do — and What We Don't
We believe in being straightforward about the scope of our service. Smart Fundraising Solutions provides grant research only. We identify and organize funding opportunities but do not write grant applications, submit proposals, or guarantee funding awards. We think this clarity is important — it helps you understand exactly what you're getting and set realistic expectations for your fundraising efforts.
Grant research is one part of a successful fundraising strategy. Identifying opportunities is an important first step, but securing funding requires strong applications, organizational credibility, and alignment with funder priorities. We help with the research — your team takes it from there.
Get in Touch
We'd Love to Learn About Your Organization
If you're a nonprofit looking for help identifying grant opportunities, we'd be glad to discuss how our research services might help.