We charge a fixed price or retainer for our work. We never take a share of a grant award.1Time, not a percentageCommitment 1 of 6
Grant services · University Place, WA
Grants Found, Written and Managed Properly
We help nonprofits, churches, schools and community organizations find the right funders, submit strong applications, and manage every award through to close-out.
Funders we apply to and organizations we serve
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Our story
It started with funding our own programs.
The Word of Life grew out of The Word of Life Church in University Place, whose volunteer teams have run food distribution, family support and youth programs for French-speaking African families since 2022. Finding money for that work taught us grants from the applicant's side: the research, the writing, the budgets, the reports. Now we do the same work for other organizations.
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- 2022Running community programs since
- 6Services, research to close-out
- 2Languages: English and French
What we do
Finding Funding. Writing It Well. Managing It Right.
Take one service or the whole grant cycle, with a written scope and a price agreed up front.
First conversationFreeGrant readiness check
ResearchWritingManagementReportingTraining
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Small figures, kept every time. The big ones live on our track record page.
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Our commitments
What Every Client Gets From Us, in Writing
Six promises that go into every agreement. Client stories will join them here as engagements close.
Nobody can promise a grant. We will not overstate your results or write anything you cannot stand behind.2No guarantees, no invented numbersCommitment 2 of 6
Your finances, plans and funder relationships stay with us. We name clients publicly only with permission.3ConfidentialityCommitment 3 of 6
Narratives, budgets, templates and prospect lists belong to your organization when the engagement ends.4Everything is yoursCommitment 4 of 6
Every engagement has a calendar with your review dates and our delivery dates. If we might miss one, you hear early.5Deadlines in writingCommitment 5 of 6
We explain what funders want in words your board understands, in English or French.6Plain language, both languagesCommitment 6 of 6
FAQs
Questions We Get Asked
Straight answers to what organizations ask before they hire a grant team.
Can you guarantee we will get funded?
No, and nobody honest can. What we can do is make sure you only apply where you are eligible and competitive, and that every application is complete, compliant and on time.
How do you charge?
A fixed price per application or per award, or a monthly retainer for ongoing work, agreed in writing before we start. We charge for our time and never take a percentage of the grant.
We are not a registered nonprofit yet. Can you still help?
Yes. Many funders accept churches and fiscally sponsored groups, and some grants are open to small businesses. The readiness check tells you what you can apply for now and what registrations would open more doors.
Which grants do you work on?
Federal, Washington state, county and city, private foundations and corporate giving programs. We focus on community services: food, family support, youth, education, health, housing and integration.
How much notice do you need for an application?
Four weeks is comfortable for a foundation application and eight or more for a federal one. Shorter is sometimes possible; tell us the deadline and we will say yes or no straight away.
Do you work in French?
Yes. We can run the whole engagement with your team in French and produce the funder-facing documents in English.
Are you the same organization as The Word of Life Church?
No. The Word of Life / La Borne WA is a separate, for-profit grant services company founded by the church's leadership. The church is a congregation with its own programs and finances, and its site is linked at the top of this page.
Next step
Have a Deadline Coming Up, or No Idea Where to Start?
Either way, the first conversation costs nothing. Tell us about your organization and we will tell you what is realistic.