We help top nonprofits get the grant funding they deserve, without wasting time on guesswork, generic strategies, or low-yield applications.
Now in our 10th year in business, Krista Kurlinkus, LLC has grown from a one-woman consultancy into a nationally recognized partner for nonprofits and changemakers who refuse to settle for the status quo.
Over the past decade, we’ve helped organizations secure more than $50 million in funding across 28 states and 5 countries, with a focus on human rights and democracy; racial and social justice; arts, culture, and humanities; and workforce and economic development. We've also taught tens of thousands of grant writers around the world through our groundbreaking courses.
Whether you’re seeking federal grants, international opportunities, or foundation support, we bring a strategic lens, tailored tools, and a commitment to justice to everything we do.
We help visionary nonprofits build grant programs that are
powerful, fundable, and sustainable,
without the need for a full-time development team.
We believe in designing grant strategies that reflect your values and ambitions, not just the status quo. That means centering equity, leveraging technology, and helping you scale your impact with a grant program that actually works.
Led by Krista Kurlinkus, Ph.D., our team is composed of senior-level grant professionals with expertise in:
We’re not just consultants—we’re active practitioners. We write winning grants, manage portfolios, and build grant infrastructure every single day. We know what works because we’re in the work ourselves.
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all templates or bloated retainers. Instead, we partner with organizations to:
And we teach what we do, too. Through our acclaimed courses and community for grant writing professionals, we help thousands of writers build thriving businesses rooted in justice, strategy, and sustainability.
We believe that lasting change is collective work.
In our courses, memberships, and consulting partnerships, we witness the power of community every day. Strangers become collaborators. Ideas become movements. Grant writers, nonprofit leaders, and organizers come together around shared values—mutual aid, justice, equity—to build relationships that outlast any single project or proposal.
We create intentional spaces where people feel seen, supported, and challenged to grow. When we share knowledge, resources, and courage across our community, we don't just increase our impact—we transform what’s possible.
We believe creativity is a tool for liberation.
Every grant, course, and collaboration we build is shaped by imagination—not just to make our work more effective, but to make it more joyful, more human, and more just. We reject the myth that only some people are creative. Instead, we embrace creativity as a universal capacity and a vital part of every process.
We bring play, experimentation, and vision into every space we hold—because doing justice work with heart and imagination doesn’t just change outcomes. It changes people. It changes the future.
We lead with our values—even when it’s uncomfortable.
We speak up. We take risks. We stand firm in the face of silence, dismissal, or disapproval. We believe in justice—not as a brand, but as a daily practice of solidarity, integrity, and collective action.
We believe Black Lives Matter. We defend the bodily autonomy of people with uteruses. We fight for LGBTQIA+ liberation. We demand immigrant justice and the right for every person to live, move, and thrive without fear. We uphold disability rights and know that accessibility is foundational, not optional. We work toward economic equity and reject systems that concentrate wealth and gatekeep opportunity. We protect democratic values—and know they must be expanded, defended, and reimagined by and for the people.
We are unequivocally against genocide, state violence, displacement, and militarism, no matter where it occurs. From Palestine to the Congo, from Syria to Indigenous communities in the U.S. resisting land theft and extraction, we mourn the lives lost and stand in solidarity with all who resist.
We won’t dilute our message to court comfort. Our courage is principled, practiced, and unapologetically aligned with the future we’re here to build: liberated, collective, and rooted in care.
Dr. Krista Kurlinkus, founder of Grant Writing Made Easy and CEO of Krista Kurlinkus, LLC, has an impressive background as a Ph.D. in English-Rhetoric, Composition & Literacy Studies. Her ten years in grant writing consulting and education have established her as a nationally recognized expert in the field of grant writing. She is also a GPA-approved grant writing trainer.
Through her groundbreaking online course,
Grant Writing Made Easy, Dr. Kurlinkus has revolutionized grant writing education, equipping over 10,000 students with the skills to effectively articulate their organizations' mission and programs, secure crucial funding, and bring their transformative projects to life.
Dr. Kurlinkus has written winning multi-million dollar federal grants; global development grants; state grants; multiple six-figure research grants; and corporate, private, and community foundation grants for over 100 nonprofit, government, and academic clients.
As a sought-after educator and consultant, she continues to be at the forefront of grant writing and technology, providing aspiring grant writers with the tools they need to succeed.
Dr. Stephanie Weaver is a grant strategist and course developer. She has a PhD in rhetoric and writing studies and a passion for effective and engaging communication. She’s written everything from scholarly articles and college-level curriculum to grants and permit applications to novels and TTRPG campaigns. Besides writing, she loves knitting, playing ukulele, and watching noir films from around the world.
Grant Strategist
and Course Developer
Our extended team includes vetted subcontractors and specialists who support grant research, editing, Notion builds, and project management for client engagements. We scale intentionally and thoughtfully, ensuring every client gets senior-level expertise.
We’re selective in who we take on—and that’s intentional.
We work best with organizations ready to build grant programs that fund real, systemic change.
“I recently wrote a $1.7 million dollar grant using your course!"
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Trina Boyd
Founder,
Women in Power, Inc.
"I’m so thrilled! Dallas Music Network has won a grant from the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture!!! Thank you City of Dallas for believing in local musicians! Thank you Krista Kurlinkus for your excellent team at Grant Writing Made Easy who helped us tell our story."
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Beverly Perry
Executive Director
Dallas Music Network
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