Northward Grants · Nonprofit & Charity Funding Advisory
Strategic funding, approached with clarity.
Northward Grants helps Canadian nonprofits, charities and mission-driven organizations find the right funding — from foundations, governments and corporate funders — prepare stronger applications, build credible budgets, and manage reporting after the award. Eligible businesses are welcome too.
The introductory call is complimentary, with no obligation.
Defined scope
Scope and fees agreed in writing before we start.
Transparent fees
You know how an engagement is priced before it begins.
No false promises
Only the funder can say yes — we won't pretend otherwise.
Straight answers
If a program isn't worth your time, that's the advice.
Services
Four disciplines. One engagement standard.
From first assessment to final report — the same rigour at every stage of the funding cycle.
Funding Strategy
Know which programs fit — and which to skip.
- A written assessment of program fit and eligibility
- A twelve-month funding roadmap with sequenced intakes
- Ongoing advisory to keep opportunities in view
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Application Development
Applications a reviewer finds credible.
- Proposals built around your real project
- Narratives that answer the program's actual questions
- A submission-readiness check against the funder's checklist
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Financial Readiness
The numbers that carry the argument.
- Grant budgets built to each program's cost rules
- Forecasts and models that stand up to scrutiny
- A working model your team keeps
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Post-Award Support
Keep the funding you worked to win.
- Reporting calendars, deadline tracking and preparation support to keep funding obligations on schedule
- Claims and milestone reports prepared for your review
- Records organized the way funders expect to review them
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How it works
A process that starts where you are
Every engagement begins with a complimentary introductory conversation. Depending on your needs, we may recommend a detailed funding assessment, a specific application engagement, or ongoing advisory support.
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Introductory Call
A complimentary conversation about your organization, your plans and any funding work already done — so we can recommend the right starting point.
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The Right Starting Point
A detailed funding assessment, a specific application engagement, or ongoing advisory — whichever fits where you are. Assessment is optional, not a gate.
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Scoped Engagement
Applications, budgets, strategy or standing advisory — scope and fees agreed in writing before anything starts.
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Reporting & Follow-through
Reporting calendars, deadline tracking and preparation support to keep post-award obligations on schedule — with the next opportunity planned early.
The Funding Assessment — optional
Several hours of expert research, delivered in writing
Not sure which funders fit, or where to start? The assessment is real research — program guidelines read literally, your eligibility assessed against their published criteria, your financials reviewed — condensed into a report you can act on. If your funding needs are already clear, we can go straight to an application or advisory engagement. You’ll receive:
- Eligibility review against the published criteria of relevant government, foundation and corporate programs
- Funding roadmap with sequenced intakes and timing
- An honest read on how competitive each opportunity is likely to be
- Documentation requirements for each recommended program
- A clear go / no-go recommendation
- Everything in a written report your team keeps
If you engage us afterward, the assessment becomes the foundation for the work — nothing is researched twice. Final eligibility and funding decisions always rest with the funder.
Three ways to work together
Each can begin with a complimentary introductory call. No assessment is required to start an application or advisory engagement.
A. Funding AssessmentOptional
From CAD $399A written review of relevant opportunities, published eligibility requirements, supporting documents, deadlines and recommendations.
B. Application Engagement
Quoted per scopePreparation, review or strengthening of a specific application — narrative, budget and supporting materials as the work requires.
C. Ongoing / Fractional Advisory
CustomContinuing funding research, applications, pipeline and deadline management for organizations that need support over time.
Scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins, and each engagement covers only what is agreed.
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Who we serve
Built first for nonprofits and charities
Mission-driven organizations rarely have staff to spare for funding work. That is where we focus — while remaining available to eligible businesses with a defined project.
Nonprofit organizations
Program funding, operating support and capacity grants — with budgets and reports built to funder standards.
Registered charities
Foundation and government applications prepared within the rules that govern charitable grant work.
Community & mission-driven organizations
Local associations and social-purpose groups pursuing community funding, often without staff to spare.
Eligible businesses
SMEs, manufacturers and innovators pursuing hiring, training, equipment, export or R&D funding.
Why Northward
Funding advice grounded in financial analysis
Northward Grants is a founder-led practice that combines financial analysis, funding research and hands-on application development. We focus on what makes an application credible: eligibility, realistic budgets, supporting documentation and a clear account of how the funding will be used.
- Funding strategy
- Funding research
- Financial analysis
- Budget development
- Application development
- Documentation & coordination
- Ongoing advisory
Finance is built in
Budgets, forecasts, and use-of-funds schedules are part of the work — not an add-on you source elsewhere. Applications here are built the way an analyst builds a case: the numbers carry the argument.
Advice you can act on
Assessments end in a recommendation, not a maybe. Apply, wait, or don't — with the reasoning on paper, and the next step clear either way.
Built for the full cycle
Strategy, application, financials, and post-award reporting under one roof — so each award sets up the next application rather than complicating it.
How we charge
Transparent engagements. Clearly defined scope and fees before work begins.
Depending on the engagement, services may be offered through fixed project fees, ongoing retainers or other mutually agreed structures, subject to applicable funding-program rules and professional standards. Funding decisions rest with the funder — no outcome is ever guaranteed.
Discuss your project with an advisor.
A brief introductory call is enough to tell you whether deeper research makes sense — and what the path would look like from there.