Grant writing and grant administration for small nonprofits in Northern California. GedDev prepares; you review, sign and submit.
Your first application is freeWriting it is the first job. Keeping it after the award, with its reports, budget lines and match, is the second. GedDev takes the desk side of both.
If you have not worked with GedDev before, the first application costs nothing. If it is not awarded, you owe nothing.
You fill in the intake form, read the draft, and submit it from your own account.
Reply to any email from Seth. Name the grant you have in mind, or ask for one that fits, and the intake form comes back the same week.
No fee ever depends on winning. Never a percentage of an award.
GedDev, LLC is a small company in Humboldt County, California, run by Seth Geddes. It works by email and shared documents anywhere. Drafts use AI-assisted tools that Seth reviews and edits, named on request. GedDev never needs personal data about the people you serve; donor and volunteer data stays in your own accounts.
GedDev, LLC, P.O. Box 889, Arcata, CA 95518. California LLC entity no. B20260089887. seth@geddevllc.com, (888) 835-4027, geddevllc.com/grants.
Flat, by application type. Half when we agree by email, half when the final draft is delivered.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Your first application | Free |
| Letter of inquiry or short form | $450 |
| Foundation ask under $25K | $950 |
| Foundation ask $25K to $100K | $1,850 |
| Foundation ask over $100K | $2,900 |
| City, county or state application | $2,750 |
| Federal, form-based | $950 |
| Federal, full narrative | $4,500 |
| Resubmission or renewal GedDev wrote | Half the fee |
| Funder research report (up to 15 funders that fit) | $395 ($195 if fewer than five fit) |
Every application includes the fit check, intake form, full narrative and budget narrative, two revision rounds, and the final draft five business days before the deadline when the intake is on time. Anything outside a flat fee is $85 an hour, quoted in writing first. Calls and meetings are hourly too, so the work happens by email.
No fee ever depends on winning. Never a percentage of an award.
After the award, the funder expects reports on time, spending inside the approved lines and the match you promised. GedDev does the desk side of keeping it.
| Award | Fee |
|---|---|
| Under $25,000 | Hourly, capped at the hours you approve |
| $25,000 to under $50,000, two or fewer reports a year | $1,500 per award year, all-in |
| $50,000 to $150,000 | $500 setup, then $175 a month |
| Over $150,000 to $500,000 | $500 setup, then $275 a month |
| Over $500,000 | $500 setup, then $400 a month |
| Federal funds, direct or passed through a state or county | Add $150 a month |
| Reports only, no tracking | $350 per report |
Usually paid from the award where the funder allows it. An award under $50,000 with more than two reports a year takes the $50,000 to $150,000 rate. Setup once per award, closeout included. Billed monthly in arrears.
When the application requested $25,000 or more, the funder allows administrative costs, and the approved budget includes a line for the fee.
By an email both of us answer "agreed" after the award. Choosing not to costs nothing.
Either party may end by email. On ending, every record, calendar and draft is handed over in a usable format. GedDev works as a 1099 independent contractor and supplies a W-9. Invoices are due in 15 days by check or bank transfer.
GedDev, LLC, P.O. Box 889, Arcata, CA 95518. California LLC entity no. B20260089887. seth@geddevllc.com, (888) 835-4027, geddevllc.com/grants. Prices current as of November 2026 and the same as in GedDev's agreements.
Small pieces of work that make the next grant easier to find, win and report on. Each lives in your own accounts.
| Service | One-time | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| A. Website workText, photo and page updates on your existing site. Setup covers access, a backup, a review and 1 hour of revisions. | $250 setup | Hourly |
| B.1 Grant Watch and Filing CalendarA monthly email of grants that fit, plus reminders 30 and 7 days before each state and federal filing. | None | $300 a year |
| B.2 Online giving pageA donation page on a free platform in your own account, with monthly giving, a donate button and receipts. | $350 | None |
| B.3 Monthly newsletterOne newsletter a month from your own account. Nothing sends without your approval. No news by the 15th: skipped, not billed. | None | $150 a month |
| C. Google Ad GrantsUp to $10,000 a month in free Google search ads. Free eligibility check first; no setup fee if Google declines. | $600 setup, only if approved | $250 a month |
| D. Volunteer portalSign-up form, online waiver, background-check request, welcome email and shift scheduling, on your own domain. | $900 setup | $25 a month portal care |
| D.3 Shifts and Hours, add-on to DShift reminders, hours logged automatically, and an export of hours and their dollar value for match. | None | Add $35 a month |
Many awards let you count volunteer time toward your match. The portal logs hours from each shift and turns them into a number a funder accepts.
Salt Marsh Community Kitchen is a fictional organization used for demonstration. The numbers are sample numbers.
Everything runs in your own accounts, and you keep the keys. Invoices are due in 15 days. Pick any service by checking a box on a one-page agreement; each one ends by email whenever you like.
GedDev, LLC, P.O. Box 889, Arcata, CA 95518. California LLC entity no. B20260089887. seth@geddevllc.com, (888) 835-4027, geddevllc.com/grants.