Put your mission on a funding path that can move.
Secure the Funding You Need to Elevate Your Business, Project, and Programs to Impact Change!
For growth-minded businesses up to $15M in revenue and the people building social impact through community public-private partnerships.
Nationwide · Step-by-step guidance · Practitioner-led
- $86M
- secured in funding for clients
- $415M+
- in project funding managed
- 2010
- established with purpose
- 20+ yrs
- of public and private sector experience
18+ years
helping clients fund
The best entrepreneur support organization is the one that gives you the whole picture.
Integrity, continuous learning, fiscal stewardship, and community are more than brand values. They are how we help you make your next move with clarity. At The Fund Finders®, we are dedicated to creating an organized financial landscape for our clients.
Running a business takes more than hard work — it takes capital. The Fund Finders® understands your need for investors who believe in your vision, not just your balance sheet. For over 18 years, we've helped businesses and governments secure millions in funding, specializing in public-private-philanthropic partnerships.
The Fund Finder® is an educational service available for partnerships and white-labeled content for government entities and entrepreneurial support organizations. Our approach is designed for leaders who want more than a generic overview: practical education, accountability, and a community around the work.
Plans built to be funded
Practical education, accountability, and a plan that is rigorous enough for audit and grounded enough to use on Monday morning.
Capital that moves together
We specialize in public-private-philanthropic partnerships, helping businesses and governments secure millions in funding.
Impact you can measure
For the people building social impact through community partnerships, with fiscal stewardship at the center of the work.
The whole picture, not fragments
The best entrepreneur support organization is the one that gives you the whole picture — so you can make your next move with clarity.
Experience that helps you stay in the driver’s seat.
Our credentialed program and project management professionals bring the expertise to help you fund your mission. The work is rigorous enough for audit and grounded enough to use on Monday morning.
- 18 years
- Business & Strategic Planning
- 18 years
- Public Administration & Management
- 16 years
- Project Management
- 15 years
- Government Procurement & Purchasing
“Our brand is rooted in helping clients fund their IT vision, mission, program or project by providing experienced professional resources that get results.”
Tools for the funding work you’re actually doing.
Clear guides and practitioner-led training for leaders who are ready to stop chasing fragments and start building a funding path.
How to Start a Nonprofit: Your Roadmap
A comprehensive step-by-step guide that walks you from your mission statement to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status — and the compliance habits that keep it.
Are You Ready To Submit A Grant?
Tired of chasing grants with no success? Simplify your grant-seeking process with this checklist — your key to becoming the organized, prepared nonprofit that funders love to support.
Top 5 Ways to Find Business Funding
The five capital paths open to a growing business, what each one really requires, and how to tell in ten minutes which is worth your week.
Beyond Bootstrapping: Introduction to Business Credit
How business credit is built, scored, and read by a lender — and the sequence to follow so your first application is not your practice run.
No overview training. Real instructions.
Bring funding education, government contracting readiness, and strong accountability into your next workshop, cohort, or program.
Training integration, guide licensing, or white-label content.
Expand your offerings with proven financial guides and training from practitioners. The Fund Finder® is an educational service available for partnerships and white-labeled content for government entities and entrepreneurial support organizations.
Explore partnershipsWhat leaders say after the work.
My business was funded about 5 weeks ago and I am so very grateful to you for your priceless guidance in this process! The guidance to reach out to my congressional representative was spot on and they did an exemplary job connecting us to SBA and following up. Thank you so much for your support in this process and sharing your knowledge.
Grants and funding, especially when that's not your thing, can be very intimidating and confusing. I had a major transformation with Cherrise and her team because I received a plan that made me feel calmer, and I felt clarity. I didn't have that in the beginning!
This organization came in and learned about our business. They put our stories on paper to tell a story and connect it to data by helping us not only plan and manage our grant process but also execute in funding it.
This session opened a lot of doors that I may not have totally understood about financing my future business. My goal is to have my business up and running in the next 4 years.
I enjoyed this grant writing workshop on how to secure funding by Cherrise Wilks. Be sure to check out her services for your organization or business.
I highly recommend Cherrise Wilks for your business services.
Informative session about establishing business credit, filled with strategies to get started and rolling. Cherrise is very knowledgeable.
What leaders ask before they make a funding move.
Plain-language answers to the questions that shape a smart next step. If yours isn’t here, ask us directly.
Who does The Fund Finders® serve?
We serve growth-minded small and midsize businesses, generally up to $15M in revenue, along with organizations creating social impact or community public-private partnerships.
What does The Fund Finders® do?
We provide funding education and strategic capital readiness. That covers funder research, proposal development, capital readiness reviews, training, and the stewardship that keeps funders coming back.
Do you provide nonprofit grantwriting services?
No. Nonprofit guides and training are educational products. The Fund Finders® is not positioned as a grantwriting provider; our work centers on funding education, strategic capital readiness, and practical resource acquisition.
What does your training include?
Our training focuses on step-by-step instructions for securing funding and government contracting, coupled with strong accountability and a community. We do not provide overview training; however, we do have a list of our curriculum that can be provided upon request.
Can organizations license or white-label your guides?
Yes. The Fund Finders® is an educational service available for partnerships and white-labeled content for government entities and entrepreneurial support organizations. Partnership pathways include training integration and guide licensing.
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