Contact · By appointment
The door is at 255 Eastern Parkway. The phone is (646) 255-8727.
Both get answered by a person who has read a funder’s guidelines all the way to the footnotes. The first thirty minutes cost nothing. Dread is welcome.
- Phone(646) 255-8727Call to book. We’ll find a slot that suits your calendar.
- Emailprojects@pennivo.comAttach the guidelines, a deadline, or both.
- Door255 Eastern ParkwayBrooklyn, NY 11238
- HoursBy appointment — book a callIn person or by phone, whichever you’d rather.
Before the first call
Bring one of these. Or all five, we won’t judge.
You don’t need a polished brief. A funder’s name and a half-formed worry will get us started. If you have more, the call goes faster.
- A funder’s nameOr a vague “the one that gave to the other pantry.” We’ll find it.
- A deadlineReal or rumored. We’ll tell you which.
- Your latest budgetSpreadsheet, napkin, or a photo of the napkin.
- Your 501(c)(3) letterThe IRS determination letter, for the attachments checklist.
- One person who answers email by ThursdayThe whole proposal rests on this and nothing else.
Send a note
Tell us what you’re after. We’ll reply to book the free thirty minutes.
The rate card, in full
Pick a price before you pick up the phone. Then pick up the phone.
One flat fee per submitted proposal, paid in two halves: one at kickoff, one on submission. Choose a line and we’ll open the note above with it filled in.
Letter of Inquiry
Fit check, a two-page letter in your voice, one round of your edits. About a week.
Full ProposalMost picked
Research, fit memo, narrative, budget with plain-English narrative, two rounds of revisions, portal-ready file.
Fundraising Calendar
A year of deadlines mapped, four submissions written, reusable templates, a monthly check-in call.
Budget & reporting kit
Budget narrative, boilerplate library and a reporting template. Yours to reuse next year.
Funder scan
A ranked shortlist of 12 funders, with a reason each one fits and a reason it might not.
Edit-only pass
You wrote it; we sharpen it. One careful read and a marked-up draft, commas included.
Multi-year ask, or a consortium application? Request a quote and we’ll price that flat, too.
Finding us
Come by, ring up, or write. The coffee is only at the door.
On the phone
Call (646) 255-8727 to book. Thirty minutes, free, and you can pace while you talk.
At the studio
255 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238. By appointment — book a call first so someone is there to let you in.
In writing
projects@pennivo.com, or use the note above. Attach the funder’s guidelines and we’ll read them before we reply.
The address
255 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Look for the building with the stack of binders in the window.
Walk me to the doorLast line
Dread is a perfectly good reason to call.
Thirty minutes, no charge, and nobody will say “synergy.” Bring a funder, a deadline, or just the feeling.