Pathway Grant Consultants
About Pathways
Why Choose Pathways?
Pathway Grant Consultants helps small to mid-sized Christian and nonprofit organizations navigate the complexities of the grant seeking process. Through donor research, grant application writing and editing, and access to free resources, we provide services tailored to the needs of your organization that sets you on the path to funding success.
About Our Founder
Julia McRae, GPC
Grant Professional Certified
My "Why"
Faith in God has always been the driving force behind everything I do. It fuels my beliefs, passions, and desire to see the righteous efforts of fellow Christians succeed. Christian nonprofit organizations have always been near to my heart as they work to continue in the example set forth by Jesus Christ to spread the Gospel and demonstrate love by serving others. I feel a special connection to these organizations and have committed my time and efforts to helping them secure funding to support their missions. I also welcome grant writing partnerships with other nonprofit organizations who's values align with the Christian faith.
My Experience
I earned my Grant Professional Certification (GPC) from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2023. I have worked in the nonprofit sector for over seven years as a grant writer, development writer, researcher, volunteer, and consultant, winning six-figure grant awards. In 2020, after 3 years of successful freelance grant writing, I founded Pathway Grant Consultants to solely focus on grant writing assistance serving small to mid-sized Christian and nonprofit organizations. Today, I oversee the business development of Pathways and am a contributing writer, working with local, regional, and national organizations.
My experience as a proposal writer, as well as a grant reviewer, has given me keen insight into the entire grant seeking process, both from the perspective of the nonprofit and the donor. I am committed to using that knowledge to help nonprofit organizations position themselves for grant writing success as they work to further their missions.
Education and Certifications
Grant Professional Certified (GPC), Grant Professionals Certification Institute, 2023
Bachelor of Arts in Writing, Catawba College, Magna Cum Laude
What our clients are saying
“Julia at Pathway Grant Consultants is an absolute joy to work with. She has helped our small organization by finding and securing grants for specific projects and program funding. She has always been professional and easy to work with. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a grant writer!”
-Samantha, Life Challenge WNC
“We are a local non profit that was having a difficult time researching and writing grants. Julia has done an outstanding job helping us, she is very professional, detail oriented and really good at what she does. We are very fortunate to have her working with us!”
-Tim, Macon County Care Network
“Julia’s grant writing services are phenomenal. She is an expert in not only finding grants that pertains to you, but she is also amazing at writing them. Finding grants can be very tedious and sometimes a bit stressful, but Julia makes the process very enjoyable and easy. She is an amazing person to work with and is very informative. If are are anything like me and have no idea where to start in the grant finding process, she not only walks you through the process, but she will even do the work herself for you.”
-Quashona, Musician