In 24 years, we have helped clients raise nearly $800 million from leading private, corporate, and government sources across the country.

 
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  • "I’ve worked with Firefly Fundraising’s founder, Steven Klein, for over a decade and can’t imagine success without him. He’s the best in the field for this work."

    Dyan Sublett, President / MLK Community Health Foundation & Chief Communications Office,
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

  • "From winning multi-million dollar capital grants with complex government sources, to submitting literally hundreds of successful proposals to a wide variety of regional funders large and small, Firefly has been instrumental in the growth of the YMCA, which is now enjoying our most successful fundraising period in the LA Y's long history."

    Victor Dominguez, CEO / YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

  • "I have worked with Ryan Johnston since 2007 through Firefly Fundraising, and with Laine Slatton since 2012. I have full confidence handing over complex projects, including major government proposals, to the Firefly team. They produce outstanding work."

    Elizabeth Lynn, Managing Director / Selfhelp Community Services

  • "Firefly Fundraising built our grants revenue from the ground up, generating a more than 1,000% increase in ten years. In 2007, when we began collaborating with Firefly, we had no significant grants history. When I left Theatre West in 2017, grants from a variety of our region’s leading funders made up approximately 30% of our much-expanded operating budget."

    John Gallogly, former Executive Director / Theatre West

  • "Steven Klein and Firefly Fundraising have been invaluable in terms of providing extensive and ongoing funder research. They are collaborative and resourceful and integrated seamlessly with our internal staff. Their depth of knowledge add considerably to our strategy sessions. They know how to get results!"

    Susan Harlow, former VP of Development / Autry Museum of the American West

  • "Our School has worked with Firefly Fundraising since 2012, and our foundation support has increased three-fold. Outsourcing our foundation efforts has proved to be a real boon, and cost effective as well."

    Jon Keates, Director of Institutional Advancement / La Salle High School

  • "Always focused on returning a high ROI, Firefly Fundraising helped PCV strategically expand our grants revenue, both by finding and telling our story to new funders and by helping us leverage up the dollars we received from long-term supporters."

    Beth Sirull, former President / Pacific Community Ventures

  • "Timely, detail focused, mission centered, funder specific, and client conscious. These are the consistent qualities that Firefly Fundraising brings to every project on my professional and volunteer agenda."

    John L. Peel, former CEO and Board President / Concept 7

  • "As a board member, I've seen Steven Klein and his team strengthen the fundraising results at very large, complex nonprofits. Whether sitting on board committees, brainstorming in strategic planning, or crafting metrics with program staff, Firefly can be trusted to push for better strategy that leads to better results in fund raising.”

    Walt Rose, former board member / Aspiranet and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

A Unique Partner

Firefly Fundraising is a boutique fundraising consulting firm for nonprofits, specializing in the strategic execution of grants campaigns. For most of our clients, we become long-term partners that help realize a shared vision for a better world.

We’ve been around since 2000, filling a key fundraising need for nonprofits.