About

I’m Loren Freed, Head Grant Muse.

I spent more than thirty years in the education field. I taught thousands of young people in preschool through high school, mostly in communities affected by poverty.

Those years of teaching showed me the often untapped potential of children in low-income neighborhoods, whose families lack the resources to help them access a broad range of educational and life opportunities.  They made me aware of the disparities that so often made it difficult for kids whose lives were affected by poverty to reach their full potential.

My journey has given me a firsthand look at the ways that appropriate and timely funding can transform lives across diverse communities.

Through the roles of early childhood educator, teaching artist, disability arts educator, environmental educator, community garden founder, and children’s trauma-informed yoga instructor, I’ve seen the power of appropriate and timely funding to:

  • Provide affordable childcare to working families and enable them to access vital community services
  • Support children’s cognitive and academic growth
  • Improve school climate and boost social-emotional learning
  • Develop arts programming that supported the wellbeing and creative needs of individuals with mixed disabilities  
  • Provide whole-brain, integrative arts experiences to K - 12 students  
  • Conserve green space in urban neighborhoods
  • Increase access to fresh food for residents of underserved communities
  • Jumpstart food security initiatives

I bring together all these experiences to connect programs to real community needs, create compelling, evidence-based grant proposals, build sustainable funding strategies, and translate complex requirements into clear action steps.

My team helps secure foundation, state and Federal grants for initiatives such as access to arts experiences and arts education programming for children and improved quality of life for struggling families. We also support nonprofits with diverse missions including disability, food security and environmental issues.

As an added bonus, we partner with a team of expert grant writers who bring over 20 years ​of experience and $60 million in grant awards to the table. Our combined track record demonstrates our ​commitment to excellence and our ability to deliver results. 

We’re pleased to be part of the solution for nonprofits that are driving change in their communities and in the world.

How can we help you increase your impact?