Our Mission
To empower nonprofit leaders with the resources, strategy, and support to secure funding and create lasting impact in their communities.
You have a vision for your community; we have the strategy to fund it.
KG Strategic was built to help nonprofit leaders move past the stress of fundraising and into a season of growth. Our team blends deep cross-disciplinary expertise, from disaster management to business administration, to bring both precision and empathy to every project. We navigate the complicated world of grants on your behalf, ensuring your mission stays funded and your community impact stays front-and-center.
We are committed to simplifying the funding landscape so you can focus on what you do best: driving real change.
Our Approach
Support That Moves Your Mission Forward.
Discovery & Discussion
We take the time to truly understand your organization, including your mission, your goals, and your unique challenges. This allows us to build a clear path forward together.
Research & Strategy
Using our trusted network of hundreds of private foundations, public grant programs, family foundations, corporate foundations, and more, we match your work with funding sources that align with your values and vision.
Proposal Development
We craft compelling grant stories that highlight the best of your work while making sure every proposal aligns perfectly with your funder’s priorities.
Compliance & Support
Our team provides the steady support you need to meet every grant requirement and set your organization up for years of success.
Federal Grant-Making Agencies
50 States have grant-making bodies
Private Foundations in the U.S
Faith-based funders
Family Foundations
Corporate Foundations
Tribal and territorial funders
Community foundations
Meet Your Grant Strategists
Experienced, detail-driven, and invested in your success
Jared M. Krieger
Chief Executive Officer
Jared has redefined capital procurement by treating strategic funding as a mission-critical operation. As the CEO and Founder of KG, he brings a “failure is not an option” mentality rooted in his veteran background within homeland security and disaster management. This perspective has helped his clients secure over $100M in competitive funding.
He combines the technical precision of a security leader with the business mindset of an MBA. Holding dual board certifications in Security Management and Physical Security, he has overseen 1,000+ proposals with an industry-leading 90% success rate. He handles complex federal and private grants with a level of rigor that most firms simply cannot match.
At KG, Jared has institutionalized this accountability through a signature money-back guarantee. By merging strict compliance with clear, persuasive storytelling, he ensures the proposal written by his team are positioned for approval.
Matthew Goodman
Chief Operating Officer
Matt is the operational backbone of KG, overseeing the internal systems and execution strategies that allow the firm to deliver elite results. In this role, he draws on over a decade of experience in the private security sector, where he rose to Director of Operations and commanded large-scale safety, risk mitigation, and crisis response initiatives. This background in high-stakes environments defines his leadership style: a focus on precision, absolute reliability, and proactive problem-solving.
A graduate of York College with a degree in Criminal Justice, Matt played four years of Division III baseball. That tenure on the field forged his commitment to the discipline and logistics of team performance. At KG, he does more than manage workflows, he builds the infrastructure that keeps the organization agile. By applying the same intensity to corporate operations that he once brought to physical security, Matt ensures every department is optimized to support the firm’s growth and mission.
Phil Kline
Director of Operations
Phil served six years in the Air Force as a military police officer, specializing in anti-terrorism and overseas base security operations. With deep experience in security management and leading large teams, he brings a disciplined, mission-driven approach to his work. As a Leadership & Strategy Consultant, Phil focuses on each client’s organizational priorities and long-term objectives, guiding them through complex initiatives with the same strategic clarity and operational rigor that defined his military career. Detail-oriented and approachable, Phil is friendly, responsive, and ready to support clients at every stage of the process.
Cassie Lilly
Executive Director of Strategic Funding
Cassie leads the overall funding strategy across all client accounts, ensuring every engagement is aligned, intentional, and positioned for long-term success. She oversees the full funding ecosystem at KG, guiding strategy, monitoring pipeline performance, and ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes across public and private funding efforts.
She manages and supports cross-functional leadership, including Client Success, Public Funding, Private Funding, and Business Development, creating alignment across teams and keeping initiatives moving forward with clarity and momentum.
Cassie works closely with the Business Development team to evaluate prospective clients, shape engagement strategies, and design service offerings that match each organization’s goals, capacity, and growth trajectory.
Acting as the Fractional Chief Development Officer (CDO) for KG clients, Cassie provides senior-level strategic leadership to clients, guiding long-term fundraising strategy, infrastructure development, and multi-year growth planning. She partners closely with KG senior leadership to support complex funding initiatives, including large-scale campaigns and capital efforts, ensuring organizations are positioned to secure and sustain meaningful funding.
Cassie also oversees the work of our grant writers and funding teams, maintaining a cohesive, high-performing system that delivers consistent results across all accounts. With a hands-on, strategic approach, she steps into key initiatives when needed, provides mentorship and guidance to staff, and helps organizations build the structure and partnerships required to scale their impact.
Reverend Kim Lagree
Director of Private Funding
Kim is a nationally recognized public health strategist, ordained minister, and systems-level leader with more than 25 years of experience advancing community-centered solutions across health, public safety, and social impact.
As Director of Private Funding at KG Strategic Consultants, she leads the strategy and pursuit of private funding opportunities across foundations, corporations, and philanthropic partners. She works closely with community-rooted nonprofits, including faith-based organizations, to translate their vision into fundable strategies aligned with private sector priorities.
Kim brings a unique blend of executive leadership, policy expertise, and hands-on implementation experience. She has led multi-city initiatives focused on trauma-informed and healing-centered systems change, advancing innovative approaches to community healing, violence prevention, and public health transformation. Her work has spanned government, academia, and grassroots organizations, bridging policy and practice to drive meaningful results.
Kim brings a thoughtful, purpose-driven approach to ensuring organizations rooted in service and equity have access to the funding and opportunities they need to thrive.
Lisa Weaver
Director of Business Development
Lisa brings nearly a decade of experience driving growth for mission-driven organizations through strategic partnerships, leadership, and program development. With a strong foundation in sociology and anthropology, she approaches business development with a deep understanding of people, communities, and the systems that influence decision-making.
She leads efforts to identify and cultivate new opportunities, build and strengthen stakeholder relationships, and support fundraising and revenue growth initiatives. Lisa works closely with organizational leadership and boards to align business development strategies with mission and long-term impact goals.
Serving as a key connector between partners, clients, and internal teams, Lisa ensures opportunities are developed thoughtfully and executed effectively. With a strategic and relationship-driven approach, she helps organizations expand their reach, secure critical resources, and grow with purpose.
Maggie Golias
Business Development Manager (Midwest)
Maggie was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Governors State University, providing a strong foundation in understanding complex systems, people, and organizational dynamics. She brings over 12 years of experience in business development, specializing in driving strategic growth across manufacturing, technology, and government sectors. She excels in leadership and consistent partnership development with her clients.
In her current work, Maggie partners with nonprofit leaders across the Midwest to solve one of their most critical challenges: securing consistent, strategic funding. She works alongside mission-driven organizations to identify the right funding opportunities, strengthen their positioning, and build sustainable growth strategies. Her focus is not just on winning grants, but on creating long-term funding success that allows organizations to scale their impact with confidence. Maggie enjoys fitness and being a dog mom.
Donald Kropfelder
Business Development Manager (Maryland)
Donald is a veteran nonprofit and community development professional with more than three decades of experience building relationships, growing fundraising efforts, and advancing mission-driven initiatives. Known for connecting organizations with donors, volunteers, corporate sponsors, and community leaders, he helps expand philanthropic support and drive lasting community impact.
Widely respected for fostering authentic partnerships, Donald brings a relationship-centered approach to nonprofit leadership rooted in thoughtful stewardship, collaboration, and community engagement.
Keith Manley
Business Development Manager (Southeast)
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Cheri Sanzi
Government Grants Consultant
Cheri Sanzi is a nonprofit executive with nearly 20 years of experience leading mission-driven organizations through growth, operational transformation, and long-term sustainability. She joined KG Strategic Consultants in 2026, bringing expertise in grant writing, strategy, leadership, and human services administration.
Matthew Weiner
Grant Consultant
Matthew is a grants and philanthropy professional with over five years of experience securing foundation, government, and community funding for initiatives spanning affordable housing, food security, resident services, community development, and youth programs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and an MBA with a focus on leadership and team development.
Known for translating complex program needs into clear, funder-aligned proposals, Matthew builds strong relationships that support long-term, sustainable impact. His strategic, research-driven approach to funding helps organizations strengthen outcomes, expand capacity, and scale their work with confidence.
Adam Stockman
Grant Consultant
Adam has a natural gift for storytelling, which he brings into his grant writing to help turn complex missions into clear, compelling proposals that resonate with funders. He balances empathy with a sharp attention to detail, making sure each application not only shows real impact but also stays closely aligned with funder priorities and guidelines.
At KG Strategic, Adam focuses on strengthening each client’s case for support through thoughtful research, well-organized structure, and precise, accessible language. His goal is simple: create proposals that are credible, engaging, and easy for funders to follow.
He holds a Liberal Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Outside of work, Adam is usually reading, experimenting with a new recipe, or running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign as a Dungeon Master. He’s also a big fan of board games of all kinds.
Hugh Kelly
Grant Consultant
Hugh Kelly, JD, is a veteran grant writer and strategist specializing in securing multimillion-dollar federal and state awards. With a background in higher education and nonprofit leadership, he is a persuasive advocate for healthcare and community development initiatives.
Based in the Pacific Northwest, Hugh designs strategic mission-driven proposals with a portfolio focused on disability studies, behavioral health, and vulnerable populations. He holds a longstanding commitment to public service and fostering lasting community outcomes.
Nichole Long
Client Success Manager
Nichole plays a key role in ensuring a smooth, organized, and well-managed experience for KG clients throughout the funding process. Drawing on her background in administrative work within the judiciary circuit court system, she brings a high level of structure, attention to detail, and follow-through to every engagement.
She works directly with clients to gather required documentation, clarify requests, and ensure all materials are complete, accurate, and submitted on time. Nichole coordinates closely with internal teams to keep timelines on track, communicate updates, and ensure nothing is missed at any stage of the process.
Serving as a day-to-day point of contact, she helps clients stay informed, prepared, and confident as they move through each funding opportunity. Her proactive, solutions-oriented approach minimizes friction and keeps projects progressing efficiently.
