About Jeff Freeman
Fundraiser
Jeff Freeman is a fundraiser who believes in driven individuals and the communities they champion. He is the Lead Consultant for W&H Strategic Consulting.
Over the past twelve years, he has partnered with more than 25 nonprofits to expand charitable giving for impactful causes, including festivals, private schools, curriculum development, theaters, publishers, agricultural collectives, and film studios.
Freeman has secured funding through more than 200 successful proposals, ranging from $5,000 to over $800,000, and has helped organizations grow from total annual giving of under $100,000 to securing individual major gifts of $500,000. He is a passionate advocate for leveraging data and infrastructure to support creativity and mission-driven work.
He also specializes in making crowdfunding campaigns more effective, helping organizations scale from raising $5,000 in 30 days to over $50,000 in the same timeframe.
His successful funding partnerships include the Barr Foundation, The Klarman Family Foundation, The Mellon Foundation, ArtPlace America, The Joyce Foundation, Target Foundation, Best Buy Foundation, Ecolab Foundation, RBC Foundation – USA, 3M Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation, as well as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and public funding from the states of Minnesota, New York, and the District of Columbia.