Grants Northwest is the business name for grantwriter Michael Wells. Grants Northwest works with grant-eligible organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington including nonprofit organizations, school districts, colleges, American Indian tribes and local governments. The firm does not work with individuals or for-profit businesses and does not undertake grants for scientific research.

Michael Wells has been consulting to non-profits since 1987, focusing exclusively on grants since 1995. His background in all aspects of nonprofit management (staff, board member, volunteer) gives him a broad perspective of organizational needs. He has written grants funded for over $50 million for more than 100 organizations including non-profits in the arts, aging, alcohol and drug services, community action, the environment, education, health, housing, women’s services, youth, minority services, local governments and other fields.